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Bluetooth Low Energy v5.2 IP
IMAGINATION UNVEILS NEW IEB110 BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY
V5.2 IP. NEIL TYLER REPORTS
Imagination Technologies has unveiled its latest Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
IP, designed to support the Bluetooth SIG version 5.2 specification.
According to the company, the iEB110 is a complete BLE solution, that
includes RF, controller software and Bluetooth Low Energy host stack.
By providing a complete solution using the popular open-source Zephyr
and Cordio host stacks together with a comprehensive set of profiles,
companies looking to integrate BLE IP into their solution can take advantage
of reduced integration and development costs, resulting in a much quicker time to market.
Designed for integration into complex communication systems-on-chips (SoCs), the iEB110
provides a fully featured, ultra-low-power BLE v5.2 solution. It offers high performance, efficient
RF, with optimum silicon area and external bill of materials (BOM). The architecture allows
seamless integration with Imagination’s Wi-Fi IPs to create cost-effective multi-standard, wireless
communication SoCs.
iEB110 takes advantage of the new Low Complexity Communication Codec (LC3) and efficient
software algorithm to deliver clear audio at low power, enabling manufacturers to create small
form factor, low power audio devices such as earbuds and hearing aids.
iEB110 supports advanced Bluetooth 5.2 features such as Angle of Arrival/Angle of Departure
(AoA /AoD) allowing sub 1m location and tracking accuracy, LE long-range operation for extended
indoor and outdoor coverage, and LE-2M PHY for higher throughput.
Richard Edgar, Senior Director of Product Management, Imagination Technologies, said, “We
believe that with the new rich set of features provided by the latest BLE specification, the ability of
BLE to provide low-power audio solutions and accurate indoor positioning will enable a new range
of applications. The iEB110 has been developed to enable silicon vendors who want to integrate
the latest BLE features into their products, as a quick and cost-effective solution to do so.”
ST and TSMC collaborate
STMicroelectronics and TSMC are
collaborating to accelerate the development of
Gallium Nitride (GaN) process technology and
the supply of both discrete and integrated GaN
devices to market.
This collaboration will see ST’s GaN
products manufactured using TSMC’s leading
GaN process technology.
GaN is a wide bandgap semiconductor
material which offers significant benefits over
traditional Silicon-based semiconductors
for power applications, such as greater
energy efficiency at higher power, leading to
a substantial reduction in parasitic power
losses.
GaN technology also allows the design of
more compact devices for better form factors.
Power GaN and GaN IC technology-based
products will enable ST to provide solutions
for medium and high-power applications
with better efficiency compared to silicon
technologies on the same topologies, including
automotive converters and chargers for hybrid
and electric vehicles.
Maxim Integrated
accelerates innovation in
Europe
Maxim Integrated Products has announced
the opening of a new design centre in Dublin,
Ireland. The centre will focus on product
development and conducting research
and development in the areas of analogue
semiconductor design.
The company is looking to recruit a team of
mixed-signal and analogue design engineers
at this facility. The $25m investment will be
primarily geared towards recruiting talent,
equipment and building costs, as well as
research and development. Located on the
south side of Dublin, this is Maxim’s seventh
design centre located in Europe.
“I am delighted that Maxim Integrated has
chosen to establish their new design centre
in Ireland,” said Martin Shanahan, CEO of IDA
Ireland. “Tech talent and investment are integral
to the country’s continued growth, and this
investment will enhance the technology offering
in the engineering and design space in Ireland.”
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