The SoC integrates Bluetooth and Bluetooth Smart onto a single chip with a built-in MCU, reducing cost, footprint and time-to-market for companies developing home automation, audio, industrial, wearables and other applications. The WICED Smart Ready SoC also offers dual-mode Bluetooth and Bluetooth Smart applications so OEMs can select either technology based on their end product needs. Additionally, by enabling twice the data rate over a Bluetooth Smart link, Broadcom is future-proofing the WICED platform with high data rate and power-efficient 2Mb/s mode, anticipated to be standardised in Bluetooth 5.0.
The BCM20706 WICED Smart Ready SoC is now sampling.