Silicon Labs Introduces SoC Supporting Bluetooth 5.2 in Battery-Powered Devices

A new Silicon Labs Bluetooth SoC portfolio promises a combination of security features, wireless performance, energy efficiency, and software tools and stacks to meet requirements for high-volume, battery-powered IoT products, it said. The chipset can enable asset tracking tags with 10-year coin cell battery life, less than 1-meter accuracy and a low bill of materials cost of less than $1 in high volume, said the company. Built on Silicon Labs’ Wireless Gecko Series 2 platform, the EFR32BG22, the SoCs support the new Bluetooth 5.2 specification, Bluetooth direction finding and Bluetooth mesh, said the chipmaker at CES in Las Vegas. The three SoCs are slated for March availability.