Nordic launches next generation of wireless SoCs

This advanced product series offers enhanced efficiency, processing power, and versatile design options to meet a growing range of Bluetooth LE and IoT applications and customer demands.

All three devices in the new nRF54L Series integrate a 2.4 GHz radio and MCU functionality, including CPU, memory, and peripherals, into a single ultra-low power chip, supporting applications from simple, high-volume products to more demanding and advanced designs. Key applications include wearables, smart rings, gaming controllers, HID devices, as well as medical devices, smart homes, and Industrial IoT products. The nRF54L15 is well-suited for more demanding applications, while the nRF54L10 and nRF54L05 target high-volume applications such as smart tags, electronic shelf labels, asset trackers, and other cost-sensitive IoT devices.

“The launch of the nRF54L Series is a proud moment for Nordic. This new range of wireless SoCs establishes Nordic, already the world’s leading supplier of Bluetooth LE solutions, firmly at the forefront of low power wireless technology,” says Oyvind Strom, EVP Short-Range with Nordic Semiconductor. “Expanding the product series with the nRF54L10 and nRF54L05, alongside the nRF54L15, allows us to support a wide range of Bluetooth LE and IoT applications with greater flexibility and exceptional energy efficiency.”

Equipped for tomorrow’s advanced IoT products

The nRF54L Series SoCs all feature an Arm Cortex-M33 processor clocked at 128MHz and an ultra-low-power 2.4G Hz radio. They are designed to support advanced application software and wireless protocol stacks on a single chip, reducing the need for external MCUs or additional memory.

Within the series, the nRF54L15 offers the largest memory capacity with 1.5MB non-volatile memory (NVM) and 256 KB RAM, ideal for demanding applications. nRF54L10 provides a mid-range option with 1.0MB NVM and 192KB RAM, while the nRF54L05 is optimised for less demanding, cost-sensitive applications, featuring 0.5MB NVM and 96 KB RAM.

The product series offers up to 35 GPIOs and an ultra-compact 2.4 by 2.2mm WLCSP package option that is 50% smaller than the comparable nRF52840. A range of nRF54L Series 6 x 6 pin-to-pin compatible QFN packages ensures design flexibility and manufacturing cost optimisation.

In addition to its expanded memory options, the product series integrates a low-power RISC-V coprocessor, supporting advanced application requirements without additional external components, reducing BOM costs, and enabling compact designs.

Enhanced multiprotocol support

The nRF54L Series supports Bluetooth LE, Bluetooth Mesh, Thread, Matter, Zigbee, Amazon Sidewalk, and 2.4GHz proprietary protocols, with enhanced capabilities such as up to 4Mbps data rate. The series is future-proofed to support Bluetooth 6.0, including Bluetooth Channel Sounding.

Next generation wireless SoCs

The nRF54L Series takes the nRF52 Series to the next level, with even lower power consumption, double the processing power, and triple the processing efficiency. The new products are built on Nordic’s deep design expertise and include proprietary intellectual property (IP) such as low-leakage RAM and advanced radio technology. Ultra-low power capabilities and processing efficiency have been boosted by a pioneering transition to the 22nm process node (TSMC’s 22ULL technology) while also significantly enhancing the resilience of Nordic’s supply chain.

Security is prioritised by design, integrating features such as TrustZone isolation, tamper sensors, and hardened cryptographic accelerators to fulfil essential advanced security requirements.

Development support and availability

The new nRF54L15 DK (Development Kit) is available for order today, making the complete nRF54L Series – including the nRF54L10 and nRF54L05 – broadly accessible for evaluation and development. It comes with an ecosystem of software that quickly enables development and proof of concepts, combined with detailed documentation, hands-on online courses, and world-class technical support.

nRF54L15 is sampling to selected customers now. nRF54L15, nRF54L10, and nRF54L05 will all enter full volume production towards the end of this year.