Date: 11/10/2011

Half a billion+ 2.4GHz ULP wireless chips shipped by Nordic Semiconductor

Ultra low power (ULP) RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA have announced that it has shipped its 500 millionth 2.4GHz ULP wireless chip during the summer.

Nordic's latest 2.4GHz ULP wireless chip solutions comprise the nRF24L and nRF24 Audio Streamer Series, nRF24AP2 ANT Series, and Bluetooth low energy nRF8001 µBlue Series.

"No company has spent more time specializing in ULP wireless than Nordic Semiconductor," comments Geir Langeland, the company's Director of Sales & Marketing. "This commitment has resulted in several generations of leading wireless connectivity solutions - each building on the previous technology - that can run for months or even years from power sources as small a watch batteries. "What marks Nordic's solutions out, however, is that this is achieved while meeting or exceeding customer expectations in terms of sophistication/features, performance, and price."

Nordic's products are especially suited to high-volume yet cost-sensitive consumer products in market segments such as wireless PC peripherals (e.g. keyboards and mice), sports & fitness (e.g. heart-rate sensors and foot pods), gaming (controllers and headsets), cellphone accessories (e.g. proximity key fobs), consumer electronics (e.g. RF remotes and audio streaming), automation (home and industrial), healthcare (e.g. remote patient monitoring), and toys (e.g. remote controlled racing cars).