Sampling to customers now, the nRF8002 extends Nordic Semiconductor’s Bluetooth low energy offering with a cost-optimized, ultra-low power, and uniquely easy to design-in single chip solution for Bluetooth Smart (as Bluetooth low energy will now be marketed to consumers) tags and accessories. Nordic Semiconductor will showcase demos of nRF8002-based designs working with both iPhone^® 4S and Android™ based smartphones at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Spain from February 27 through March 1, 2012

Oslo, Norway – February 22, 2012 – Ultra low power (ULP) RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA ( … Read More → "Nordic Semiconductor launches the µBlue™ nRF8002 – a low cost, ultra-low power, uniquely easy to design-in single chip solution for Bluetooth Smart tags and accessories"

For the smart phone market, LAPIS Semiconductor, a ROHM Group company, has developed “ML610Q792,” one of the world’s smallest class of low power microcontrollers. This microcontroller can take integrated control of various sensors with low power consumption. Recently, the ratio of smart phones to mobile phones has been increasing steadily. On the other hand, load on the battery of a smart phone has also been increasing because of installation of more sensors for provision of new applications and services. Paying attention to this fact, LAPIS Semiconductor has separated sensors required to be driven all the time from … Read More → "LAPIS Semiconductor starts mass-production of ultra-compact microcontrollers that take integrated control of various sensors installed on smart phones with low power consumption"