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Dialog Semiconductor's Bluetooth Smart SoC Provides Connectivity for Misfit
Shine 2(TM) Fitness Tracker (news with additional features)
14.03.2016 / 08:00
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Market-leading power efficiency and performance secures another
major design win in the fast-growing wearables market
London, United Kingdom - March 14, 2016 - Dialog Semiconductor plc
(FWB:DLG), a provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC power
conversion, solid state lighting (SSL) and Bluetooth(R) Smart technology,
today announced its latest design win in a consumer wearable device. The
Misfit Shine 2 fitness and sleep monitor uses the Dialog DA14581
SmartBond(TM) Bluetooth Smart System-on-Chip (SoC) to connect to
smartphones and other Bluetooth-enabled devices. Misfit merged with Fossil
Group, a global design, marketing, and distribution company specializing in
consumer lifestyle and fashion accessories in December 2015.
Shine 2 is a powerful new wearable device in Misfit's fitness tracking
offering. It has an elegant, slim profile and includes new features,
functions and capabilities without sacrificing the market-leading 6-month
battery life of its predecessor. A tiny coin cell battery powers the
device. Shine 2 accurately tracks fitness activity and sleep patterns. It
has a built-in accelerometer complemented by a newly-added 3-axis
magnetometer. The tracker displays progress and time using a multitude of
rainbow-colored lights and motivates users with Misfit Move, a feature that
encourages them to be active with a vibrational nudge. A prominent feature
of Shine 2 is call and text notifications in the form of vibration and
unique light patterns. Compared with the original version, the new tracker
offers improved touch responsiveness using capacitive sensing, as well
faster syncing and extended Bluetooth range.
"Consumers are demanding wearables that not only function well but look
good too. Once again, Dialog is the enabling technology for design
innovation in a leading consumer device," said Sean McGrath, Senior Vice
President and General Manager, Connectivity, Automobile & Industrial
Business Group for Dialog Semiconductor, "We are proud to partner with
Misfit in providing low power Bluetooth connectivity for next-generation
wearables where elegance, beauty and long-lasting operation are key drivers
of consumer demand."
Dialog's Wearable-on-Chip(TM) Bluetooth Smart SoC technology is designed to
minimize time to market and reduce the size and costs of wearable computing
devices while maximizing battery life. According to analyst IHS, the market
for wearables will be worth $32 billion by 2019(1) when 230 million of them
will be sold.
About the DA14581 Bluetooth Smart SoC
Wearables manufacturers are increasingly leveraging very energy efficient
solutions like Dialog's SmartBond(TM) DA14581 to increase the consumer
appeal of their products. The DA14581 is a leading Bluetooth Smart SoC
offering ultra-low power and minimal system size. It is a highly integrated
device that combines a Bluetooth Smart radio with an ARM(R) Cortex(R)-M0
application processor and intelligent power management. The device's
firmware has been optimized for use as an HCI device and for wireless
charging applications. 32 GPIOs give access to processor resources. The SoC
measures 2.5 mm x 2.5 mm and requires only five external components to
create a low power solution.
SmartBond development kits for the DA14581 SoC to accelerate the design of
wearables and can be ordered via Digikey and Mouser.
Dialog will be demonstrating its latest Bluetooth(R) Smart technology at
Bluetooth World, March 15-16, 2016 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara,
California.
‒ ENDS ‒
Dialog, the Dialog logo, SmartBond, and Wearable-on-Chip are trademarks of
Dialog Semiconductor plc or its subsidiaries. All other product or service
names are the property of their respective owners. (c) Copyright 2016
Dialog Semiconductor. All rights reserved.
1 IHS Technology: A Guide to the $32bn Wearables Market, estimated market
size in 2019
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,
computing, IoT, LED 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 2015, it had approximately $1.35 billion
in revenue and was one of the fastest growing European public semiconductor
companies. It currently has approximately 1,650 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.
About Misfit
Misfit invents and designs wearables and smart home products. Misfit brand
products including Shine 2, Flash, Link, and Bolt are available at
misfit.com and fashion and consumer electronic retailers around the world.
To learn more about Misfit, a Fossil Group (NASDAQ: FOSL) brand, please
visit http://misfit.com/media
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DA14581 Bluetooth Smart SoC
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Language: English
Company: Dialog Semiconductor Plc.
Tower Bridge House, St. Katharine's Way
E1W 1AA London
United Kingdom
Phone: +49 7021 805-412
Fax: +49 7021 805-200
E-mail: jose.cano@diasemi.com, lauren.ofstedahl@diasemi.com
Internet: www.dialog-semiconductor.com
ISIN: GB0059822006, XS0757015606
WKN: 927200
Indices: TecDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
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Stuttgart; Terminbörse EUREX; Luxemburg
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