Nordic Semiconductor launches nRF51824 Bluetooth low energy SoC for latest connected car intelligent automotive applications and wireless in-car charging

The nRF51824 is qualified to the automotive AEC-Q100 stress test qualification for integrated circuits and delivers the same flexible feature range and performance as Nordic’s highly successful nRF51822 SoC Oslo, Norway 2016/06/08 Nordic Semiconductor today announces the immediate availability of the nRF51824 Bluetooth® low energy (formerly Bluetooth Smart) SoC for the latest connected car intelligent…

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u-blox magazine: THE CONNECTED VEHICLE

Welcome to the first edition of “u” – the u‑blox technology magazine, a comprehensive collection of articles on the connected vehicle. We took a holistic approach in our research, considering that you want to get the big picture. To do so, we include an expert’s view of the connected vehicle, which offers a different perspective…

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LAIRD EXPANDS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR CONNECTED VEHICLES

07 Jun 2016 Global technology leader Laird (LRD: London) today announces a major expansion and relocation project for its vehicle connectivity research and design center near Detroit, Michigan. Laird will relocate its engineering, research and design center from Holly, Michigan to a 14.5 acre site in an industrial park in Grand Blanc, Michigan a few…

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Wearable Product Security: What you need to know

By John Leonard June 7, 2016 Today’s consumers have a great appetite for the hottest new gadgets. New wearables and smartphones sell quickly, in huge numbers. They also collect huge amounts of data about users, such as where they’ve been and what they’ve been doing. But there are increasing concerns about the security of all…

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Qorvo® Expands DOCSIS 3.1 CATV Family with New Power Doublers

Three New Multi-Chip Modules Offer Industry-Leading Power Efficiency GREENSBORO, NC – June 6, 2016 – Qorvo® (Nasdaq:QRVO), a leading provider of innovative RF solutions that connect the world, today unveiled three new DOCSIS 3.1-ready power doubler multi-chip modules (MCMs). Qorvo’s newest power doubler MCM amplifiers provide cable broadband service providers an easy upgrade path to…

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One of the world’s largest model railroad makers transforms a decades old market with the introduction of the first Bluetooth low energy controlled trains

‘E-Z App’ from model railroad maker Bachmann brings smartphone and tablet wireless touchscreen control and app-based interactivity to the model train market for the first time, reducing the startup cost and complexity of the hobby while representing the biggest technological advance in the model railroad market since its digitization in the late 1980s Oslo, Norway…

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Things you should know about Bluetooth range

By Jon Gunnar Sponås June 2, 2016 Like all communication technologies, Bluetooth is a better fit for some applications than other. If you’re considering to use Bluetooth, there are some basic things that are really good to know! Here’s an outline of the primary factors that determine the effective range of Bluetooth communications, plus some ways to improve…

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BBC micro:bit to be made available for public purchase in the U.K. from element14 and available for pre-order now

At the heart of the BBC micro:bit is a single Nordic Semiconductor nRF51822 Bluetooth low energy wireless technology System-on-Chip (SoC). This integrates the BBC micro:bit’s computer brain (a 32-bit ARM Cortex M0 microprocessor) where the school child-created software code runs, and that also allows the BBC micro:bit to both wirelessly communicate with other BBC micro:bits,…

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