SAN JOSE,
Calif., Jan. 5, 2015
/PRNewswire/ -- Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a global
leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch solutions, today
unveiled an ultra-low power Bluetooth® Smart solution
achieving sub-1µA in standby mode, while delivering the industry's
best dynamic power consumption, increasing battery life by as much
as one year for certain applications.
According to recent studies, the IoT market is set for
explosive growth with 69 percent of U.S. consumers planning to buy
network-connected technology for their homes by 2019.* With
billions of devices expected in the IoT and
wearables markets, designers of all levels
require a very low-power platform that allows them to develop
smart, connected devices in space-constrained applications. The
BTLC1000 pushes the limits of space constrained areas with its
unprecedented 2.1mm X 2.1mm Wafer Level Chipscale Package (WLCSP)
making it ideal for the rapidly growing IoT and wearables markets,
including portable medical, activity trackers, human Interface
devices, gaming controllers, beacons and much more.
Expanding the Atmel SmartConnect wireless portfolio, the
BTLC1000 is a Bluetooth Smart link controller integrated circuit
that connects as a companion to any Atmel AVR or Atmel | SMART MCU
through a UART or SPI API requiring minimal
resource on the host side. The standalone Atmel |
SMART SAM B01 Bluetooth Smart Flash MCU leverages the embedded ARM®
Cortex® M0 core combined with the integrated analog and
communication peripherals to implement application-specific
functionalities and is available as a system-in-package or a
certified module. Both devices are fully integrated with a
self-contained Bluetooth Smart controller and stack enabling
wireless connectivity for a variety of applications to be quickly
implemented without the wireless expertise typically
required.
"One of the primary challenges of the IoT market is system
integration—connecting one or multiple devices to the gateway and
cloud," said Reza Kazerounian, Sr.
Vice President and General Manager, Microcontroller Business Unit,
Atmel. "Atmel's new Bluetooth Smart solutions solve these
integration issues by enabling IoT designers of all levels the
ability to connect their devices to the gateway and cloud with an
easy-to-use, low-power Bluetooth connectivity solution. We are
excited to enable more designers to bring their connected devices
to the IoT market without comprising design time."
Bluetooth Smart devices are a new breed of Bluetooth 4.1
peripherals with only a single Bluetooth 4.1 radio connecting only
to Bluetooth Smart Ready devices. Bluetooth Smart is the
intelligent, power-friendly version of Bluetooth wireless
technology that works with an application on the smartphone or
tablet you already own. The cost-effective Bluetooth Smart
technology can easily give developers and OEMs the flexibility to
create solutions that will work with the billions of
Bluetooth-enabled products already in the market today, and is
supported by every major operating system. The technology brings
every day devices such as toothbrushes, heart-rate monitors,
fitness devices and more to be connected, communicating through
applications that reside in Bluetooth Smart compatible smartphones,
tablets or other similar devices already owned by
consumers.
Atmel will be showcasing a Bluetooth Smart demo
highlighting the BTLC1000 low power capabilities. Come visit Atmel
at the South Hall of the Las Vegas
Convention Center in meeting place #MP25760 during CES 2015 held
January 6-9, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Availability
General samples will
be available in March
2015.
About Atmel
Atmel Corporation
(NASDAQ: ATML) is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture
of microcontrollers, capacitive touch solutions, advanced logic,
mixed-signal, non-volatile memory and radio frequency (RF)
components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest intellectual
property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide the
electronics industry with intelligent and connected solutions
focused on the industrial, consumer, communications, computing and
automotive markets.
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*Study by Accenture. PC Magazine article:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2463621,00.asp
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Manager
Phone: (+1)
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