Toshiba Corporation today announced the launch of “TZ1031MBG” and “TZ1011MBG” application processors for wearable devices, as the latest additions to its ApP Lite family’s TZ1000 series, to provide solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT).
Sample shipments of the two processors will start this month and mass production is scheduled to start in May and June this year. Both ICs will be showcased at the ‘Embedded World 2015’, to be held from February 24 in Nuremberg, Germany.
Last November, Toshiba had launched the ‘TZ1001MBG’application processor, a single package that integrates sensors for data collecting, a processor for data processing, flash memory for data storage, and a Bluetooth Low Energy controller for data communication. The high level integration of the new application processors makes it possible to realise wearable devices without any other components. It also contributes to a smaller form factor, which enables wearable devices to be reduced in size.
The new processors are expressly designed for low power performance, essential for securing a longer battery life for wearable devices.
Toshiba is expanding its line-up of systematic solutions for the TZ1000 series by developing software algorithms that can be applied to measuring weak biomedical signals, such as pulse and ECG. Meanwhile, Toshiba is providing an evaluation environment for developers to shorten the time to market for products integrating its application processors.
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