Toshiba Starts Sample Shipments Of Low Power Consumption ICs

Posted on Mar 1 2014 - 8:28am by Editor2

Toshiba Corporation today announced the launch of “TC35667FTG”, a low power Bluetooth IC that supports Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE)[1] communications. Sample shipments start today.

Toshiba TC35667FTG

Recently, the number of Bluetooth® Smart[2] devices offering Bluetooth® LE compatibility is growing. The new IC adopts an original low-power circuit design and integrates a highly efficient DC-DC converter, reducing peak current consumption to below 6mA and deep sleep current consumption to below 100nA. It promotes long life for small coin cell batteries and will facilitate adoption of Bluetooth® LE communications for small devices, such as wearable healthcare devices, sensors and toys.

The IC also integrates an ARM® processor, enabling download and execution of customer programs stored in EEPROM. It supports customization of applications, eliminating need for any external microcontroller.

Toshiba will expand the device line-up to include in automotive applications, supporting a wide range of Bluetooth® Smart devices.

Key Features

Low power consumption:
  • Less than 6mA at peak consumption (@3.3V, -4dBm Transmitter output power or Receiver operation)
  • Less than 100nA in deep sleep (@3.3V)
Receiver sensitivity: -91dBm
Supports Bluetooth® LE central and peripheral devices
Supports servers and client functions defined by GATT (Generic Attribute Profile)

Applications

Bluetooth® Smart devices, such as wearable devices, healthcare devices, smart phone accessories, remote controllers, and toys.

Main Specifications

Part Number TC35667FTG
Operating Voltage Range 1.8V to 3.6V
Current Consumption of Operation Less than 6.0mA (@3.3V, -4dBm Transmitter operation or Receive operation)
Current Consumption of Deep Sleep Less than 100nA (@3.3V)
Bluetooth® Version Ver. 4.0
Including central and peripheral functions
Transmitter Output Power 0dBm to -20dBm (4dB steps)
Receiver Sensitivity -91dBm
Profiles GATT (Generic Attribute Profile), including server and client functions
Interfaces UART, I2C, SPI, GPIO
Other Features DC-DC Converter
Low drop regulator
General purpose ADC
User program function
Wake up signal for host device
PWM function
Operating Temperature Range -40°C to 85°C
Package QFN40, 6mm × 6mm, 0.5mm pitch