In an era where technology races towards miniaturisation with increased integration and minimum power consumption, the demand for more compact, energy-efficient devices with no compromise on performance has never been higher.

EM Microelectronic has announced the release of em|aura-sense, its Augmented RFID product for wireless sensing applications. The em|aura-sense enables mass deployment of cost-effective battery-less sensors for ubiquitous IoT applications.

The ultra-low-power semiconductor company of the Swatch Group and a technology provider for connected objects, EM Microelectronic, has announced the release of its next-gen family of Bluetooth beacons with longer battery life, longer range, over-the-air customisations and modular certification.

  EM Microelectronic has announced the release of its EM3028 Extreme low power Real-Time Clock (RTC) module, setting a new industry benchmark for accuracy and power consumption.

Three world records have been set in the 'Swiss Silicon Valley'. Swatch Group has introduced a new Bluetooth chip with what it claims to be exceptional features unrivaled by any existing product. The new integrated circuit, designed 100% by EM Microelectronic, Swatch Group R&D and the Swiss Centre for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM), has already set the following records.

EM Microelectronic's EM-echo circuit was awarded 'Best Technological Innovation for Connected Objects' at the Connect+ 2016 in Paris, an annual event for innovative identification solutions and smart objects. EM-echo represents the latest generation of EM Microelectronic’s contactless devices, bringing features to the Rain RFID and NFC worlds. 

EM Microelectronic has announced the EM9304, a tiny, low-power, SoC optimised for Bluetooth v4.2 Low Energy-enabled IoT, wearable and smart electronics products. The EM9304 is architected for flexible usage in a variety of BLE applications. For simple applications such as beacons or smart sensing wearables, the EM9304 can be used standalone, or connected to a variety of sensors with standard serial interfaces.

EM Microelectronic, the semiconductor company of the Swatch Group, announces the EM9304, a tiny, low-power, SoC optimised for Bluetooth v4.2 low energy enabled IoT, wearable and smart electronics products. The EM9304 is architected for flexible usage in a variety of Bluetooth low energy (BLE) applications. For simple applications such as beacons or smart sensing wearables, the EM9304 can be used standalone, or connected to a variety of senso...

EM Microelectronic, the semiconductor company of the Swatch Group, announces the EMBE01 enterprise grade Bluetooth v4.1 proximity beacon with extended battery life and a weatherproof enclosure for a variety of deployments in all conditions. The EMBE01 is part of the EM Microelectronic family of Bluetooth beacons, which includes the popular EMBC0x coin cell beacons.

EM Microelectronic has revealed that the industry’s lowest power Bluetooth Smart beacons, its EMBC01 and EMBC02, have achieved Eddystone certification. Eddystone is the open beacon format from Google. Unlike many other commercially available beacons, EM Beacons can broadcast multiple interleaved beacon formats (such as iBeacon, Eddystone or AltBeacon) and can also be configured over the air.

Supporting Bluetooth 4.1, the EM9301 power Bluetooth Smart controller has been introduced by EM Microelectronic. The device is suitable for implementing Bluetooth Smart with any MCU, ASIC or electronic system and consumes only 9µA in BLE idle state, and less than 0.5µA in OFF mode.

EM Microelectronic has announced the world’s first RFID circuit featuring a UHF EPC Gen2V2 RF and an NFC Type 2interface. The EM4423 is suited for manufacturers and brands which support EPC functionality for retail logistics and inventory control, but who also want to communicate directly with the consumer for marketing, product authenticity, and product registration on a per-item level.

EM Microelectronic has launched its 2nd gen multi-protocol proximity beacon, EMBC02. Operating from a single coin cell, the beacon supports multiple proximity standards and is optimised for smart IoT and safety applications in indoor and outdoor environments. EM says that the combination of sensors with its low-cost, low-power, certified beacon technology will be an enabler of many real-world IoT applications.

To provide attendees of the 2015 CES with indoor navigation and enhanced mobile information services, EM Microelectronic has installed approximately 500 EMBC01 BLE proximity beacons at the event venue. This setup, which is the largest-ever deployment of multi-protocol beacons, will support the official CES App on both iOS and Android smartphones. 

EM Microelectronic has announced that its EMBC01 Bluetooth beacon has achieved FCC, CE and IC certifications for operation within, respectively, the US, EU and Canada. EMBC01 is a coin-size beacon which can be deployed anywhere that iBeacon or Bluetooth Smart v4.0 technologies are used, optimised for highest performance in terms of autonomy and link range.

EM Microelectronic introduced the COiN Bluetooth beacon. COiN is a versatile, high performance, low power solution that can be deployed anywhere iBeacon technology is used, but which also supports wireless sensor networking and many other applications over Bluetooth Smart (Bluetooth with a Low Energy Core Configuration) wireless communications.

Suitable for use in RFID tags for jewelry, cosmetics and other small and/or high value products, the EM4126 RFID integrated circuit has been introduced by EM Microelectronic. This EPC Gen2 RFID integrated circuit has been evaluated for use in small item-level tags for such items as jewelry and watches, where its high sensitivity allows for longer read ranges, even with a significantly smaller antenna/tag.

A high-secure ISO/IEC15693 compliant device, offering unequalled RF performance and efficient and secure solutions for anti-counterfeiting and brand protection, has been announced by EM Microelectronic. The EM4237 provides a universal identity card and an encrypted tamperproof digital certificate to convey the guarantee of good quality anywhere in the world.

EM Microelectronic introduce the EM9301 ultra-low power Bluetooth SmartController. Powered only by harvested energy or low voltage eco-friendly zinc-air batteries, the EM9301 can send advertising broadcasts to passing smartphones. An embedded microcontroller and a perfectly matched PCB loop antenna directly connected to the EM9301’s antenna pins enabled the total cost to be minimised.

EM Microelectronic have introduced a versatile and multipurpose, battery-assisted passive RFID chip with a calibrated temperature sensor. The EM4325V11 enables accurate remote temperature monitoring using industry standard EPC Gen2 wireless protocol. Temperature data logging can easily be implemented with a companion microcontroller connected to the EM4325V11 via a standard SPI interface.