Sophia Antipolis. France. Insight SiP introduced its ISP2454-MX module in an 8 x 8 x 1mm form factor and an operating temperature up to 105°C enabling it to support next generation Bluetooth based solutions such as Angle of Arrival and the new Bluetooth Channel Sounding technology. Centered around the Nordic nRF54L15, it delivers enhanced functioning across the board and is based on a 4th generation radio and a double speed microprocessor.

Sophia Antipolis, France. Insight SiP released its 12 x 12 x 1.5 mm ISP3080 UWB-BLE module delivering system in package technology integrating RF minituraizations. The module includes Insight SiP’s proprietary “Antenna-in-Package”. The ISP3080 utilizes Qorvo’s Ultra-Wideband (UWB) QM31100 UWB chip and Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF52833 Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) device.

Just ahead of 2022, I peered into my crystal ball, and made some predictions in Embedded Computing Design for the year for the global electronics industry. Reading those in 2023, I can say with some degree of satisfaction that the predictions were far more hit than miss. I predicted inflation would be far stronger and more persistent than governments and central banks had forecast (definite hit!). I forecast that geopolitical tensions would lead to a big rethink of global supply chain (yes!). I said that demand would remain strong throughout the year, but at the end of it, we would see some softening as effects of stockpiling and price increases fed through, something that I believe is now happening.

Bluetooth has permeated the audio market, from speakers to earbuds to hearing aids. As consumers, we now have some pretty clear expectations of Bluetooth-enabled audio products, like high-fidelity, decent range, and lengthy battery life.

If I had to choose a “phrase of the year” for the electronics industry for 2021, it would be “I’ve never known anything like it”.

While wireless connectivity brings many advantages, security is where it adds weaknesses. A wired connection can be probed or diverted, but it requires physical access and quite visible interference. Wireless connectivity, by contrast, makes it possible to spy on data transfer or inject malicious content remotely and unseen. This article discusses how security in short range wireless is evolving as solutions – and threats – become increasingly sophisticated.

Insight SiP delivers smaller, integrated wireless solutions for portable applications