SAN JOSE, Calif., March 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Atmel®
Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a global leader in microcontroller
(MCU) and touch solutions, today announced the world's lowest power
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connectivity modules for small form
factor applications. The ultra-low power Atmel SmartConnect XR and
ZR modules consume less than 4mA in RX and less than 3mA in TX with
3.6V, and below 1.2µA in sleep mode, increasing battery life by up
to 3X longer than other solutions on the market today.
Pushing the limits of space-constrained areas for tomorrow's
Bluetooth applications, the Atmel SmartConnect BTLC1000-XR and
SAMB11-XR modules come in an extremely small 4.5x5.5mm LGA package
with 40L, while the BTLC1000-ZR and SAMB11-ZR modules come in a
7.5x10.5mm package with 34-pins and a ground paddle. These new
modules are ideal for space-constrained Internet of Things (IoT)
applications including beacons, sensor tags door locks, wearables
and much, much more.
All XR and ZR modules integrate the award-winning Atmel
SmartConnect BTLC1000 solution, an ultra-low power Bluetooth SMART
system-on-a-chip (SoC) with an integrated Atmel | SMART ARM®
Cortex®-M0 MCU and Bluetooth transceiver. The cost-effective
BTLC1000-XR and SAMB11-XR modules integrate all bill-of-material
(BOM) components with the exception of an antenna and an optional
32kHz crystal, greatly enhancing the customers' system assembly
yield. The BTLC1000-ZR and SAMB11-ZR modules are fully FCC/CE/IC
certified and integrate all BOM components including a chip antenna
with an optional 32kHz crystal, allowing designers with no prior
Bluetooth or Radio Frequency (RF) design experience to add BLE
connectivity to their designs. The new modules add to Atmel's
existing industry-leading BLE solutions giving designers additional
options to select from cost-effective, ultra-small modules that
require an external antenna, or from fully FCC/CE/IC certified ZR
modules with an integrated antenna. Both XR and ZR modules are
fully-qualified Bluetooth Smart end products with the Bluetooth
Special Interest Group (BT SIG).
"We are excited to bring additional BLE solutions to the rapidly
growing wearable and IoT markets," said Bert Fransis, Sr. Product Marketing Manager of
Bluetooth Solutions, Atmel Corporation. "Catering to wireless
application designers of all levels, our new Atmel SmartConnect
modules give these designers the critical tools to quickly and
easily integrate Bluetooth Smart systems and connectivity. We look
forward to bringing more innovative, industry-first BLE solutions
to market."
Atmel's SmartConnect XR and ZR modules can be powered by a
number of different battery types, ranging from coin cell, AA and
AAA batteries to Lithium polymer batteries, without the need for
external power management circuitry. The modules integrate an
innovative Bluetooth Low Energy radio and DSP architecture that
deliver extremely low-power consumption along with high
performance, and provide a cost-effective solution for many
Bluetooth Smart-based applications by integrating an ARM®
Cortex®-M0-based application processor.
Availability
The Atmel SmartConnect XR and ZR modules
will be commercially available in May
2016.
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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