CEVA has announced that NXP Semiconductor's QN9000 Series of Bluetooth® Smart SoC products and solutions are powered by RivieraWaves Bluetooth Smart IP. RivieraWaves Bluetooth Smart IP enables NXP to deliver ultra-low power performance for long battery-life in next-generation wearable, smart home, digital health, and other IoT products.
RivieraWaves Bluetooth Smart IP provides a very low power, low MIPs & low gate count platform for applications that require Single Mode Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). Few examples of these applications are - smartwatches, hearing aids, wearable sensors for medical /sports (heart rate, glucose, temperature), remote controls, toys, environment sensors, location beacons and many other machine–machine communications. Qualified to the latest Bluetooth Smart 4.2 specification, the Bluetooth Smart IP consists of a hardware baseband controller coupled with a complete software stack including Profiles.
In addition to Bluetooth Smart 4.2, the RivieraWaves Bluetooth Smart Ready 4.2 and Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac connectivity IP platforms can be seamlessly integrated for customers who require multiple wireless standards in their product designs. The platforms also incorporate a smart co-existence interface that handles Wi-Fi/Bluetooth traffic arbitration to avoid interference.
