WARREN, New Jersey and BANGALORE, November 2, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
Optimized BlueLitE IP Reduces Cost and Improves Time-to-market
for BLE Enabled MCU Platforms
Mindtree, a global technology services company, today announced that its BlueLitE Bluetooth® Intellectual
Property (IP) has been incorporated into the latest Kinetis® KW41Z microcontroller (MCU) product from NXP® Semiconductors N.V. On
October 18, NXP announced the general
availability of the Kinetis KW41Z MCU - the industry's first multi-protocol wireless MCU solution.
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Mindtree's BlueLitE Link Layer combined with a unique set of technology components from NXP Semiconductors has delivered the
industry's first multi-protocol radio MCU to support concurrent operation of IEEE® 802.15.4 and Bluetooth® low energy v4.2. This
makes the Kinetis KW41Z MCU, ideal for the emerging building automation and medical, Internet of Things (IoT) markets, and also
for traditional markets such as wearable devices, remote controls and toys.
BlueLitE, Mindtree's Bluetooth® Smart Semiconductor IP is certified by Bluetooth Qualification Body (BQB) and is designed for
low footprint and ultra-low power consumption. BlueLitE supports all mandatory and optional features of the Bluetooth low energy
specifications, enabling our customer products to be versatile, targeting multiple industry segments. BlueLitE helps
Semiconductor OEMs to significantly reduce engineering effort and time-to-market. BlueLitE has integrated advanced power
management features and easily portable across MCU architectures, different RF interfaces and OS.
"The IoT world mandates that connectivity options like 802.15.4
co-exist with Bluetooth Smart, requiring a flexible and
configurable IP," said Jayanth Krishna, General Manager, Short-range Wireless,
Mindtree. "The seamless integration of our BlueLitE IP with NXP's other
components combined with excellent collaboration between the teams
have produced a winning solution for our client."
"Adding Mindtree's low power Bluetooth IP has allowed us
to create a highly optimized and unique multi-protocol radio
MCU targeting the Internet of Things market," said Emmanuel Sambuis, Vice
President Microcontrollers and Connectivity Products at NXP Semiconductors. "Mindtree's underlying IP
and exemplary support helped us reduced time to market and
product development cost while achieving exceptional power consumption.
Mindtree and NXP are also working closely on next-generation
devices that will enable new markets to target Bluetooth
Smart."
Mindtree is in its 17th year of offering a comprehensive portfolio of Bluetooth intellectual property solutions and a range of
design, engineering, testing and consulting services to semiconductor vendors and OEMs. It was the first to qualify for Bluetooth
Smart v4.2 and offers a clear roadmap for the adoption of v5.0 Bluetooth specification. The IP portfolio includes certified,
customizable, ultra-low power and footprint Silicon IP for Bluetooth® Smart 4.2 and 5, and ultra-compact, complete certified
protocol Stack and Profiles Software. Mindtree also offers a feature-rich and compact Bluetooth Smart Mesh, IPv6, Bluetooth®
Smart Ready 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2 and Bluetooth® Classic protocol stack and profiles.
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About Mindtree
Mindtree [NSE: MINDTREE] delivers digital transformation and technology services from ideation to execution, enabling Global
2000 clients to outperform the competition. "Born digital," Mindtree takes an agile, collaborative approach to creating
customized solutions across the digital value chain. At the same time, our deep expertise in technology services, infrastructure
and applications management helps optimize your product engineering and transform your IT into a strategic asset. Whether you
need to differentiate your company, reinvent business functions or accelerate revenue growth, we can get you there.
Visit http://www.mindtree.com to learn more.
For more information, contact:
Debi Senapati
Mindtree
+91-99805-56784
debi.senapati@mindtree.com
Andrea Dunbeck
Matter Communications
+1-978-518-4555
adunbeck@matternow.com
Imogen Nation
Hotwire
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imogen.nation@hotwirepr.com