原创 Bluetooth LE to break new ground in 2013

Bluetooth is well known to the public as a technology that provides a wireless link for local connectivity between a phone and a headset, or as a cable replacement. Its new extension, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is a hallmark in the Bluetooth 4.0 specification adapted last year by Bluetooth SIG.

BLE is intended for energy-constrained applications such as a wireless sensor or a disposable device. BLE was designed to enable wireless connectivity with small devices running on a coin cell battery. However, battery powered applications often do not require many data transfers; rather the opposite, wireless connectivity in such applications is used to send just a few bytes at very low duty cycles.

With increasing attach rate of Bluetooth and its transition to BT4.0 Dual Mode, significant number of cell phones and notebooks will be in the market one to three years from now supporting BLE, creating the ecosystem for various single-mode devices like heart rate monitors, sports, watches, mouse, keyboards, PC accessories, etc. BLE is a path-breaking technology that will create best-in-class system solutions for power consumption, performance and at a low cost. 2013 is the transition year for the adoption of this eco-system in the consumer applications.

- Jayant Somani, Sr. Director, Wireless Business Unit, Data Communication Division, Cypress Semiconductor

In his current role, Jayant Somani manages USB and low-power wireless business for the worldwide market.

He has been associated with the semiconductor industry for the past 17 years and has marketing and business management experience in consumer electronics, industrial and automotive industries.

Jayant has a management degree from the Wharton School and, graduate and undergraduate degrees in Electrical Engineering from BITS, Pilani.