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Toshiba Introduces New Bluetooth 5-Compliant ICs with Industry-Leading Sensitivity Level of -105dBm (at 125kbps)Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC), a committed technology leader, today announced that it has added two new devices to its lineup of ICs that are compliant with the Bluetooth® low energy standard[1]. The new TC35680FSG (featuring built-in flash memory) and TC35681FSG are well-suited to applications requiring long-range communication, including beacon tags, IoT devices and industrial equipment. Sample shipments will begin later this month. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180109006225/en/ Toshiba's (News - Alert) new Bluetooth 5-compliant ICs, the TC35680FSG (featuring built-in flash memory) and TC35681FSG, are well-suited to applications requiring long-range communication. (Photo: Business Wire) The new communication ICs support the full spectrum of data rates required for the high-speed features - 2M PHY and Coded PHY (500kbps and 125kbps) - found in the Bluetooth 5.0 standard. In addition, the new devices deliver an industry-leading receiver sensitivity level of -105dBm (at125kbps )[2] and a built-in high efficiency power amplifier in the transmission block that provides up to +8 dBm (News - Alert) transmission power. Bluetooth technology continues to evolve to meet wireless connectivity needs, and recent enhancements to the standard have been designed to increase Bluetooth's functionality with the Internet of Things (IoT). By adding Bluetooth 5.0-compliant ICs to its extensive lineup, Toshiba helps companies integrate Bluetooth low energy products into IoT devices and addresses the growing demand for high-throughput, long-range communications.
Based on an Arm® Cortex®
Toshiba's TC35680FSG and TC35681FSG also feature 18-port GPIOs as
interfaces, which can be set to 2 channels each for SPIs, I2C, and UART.
This allows for the structuring of systems that connect to various
peripheral devices. These GPIOs can be set for a wakeup function,
4-channel PWM, 5-channel AD converter interfaces, an external amplifier
control interface for long-range communication, and more.
The TC35680FSG includes 128KB[4] of flash memory for storing
user programs and various data in stand-alone operations, making it
well-suited to a wide range of applications and removing the need for
external non-volatile memory. This also lowers the part count, which
reduces both the cost and mounting area.
The TC35681FSG, which does not include a built-in flash memory, operates
in conjunction with an external non-volatile memory or host processor. A
wide operating range of -40° to +125°C makes it suitable for
applications exposed to high temperatures.
Key Features:
For more information on Toshiba's Bluetooth products visit https://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/ap-en/product/wireless-communication/bluetooth.html.
Notes
[1]: Low power consumption communication technology defined in Bluetooth®
Ver. 5.0.
[2]: As of January 9, 2018. Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage
Corporation survey.
[3]: For details of features added to Ver. 5.0, see the Bluetooth®
core specifications.
[4]: Product density is identified based on the density of memory
chip(s) within the Product, not the amount of memory capacity available
for data storage by the end user. Consumer-usable capacity will be less
due to overhead data areas, formatting, bad blocks, and other
constraints, and may also vary based on the host device and application.
For details, please refer to applicable product specifications.
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About Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc.
Toshiba America Electronic Components Inc. is the U.S.-based electronic
components business of Toshiba Electronic Devices and Storage
Corporation. TAEC offers consumers and businesses a wide variety of
innovative hard disk drive (HDD) products plus semiconductor solutions
for automotive, industrial, IoT, motion control, telecoms, networking,
consumer and white goods applications. The company's broad portfolio
encompasses integrated wireless ICs, power semiconductors,
microcontrollers, optical semiconductors, ASICs, ASSPs and discrete
devices ranging from diodes to logic ICs. For more company information
visit TAEC's web site at www.toshiba.semicon-storage.com.
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Information in this press release, including product pricing and
specifications, content of services and contact information, is current
and believed to be accurate on the date of the announcement, but is
subject to change without prior notice.
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