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STMicroelectronics Develops Next-Generation Bluetooth Low Energy Chip

New chip boosts the spread of connected smart objects.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

STMicroelectronics‘ new-generation Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) System-on-Chip may accelerate the spread of connected smart objects throughout homes, shopping areas, industry, toys and gaming, personal healthcare and infrastructure.
 
Built into all new mobile phones, tablets and computers, Bluetooth Low Energy wireless technology enables consumers to interact with any BLE-enabled object from their own devices.
 
The new BlueNRG-2 chip offers a power-efficient programmable processor and low-power features including a frugal standby mode. BlueNRG-2 is Bluetooth 5.0-certified, which ensures interoperability with the latest generation of smartphones.

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