Dialog Semiconductor plc has introduced the FC9000, the first Wi-Fi SoC to be released since the closing of the acquisition of Silicon Motion’s Mobile Communications product line on May 31, 2019. The FC9000 is targeted at battery-powered IoT devices such as smart door locks, video monitoring systems, smart thermostats, and wireless sensors enabling direct connectivity […]
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Audio codecs excel at noise cancellation, low power consumption
The DA740x is a family of highly-integrated audio codec chips that deliver best-in-class active noise cancellation (ANC), providing optimal audio performance in any environment to the rapidly-growing wireless headphones market. The DA740x supports feedforward and feedback ANC topologies in which the noise canceling microphones sit either outside or inside the headphone cup. With its integrated […]
Programmable multi-channel LDO regulator sports low noise, high PSRR performance
A Configurable Mixed-signal Integrated Circuit (CMIC) device claims industry-leading low dropout (LDO) regulator performance. The SLG51000 features the highest Power Supply Rejection Ratio (PSRR) and lowest output voltage noise of any programmable multi-channel LDO on the market, making it ideal to power advanced camera and sensor systems. System power designers face stringent noise budgets when […]
New Bluetooth spec gives the IoT a sense of direction
The recently released Bluetooth 5.1 specification builds in an efficient way of zeroing in on the location of BLE transmitters and receivers. Mark de Clercq, Dialog Semiconductor The newest version of the Bluetooth communication standard emerged in January. The most noteworthy feature of Bluetooth 5.1 is an efficient way of discerning the direction of Bluetooth […]
Gallery: Inside the Dialog Semiconductor SmartBond Wireless Microcontroller Tech Tour
Dialog Semiconductor is conducting a series of one-day free seminars around the country covering its offerings in Bluetooth low energy that includes hands-on training as well as presentations on the newest version of the Bluetooth spec, 5.1. One attraction of the event is that attendees get two free Bluetooth low energy development kits worth more […]
BLE MCUs integrate ARM Cortex M33-based dedicated application processor
Dialog Semiconductor plc unveiled the SmartBond DA1469x family of Bluetooth low energy SoCs, its most advanced, feature-rich range of multi-core microcontroller units (MCUs) for wireless connectivity. The new product family which includes four variants, builds on the successes of Dialog’s SmartBond™ products adding greater processing power, resources, range and battery life for a wide variety of […]
Image gallery: Smart, small, and integrated at electronica 2018
Over 80,000 attendees from 80 countries spent four days at electronica 2018 in Munich last month combing 17 halls, 182K square meters of exhibition space, and meeting with as many of the 3,100 exhibitors as possible. The driving force for many of the new products introduced at the trade fair was, again, the need to […]
Nanopower PMIC maximizes battery life, minimizes board area
Dialog Semiconductor plc announced its first fully-integrated nanopower PMICs for IoT applications, the DA9070 and DA9073. The new, more powerful PMICs build on the success of Dialog’s first nanopower offerings, further highlighting how Dialog has pushed the boundaries of its PMIC technology to improve low-power IoT applications. Today’s ‘always-on’ IoT devices such as fitness trackers, […]
When tire pressure monitoring gets smart
Bluetooth-enabled tire monitors will check inflation pressures and temperatures with much more precision than available through yellow lights on a dash panel. Addy Mulders, Dialog Semiconductor THE words “connected cars” often bring to mind self-driving autonomous vehicles. But connected cars will offer a variety of capabilities, not the least of which is tire pressure monitoring […]
Bluetooth sensor kit supports cloud-connected IoT sensors with low power, small footprint
Dialog Semiconductor plc unveiled its new 15 Degrees-of-Freedom (DOF) SmartBond Multi-Sensor Kit to support sensor connectivity in the Internet of Things (IoT). Built on Dialog’s DA14585 SmartBond System-on-Chip (SoC), the kit allows engineers to easily connect sensors to the cloud at the lowest power and smallest footprint. Supporting more sensors than any other on the […]