In order to provide excellent computation and connectivity to the smallest form factor Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) devices without sacrificing performance, Silicon Labs unveiled its new Series 2 BG29 family of wireless SoCs. The most demanding Bluetooth LE applications of today, such as asset trackers, wearable health and medical devices, and battery-operated sensors, are best suited for BG29.
Compact quad flat no-lead (QFN) and wafer-level chip scale packages (WLCSP) are two options for the BG29, which has a large amount of memory with sizable RAM and Flash capabilities. Advanced applications, including complicated algorithm execution, real-time data processing, and high-speed communication protocols, are made possible by these increased memory resources.
It has Silicon Labs Secure Vault™ High built for PSA Level 3 to protect sensitive data, a DCDC boost for broad voltage range support, and a Coulomb counter for precise battery monitoring.
Meeting The Evolving Needs of Connected Healthcare and Medical Devices
Global healthcare is being revolutionized by smart medical devices, but miniaturization—the process of creating smaller, networked devices without compromising functionality or power—remains a significant technological challenge.
Significant progress has been made with the BG29. It incorporates features that were previously very difficult to find in even the tiniest devices, such as blood glucose monitors: high-performance wireless, extended battery life, huge memory capacity, and multi-connection compatibility.
BG29 Pushes Envelope of What’s Possible in Tiny Devices
The new Series 2 BG29 family of Wireless SoCs is equipped with key features such as:
- Compact Footprint: With a compact size, the BG29 is available in both WLCSP and QFN packages delivering industry-leading connectivity for a wide range of wireless devices like connected health, asset trackers, and building automation. The WLCSP can be used for tiny devices like battery powered sensors, insulin delivery patches, disposable continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) and other one-time use applications, and smart tooth implants. Meanwhile, the QFN package is ideal for non-size constrained device types such as pulse oximeters, access control, industrial automation and heart rate monitors.
- High Memory and Compute with Ultra-Low Power: With 1 MB Flash and 256 kB RAM, BG29 delivers superior performance and processing capabilities for advanced, demanding applications while ensuring low power consumption. The large memory keeps data tracking going even during long smartphone connection breaks. The BG29 enables Bluetooth LE for IoT devices such as portable medical devices, wearables, smart home sensors, asset trackers, and more.
- Integrated DCDC Boost and Coulomb Counter: The integrated DCDC Boost on BG29 provides IoT device makers a wide voltage range, enabling single-cell alkaline, Silver-Oxide, and button cells and reducing the device’s form factor. The integrated Coulomb Counter enables accurate battery level monitoring on portable medical devices to avoid battery depletion during critical health application usage and enhance the user experience of other wearables and devices.
- Industry-Leading Security: Secure Vault High with Virtual Secure Engine provides robust security capabilities protecting the device against scalable local and remote software and hardware attacks by providing advanced encryption, secure key management, and authentication.
Leadership Comments
“With the BG29, developers don’t have to settle,” said Jacob Alamat, senior vice president for the Home and Life business unit at Silicon Labs. “We’re combining high connectivity and performance with small size and exceptional security – empowering device makers to break records in tiny connectivity.”
Availability
The BG29 family of devices is expected to become generally available in Q3 of this year.
