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Dialog Semiconductor Plc.: DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR EXTENDS BLUETOOTH(R) SUCCESS INTO GROWING RANGE OF SMART HOME - HUMAN INTERFACE DEVICES

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Dialog Semiconductor Plc.: DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR EXTENDS BLUETOOTH(R)
SUCCESS INTO GROWING RANGE OF SMART HOME - HUMAN INTERFACE DEVICES

10.09.2014 / 05:30

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High-Volume Consumer Electronic OEM of wireless remote controls selects
DA14580 SmartBond(TM) as its energy-efficient Bluetooth Smart technology of
choice

London UK, 10 September 2014 - Dialog Semiconductor plc (FWB:DLG), a
provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC, solid-state lighting
and Bluetooth(R) Smart wireless technology, today announced the company's
further expansion into the Smart Home and Human Interface Device (HID)
market with a design win that will feature in a number of OEM wireless
Remote Control Units (RCUs) for Smart TVs and set-top boxes from SMK
Corporation. This further strengthens Dialog's position in high-volume
connected home devices, having recently deployed its Bluetooth Smart
Technology in wireless PC peripherals.

The market for Bluetooth Smart applications is growing at a rapid pace as
the technology delivers on its promise of ultra-low power wireless
connectivity, making it the ideal solution for next-generation Smart TV
controls. This trend is further accentuated by the push of Bluetooth Smart
into the endlessly expanding Internet of Things.

One of the world's leading manufacturers of remote controls and consumer
electronics accessories, SMK Corporation, has based its latest product
designs on Dialog's DA14580 Bluetooth Smart System-on-Chip (SoC), the
world's smallest, lowest-power and most integrated Bluetooth Smart
solution. Their new remote control model has been selected by a tier one
set-top box manufacturer, while a modified product will be offered as a
generic product in SMK's RF (radio frequency) RCU lineup.

The DA14580 chip's outstanding features have allowed OEMs to design remote
controls that significantly reduce the product bill of materials (BOM)
thanks to a single-layer FR1 PCB, a reduced number of external components,
and the elimination of the need for a 32kHz crystal oscillator - all of
which adds up to a significantly lower production cost. In addition, energy
efficiency is improved to the point where a single CR2032 battery now
allows up to 5 years of continuous operation.

"Dialog strives to bring state-of-the-art connectivity solutions such as
the highly efficient, low power DA14580 SmartBond to a wider market,
providing OEMs with the benefit of minimised development cost and
drastically reduced time-to-market," said Sean McGrath, Senior Vice