Cypress’ Ultra-Low Power, Secure PSoC 6 MCU at the Core of Innovative Wellness Wearable From Oura Health
January 09 2018 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
PSoC 6 Enables Market-Defining Features such as
Week-Long Battery Life, a 10X Increase in Processing Capacity,
Advanced Biometric Sensors and BLE Connectivity to the New Oura
Ring
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ:
CY) today announced Oura Health’s new Oura smart ring utilizes
Cypress’ PSoC 6® BLE microcontroller (MCU), the industry’s lowest
power, most flexible dual-core MCU with built-in Bluetooth Low
Energy (BLE) wireless connectivity. Cypress’ secure PSoC 6 MCU
architecture enables Oura users to track their sleep, recovery and
daily activities for up to seven days with a single charge.
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Pictured is Oura Health’s new Oura smart
ring, which utilizes Cypress Semiconductor’s PSoC 6 BLE
microcontroller to deliver week-long battery life. (Photo: Business
Wire)
Leveraging its ultra-low power 40-nanometer process, low-power
design techniques and a dual-core Arm® Cortex®-M4 and Cortex-M0+
architecture, the PSoC 6 MCU enables the new Oura ring to achieve
more than 3-times the battery life and 10-times the processing
capacity of its predecessor, along with a 50-percent-smaller form
factor. The PSoC 6 MCU’s BLE connectivity allows users’ data to
seamlessly sync with the Oura app and Oura Cloud and supports Over
the Air (OTA) firmware updates. The Oura ring can also store data
offline for up to six weeks with PSoC 6 MCU’s integrated flash
memory.
“Our goal is to help users improve their sleep and overall
health, and find their optimal daily rhythms through circadian
alignment. This presented ambitious design challenges for our
next-generation ring,” said Petteri Lahtela, CEO and Co-Founder at
Oura Health. “The new Oura ring required long-lasting battery life,
increased processing capacity, and the use of advanced sensors, all
in a stylish and comfortable form factor. Choosing Cypress as our
partner helped us meet these requirements and redefine what is
possible for wearable health products.”
“We defined the PSoC 6 MCU architecture to help Internet of
Things designers deliver market-defining capabilities,” said John
Weil, vice president of the MCU Business Unit at Cypress. “The Oura
ring exemplifies our vision of innovation. We are thrilled to be
working with an award-winning company such as Oura Health to help
them turn their ideas into products.”
Cypress is showcasing the Oura ring at CES 2018 in South Hall 2
of the Las Vegas Convention Center in meeting room MP25365.
To learn more about the new Oura ring and pre-order it for
shipping in April 2018, please visit: https://ouraring.com.
About PSoC 6
PSoC 6 is the industry’s lowest power, most flexible MCU with
built-in Bluetooth Low Energy wireless connectivity and integrated
hardware-based security in a single device. Software-defined
peripherals can be used to create custom analog front-ends (AFEs)
or digital interfaces for innovative system components such as
electronic-ink displays. The architecture offers flexible wireless
connectivity options, including fully integrated Bluetooth Low
Energy (BLE) 5.0. The PSoC 6 MCU architecture features the latest
generation of Cypress’ industry-leading CapSense®
capacitive-sensing technology, enabling modern touch and
gesture-based interfaces that are robust and reliable. The
architecture is supported by Cypress’ PSoC Creator™ Integrated
Design Environment (IDE) and the expansive Arm ecosystem. Designers
can find more information on the PSoC 6 MCU architecture at
http://www.cypress.com/PSoC6.
About Oura Health Ltd.
Oura Health Ltd. is a Finnish health technology company founded
in 2013. Oura has users in over 50 countries, and several top
universities, research organizations, sleep clinics, and companies
are utilizing the data and insights Oura provides. In addition to
the CES 2016 Best of Innovation Award, Oura Health has received
among others the Fitness Award of the American Women’s Health
Magazine in May 2016. This year Oura Health was selected as the
Best Health/Lifestyle Startup in Finland at the Nordic Startup
Awards. Oura Health Ltd.’s headquarters and major manufacturing
facilities are located in Oulu, Finland. Other locations include
Helsinki and San Francisco. For more information, visit
ouraring.com.
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About Cypress
Cypress is the leader in advanced embedded system solutions for
the world’s most innovative automotive, industrial, smart home
appliances, consumer electronics and medical products. Cypress’
microcontrollers, analog ICs, wireless and USB-based connectivity
solutions and reliable, high-performance memories help engineers
design differentiated products and get them to market first.
Cypress is committed to providing customers with the best support
and development resources on the planet enabling them to disrupt
markets by creating new product categories in record time. To learn
more, go to www.cypress.com.
Cypress, the Cypress logo, PSoC, CapSense are registered
trademarks, and PSoC Creator is a trademark of Cypress
Semiconductor Corp. All other trademarks are property of their
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