All items tagged with ZigBee (46)
Texas Instruments Announces New Voice Remote Control Low Power Development Platforms
July 4, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Texas Instruments Announces New Voice Remote Control Low Power Development Platforms

Texas Instruments announced new advanced voice remote control solutions as part of its SimpleLink ultra-low power platform. These solutions were created to help developers easily add ultra-low power Bluetooth low energy, ZigBee RF4CE or multi-standard connectivity to their designs for voice remote controls, TVs, set-top boxes, home entertainment centers and automation, wearables and smart speaker applications.
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Bluetooth Low Energy Exhibiting Strong Growth While Wireless IC Shipments Expand
April 27, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Bluetooth Low Energy Exhibiting Strong Growth While Wireless IC Shipments Expand

According to the latest market forecast from ABI Research, Bluetooth Low Energy devices will account for 27% of total Bluetooth shipments by 2021 as new enhancements expand opportunities in IoT. According also to ABI Research, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 802.15.4, NFC, and GNSS markets are forecasted to reach more than 10 billion annual IC shipments by 2021, with Bluetooth integrated in 60% of total devices.
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Freescale Runs Thread and Bluetooth Smart from a Single Wireless MCU
October 20, 2015 by Joao Martins

Freescale Runs Thread and Bluetooth Smart from a Single Wireless MCU

Freescale Semiconductor introduced the new Kinetis KW41Z – the industry’s first multi-mode radio MCU to support concurrent operation of IEEE 802.15.4 Thread and Bluetooth Smart/BLE connectivity while hosting associated applications. With Bluetooth v4.2 support, the Kinetis KW41Z MCU helps transform simple devices into advanced connected systems.
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Silicon Labs Delivers Breakthrough Technology with Thread Networking Protocol Stack and Powerful Development Tools
July 16, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Silicon Labs Delivers Breakthrough Technology with Thread Networking Protocol Stack and Powerful Development Tools

Silicon Labs introduced its highly anticipated Thread networking solution, delivering a software stack built upon years of mesh networking expertise and the industry’s most advanced mesh networking software development tools. The solution promises to accelerate time to market for new connected devices, control panels, wireless access points and gateways.
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Combo ICs to Take 12% of the 802.15.4 Wireless Market by 2019
July 15, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Combo ICs to Take 12% of the 802.15.4 Wireless Market by 2019

The 802.15.4 wireless connectivity market is set to continue its transition towards IP-enabled solutions, increasing from 6% of the market in 2015 to over 30% by 2019, says market researcher ABI Research. Alongside this, the market share of combo ICs from the total shipments of 802.15.4 chips is set to grow from 1% to over 12%.
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Solid Growth for Smart Home Automation Systems and Wi-Fi Deployments
April 30, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Solid Growth for Smart Home Automation Systems and Wi-Fi Deployments

According to market research company ABI Research, global revenues from smart home automation systems will grow at a 21% CAGR between 2015 and 2020, with the North American market contributing close to 46% globally. Meanwhile 802.11ac Wi-Fi deployments continue to accelerate in 2015 and the market is gearing up to tri-band 802.11ad solutions.
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