Toshiba offers NFC/BLE combi chip

News in brief

News in brief

Toshiba has unveiled a dual-function IC that includes both a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio and an NFC Type 3 (Felica) tag. The tag part of the chip offers 1.5KB of memory and an I2C interface to allow it to be shared with the BLE side. The TC35670FTG is designed to be included in Bluetooth Smart devices such as sensors, toys, smartphone accessories and healthcare devices and offers one-touch Bluetooth pairing as well as power management features to increase battery lifetimes.

Filed by Email Mike Clark nfcworld.com Published 3 December 2014, 14:09 • Last updated 3 December 2014, 14:09