RivieraWaves licenses Bluetooth Smart 4.1 IP to Dialog

SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS, FRANCE: RivieraWaves, leading provider of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi silicon and software intellectual property (IP), announced that Dialog Semiconductor has licensed RivieraWaves Bluetooth Smart 4.1 baseband controller, software protocol stack and profiles for use in its Bluetooth Smart ICs.

Sean McGrath, senior VP and GM of the Connectivity, Automotive & Industrial Business Group at Dialog commented: "RivieraWaves' best in class IP and professional engineering support, helped us to provide the most power efficient Bluetooth Smart IC on the market. We are happy with our close collaboration and look forward to connecting billions of Bluetooth Smart devices to the Internet of Things as this exciting market evolves."

The RivieraWaves' Bluetooth Smart IP portfolio is composed of baseband controller, protocol stack & profiles and silicon proven radio. This solution has been designed for low silicon area and minimal power requirements.

The RivieraWaves' Bluetooth Smart IP enables the development of sub-volt application SoC that consumes a few micro amps on average, and a fraction of micro amp in sleep mode. The flexible and robust protocol stack can be stored in ROM to reduce silicon area, while keeping the highest flexibility to address different applications through tailored parameters.