SAN DIEGO, Feb. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualcomm
Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ:
QCOM), today announced two new System-on-chips (SoCs), the QCA4020
and QCA4024. Qualcomm Technologies is the first to announce a
tri-mode SoC QCA4020, integrating Bluetooth® Low Energy 5,
Dual-band Wi-Fi®, and 802.15.4-based technologies, including
ZigBee® and Thread, while QCA4024 integrates Bluetooth Low Energy 5
and 802.15.4. Both QCA4020 and QCA4024 deliver advanced features
from the Qualcomm® Network IoT Connectivity Platform, including
seamless coexistence across technologies with pre-integrated
support for HomeKit™ and the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF™)
specifications, as well as support for AWS IoT software development
kit (SDK) and Microsoft Azure Internet-of-Things (IoT) Devices SDK
to connect with Azure IoT Hub. Both solutions support
hardware-based security features in a low power, cost-optimized
single-chip solution and help address IoT fragmentation, making for
flexible product development for OEMs, and support for various
devices from different manufacturers to talk to each other across
different wireless standards, protocols and communication
frameworks, while connecting to a system network and cloud and
application services.
With the surge of connected devices in the home and public
places, implementing security features for IoT device attacks is a
challenge felt industry-wide. Qualcomm Technologies has a strong
foundation in device security that stems from our experience with
mobile platforms and therefore is uniquely positioned to support
IoT security based solutions to help address vulnerabilities and
provide advanced security features for devices. QCA4020 and QCA4024
have hardware-based security features and functions integrated in a
single integrated circuit (IC), thus providing OEMs with the option
of replacing external security chips and potential for bill of
materials (BOM) savings.
"Qualcomm Technologies is bringing new interoperability for IoT
and addressing ecosystem fragmentation by offering multiple radio,
standards, protocols and connectivity framework support on a
single-chip solution. This is a game-changer for manufacturers and
consumers alike," said Raj Talluri, senior vice president, product
management, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. "The addition of our
industry-leading hardware security features allows manufacturers
and developers to support applications including smart cities,
toys, home control and automation, networking and home
entertainment and offer their customers more advanced security that
are cost effective."
QCA4020 and QCA4024 build upon the success of Qualcomm
Technologies' device-focused IoT solutions such as the QCA400x,
QCA401x, QCA4531 that have been proven in hundreds of millions of
IoT devices. These solutions can be used to integrate Bluetooth Low
Energy 5, Wi-Fi and 15.4 connectivity capabilities across the
Qualcomm Network range of solutions complementing portions of the
product portfolio beyond IoT devices, such as the recently
announced IPQ8074 and QCA6290. Key features include:
- Tri-mode Intelligent Connectivity with Advanced Smart
Coexistence:
- Bluetooth 5 – Low Energy and CSRMesh™ connectivity
- Low power Wi-Fi – 802.11n in 2.4 GHz/5 GHz bands
- 802.15.4 – ZigBee3.0 and OpenThread
- Dual-Core Processing:
- Dedicated ARM® Cortex® M4 CPU for customer applications
- Low power ARM Cortex M0 CPU for Bluetooth Low Energy drivers
and 802.15.4 control and security functions
- Advanced Hardware-Based Security: featuring secure boot,
trusted execution environment, encrypted storage, key provisioning
and wireless protocol security
- Multiple Protocols: Full network stack with
pre-integrated software for HomeKit and OCF
- Pre-integrated Support for Cloud Services: AWS IoT and
Microsoft Azure IoT Device SDK to connect devices with Azure IoT
Hub
- Comprehensive Set of Peripherals and Interfaces: SPI,
UART, PWM, I2S, I2C, SDIO, and ADC as well as GPIOs
- Integrated Sensor Hub: for post-processing to enable the
low power sensor use cases
- Small Package: to allow for optimized form factors
QCA4020 and QCA4024 are sampling with select OEMs today and
expected to be commercially available in the second half of
2017.
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm's technologies powered the
smartphone revolution and connected billions of people. We
pioneered 3G and 4G – and now we are leading the way to 5G and a
new era of intelligent, connected devices. Our products are
revolutionizing industries, including automotive, computing, IoT,
healthcare and data center, and are allowing millions of devices to
connect with each other in ways never before imagined. Qualcomm
Incorporated includes our licensing business, QTL, and the vast
majority of our patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies,
Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with
its subsidiaries, all of our engineering, research and development
functions, and all of our products and services businesses,
including, our QCT semiconductor business. For more information,
visit Qualcomm's website, OnQ blog, Twitter and Facebook pages
Qualcomm is a trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered
in the United States and other
countries. CSRmesh is a trademark of Qualcomm Technologies
International, Ltd., registered in the
United States and other countries. Bluetooth is a registered
trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of
the Wi-Fi Alliance. HomeKit is a registered trademark of Apple Inc.
Other product and brand names may be trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective owners.
Qualcomm Network solutions and Qualcomm Network IoT
Connectivity platform are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
CSRmesh is a product of Qualcomm Technologies International,
Ltd.
Qualcomm Contacts:
Pete Lancia, Corporate
Communications
Phone: 1-858-845-5959
Email: corpcomm@qualcomm.com
John Sinnott, Investor
Relations
Phone: 1-858-658-5431
Email: ir@qualcomm.com
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