6.5 mm x 6.5 mm BGM12x Module with Built-in Antenna Shrinks Board
Area, Miniaturizes Bluetooth®-Enabled Designs without Sacrificing
Performance
MUNICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Silicon
Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) has introduced the industry's smallest
Bluetooth® low energy system-in-package (SiP) module with a built-in
chip antenna, offering a complete, cost-effective connectivity solution
with no compromises in performance. Available in a tiny 6.5 mm x 6.5 mm
package, the BGM12x Blue Gecko SiP module enables developers to
miniaturize IoT designs by minimizing the PCB footprint including the
antenna clearance area to 51 mm2. Applications for this
ultra-small, high-performance Bluetooth module include sports and
fitness wearables, smartwatches, personal medical devices, wireless
sensor nodes and other space-constrained connected devices.
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The Silicon Labs BGM12x SiP module enables the industry's smallest Bluetooth module footprint. (Graphic: Business Wire)
For details about Silicon Labs' BGM12x Blue Gecko SiP module
including pricing and availability, the Bluetooth 4.2 stack, development
tools and data sheets, visit www.silabs.com/bgm12x.
Silicon Labs is unveiling the new BGM12x SiP module today with an
innovative heart-rate monitoring wearable demonstration at Booth A4.212
at electronica.
Based on Silicon Labs' Blue
Gecko wireless SoC, the BGM12x module provides an all-in-one
Bluetooth connectivity solution featuring an ARM® Cortex®-M4 processor,
high-output Bluetooth power amplifier, high-efficiency onboard antenna,
external antenna options, oscillators and passives, along with a
reliable, secure Bluetooth 4.2 stack and best-in-class development
tools. The BGM12x module's high level of SiP integration frees
developers from the complexities of RF system engineering, protocol
decisions and antenna design so that they can focus on their end
applications. The module's exceptionally small size makes it easy to use
in space-sensitive, battery-powered applications including low-cost,
two-layer PCB designs.
"Small size is as critical to IoT end node design as ultra-low power,
low system cost and high levels of integration," said Daniel Cooley,
Senior Vice President and General Manager of IoT Products at Silicon
Labs. "Great things really do come in small packages, and there's
nothing quite like the BGM12x module in the Bluetooth low energy market.
The BGM12x SiP module enables developers to design compact Bluetooth
designs quickly and easily by integrating all required hardware and
software components including a Bluetooth 4.2 compliant stack."
Like all Blue Gecko modules from Silicon Labs, the BGM12x module
provides developers the flexibility to begin with a module-based design
and then transition to a Blue Gecko SoC with minimal system redesign and
full software reuse. To help developers further miniaturize wearable
designs and other Bluetooth-enabled IoT products, Blue Gecko SoCs will
be available in an ultra-small (3.3 mm x 3.14 mm x 0.52 mm) wafer-level
chip-scale package (WLCSP).
The BGM12x module is pre-certified for use in many key global markets,
minimizing development costs and RF regulatory compliance effort for
developers. All application code can be executed on the BGM12x module,
eliminating the need for an external MCU, which helps reduce system cost
and board space and speeds time to market. Bluetooth low energy
application profiles and examples are also available to streamline
development.
The BGM12x Blue Gecko module and WLCSP SoC product are supported by the
same software framework developed for Silicon Labs' popular BGM11x
modules and EFR32BG SoCs in QFN packages. Silicon Labs' wireless
software development kit (SDK) gives developers the flexibility to use
either a host or fully standalone operation through the easy-to-use
BGScript™ scripting language or with the ANSI C programming language.
Silicon Labs' Bluetooth SDK has been upgraded to support new Bluetooth
4.2 features such as LE Secure Connections for more secure Bluetooth
bonding, LE Packet Extensions for improved throughput, and LE
dual-topology for multiple simultaneous central and peripheral
functionality.
BGM12x modules are available with different transmit output power
options, from 3 dBm (BGM123) to 8 dBm (BGM121), to support connected
device applications with varying range requirements.
BGM12x Blue Gecko Module Key Features
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Best-in-class SiP module size: 6.5 mm x 6.5 mm x 1.5 mm
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Integrated chip antenna with exceptional RF performance (70% antenna
efficiency) and an RF pad option for connecting to an external antenna
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Output power: +3 dBm to +8 dBm supporting ranges from 10 meters to 200
meters
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Based on Silicon Labs' Blue Gecko SoC combining a 2.4 GHz transceiver
with a 40 MHz ARM Cortex-M4 processor core and 256 kB flash and 32 kB
RAM
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Energy-efficient Bluetooth solution consuming 9.0 mA (peak receive
mode) and 8.2 mA @ 0 dBm (peak transmit mode)
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Hardware cryptography accelerator supporting advanced AES, ECC and SHA
algorithms
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Industry-proven Silicon Labs Bluetooth 4.2 stack with frequent feature
enhancements
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Rapid time to market with global RF certifications
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Easy-to-use development tools: Simplicity Studio, Energy Profiler,
BGScript
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Worldwide application engineering support
Pricing and Availability
Samples and production quantities of the BGM12x Blue Gecko modules are
available now. BGM12x module pricing begins at $4.17 (USD) in
10,000-unit quantities. WLCSP versions of the Blue Gecko SoCs are
planned to be available later this month. The SLWSTK6101C Blue Gecko
wireless starter kit, priced at $99 (USD MSRP), and free wireless SDK
are available now. To order BGM12x module samples and starter kits,
please visit www.silabs.com/bgm12x.
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