Bluetooth 5, the new diffrentiator for IoT SoCs

The new Bluetooth 5 can now power the handsets, wearables, and more specifically IoT devices with longer range, higher data speeds, and the specs redesigned for IoT products such as Smart home devices. For chip developers, this is now a time to integrate Bluetooth 5 supporting transceiver silicon inside their chips. The leading silicon IP vendor CEVA released its RivieraWaves Bluetooth 5 IP. CEVA said Bluetooth 5 is a significant upgrade over prior Bluetooth standards, offering both improved features for existing use cases and breakout features to open up exciting new IoT applications for the smart environment. Katy Scheck, Director of Marketing at the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, commented: "We're excited to see companies like CEVA leverage the latest Bluetooth 5 technology that will deliver more capabilities and open more possibilities for companies and developers to bring about an accessible, interoperable Internet of Things. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group looks forward to continuing to collaborate closely with our member companies like CEVA to evolve our technology roadmap." CEVA, incorporating RivieraWaves, is the leading IP vendor providing solutions for Bluetooth low energy and Bluetooth dual mode, with a long pedigree stretching back more than fifteen years. With dozens of customers and numerous products in mass production, CEVA Bluetooth IP has shi...