DGAP-News: Dialog Semiconductor Plc.: Dialog Semiconductor's Bluetooth(R) Smart Development Kits Mark Launch Of Global Distribution Deal With Digi-Key (news with additional features)

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Dialog Semiconductor Plc.: Dialog Semiconductor's Bluetooth(R) Smart
Development Kits Mark Launch Of Global Distribution Deal With Digi-Key
(news with additional features)

11.03.2015 / 08:00

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Now available from stock at Digi-Key, SmartBond(TM) kits accelerate
development of smallest, lowest-power Bluetooth devices for the Internet of
Things (IoT)

London UK, 11 March 2015 - Dialog Semiconductor plc (FWB:DLG), a provider
of highly integrated power management, AC/DC power conversion, solid state
lighting (SSL) and Bluetooth Smart wireless technology, announces a global
distribution agreement with Digi-Key Corporation, the industry leader in
electronic component selection, availability and delivery. Digi-Key has
Dialog's SmartBond Basic and Pro development kits in stock for immediate
delivery. The kits offer engineers the fastest and easiest route to
developing intelligent connected devices, particularly where small size and
low power consumption are critical, such as in battery-powered wearables
and other IoT applications.

The kits are based on Dialog's DA14580 and DA14581 System-on-Chip (SoC)
ICs. These highly integrated devices combine a Bluetooth low energy radio
with an ARM(R) Cortex(R)-M0 application processor and intelligent power
management. Processor resources are accessible via 32 GPIOs to enable
development of fully hosted applications. The SoCs measure 2.5 mm x 2.5 mm
and need just five external components to create complete solutions that
consume less than half the power of alternatives.

SmartBond Basic is a single-board kit with integral flash memory for
software development. The Pro version of the kit includes mother and
daughter boards and a power profiler to enable power-optimised coding. Both
kits are supported by Dialog's SmartSnippets(TM) software development
environment, which includes Bluetooth Smart SIG-qualified profiles ranging
from proximity to health and fitness, medical, smart home, and security.
Software Upgrade Over The Air (SUOTA) is supported.

Ira Suko, Semiconductor Director for Digi-Key Corporation, said, "With the
IoT gathering pace, we're always looking for best-in-class semiconductors
to help our customers capitalise on the opportunity. Low-power wireless
connectivity is key to the success of many products and the Bluetooth Smart
devices supported by these kits are among the smallest and most
energy-efficient we've seen. It's great to have Dialog on board here and we
look forward to adding many more of the company's innovative products to
our inventory over the coming months."

Andrew Austin, Senior Vice President of Sales at Dialog, added, "Digi-Key
is held in very high regard amongst electronics engineers as offering
world-class products and technical support. SmartBond SoCs have potential
applications in every imaginable industry and Digi-Key's hundreds of
thousands of customers will now have fast, easy access to development kits
that will shorten time-to-market and help ensure the success of their
innovations."

SmartBond kits can be ordered from Digi-Key at:
http://www.digikey.com/product-search/en?vendor=0&keywords=smartbond+devel
opment

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Company Contact:
Lauren Ofstedahl
Dialog Semiconductor
Phone: +1 (408) 845 8518
lauren.ofstedahl@diasemi.com
Web: www.dialog-semiconductor.com
Twitter: @DialogSemi

Media Contact:
Bob Jones
Publitek
Phone: +44 (0)1225 470000
bob.jones@publitek.com

About Dialog Semiconductor
Dialog Semiconductor provides highly integrated standard (ASSP) and custom
(ASIC) mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs), optimised for Smartphone,
Tablet, IoT, Solid State Lighting (SSL) and Smart Home applications. Dialog
brings decades of experience to the rapid development of ICs while
providing flexible and dynamic support, world-class innovation and the
assurance of dealing with an established business partner. With world-class
manufacturing partners, Dialog operates a fabless business model and is a
socially responsible employer pursuing many programs to benefit the
employees, community, other stakeholders and the environment we operate in.

Dialog's power saving technologies including DC-DC configurable system
power management deliver high efficiency and enhance the consumer's user
experience by extending battery lifetime and enabling faster charging of
their portable devices. Its technology portfolio also includes audio,
Bluetooth(R) Smart, Rapid Charge(TM) AC/DC power conversion and
multi-touch.

Dialog Semiconductor plc is headquartered in London with a global sales,
R&D and marketing organisation. In 2014, it had approximately $1.16 billion
in revenue and was one of the fastest growing European public semiconductor
companies. It currently has approximately 1,400 employees worldwide. The
company is listed on the Frankfurt (FWB: DLG) stock exchange (Regulated
Market, Prime Standard, ISIN GB0059822006) and is a member of the German
TecDax index. It also has convertible bonds listed on the Euro MTF Market
on the Luxemburg Stock Exchange (ISIN XS0757015606).

About Digi-Key Corporation
Digi-Key Corporation, based in Thief River Falls, Minn., is a global,
full-service provider of both prototype/design and production quantities of
electronic components offering more than three million products from over
650 quality name-brand manufacturers. With over one million products in
stock and an impressive selection of online resources, Digi-Key is
committed to stocking the broadest range of electronic components in the
industry and providing the best service possible to its customers.
Additional information and access to Digi-Key's broad product offering is
available at www.digikey.com.



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Company:     Dialog Semiconductor Plc.                                  
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