Broadcom, a provider of semiconductor solutions for wired
and wireless communications, has introduced a new reference design and
accompanying software that is helpful in increasing the battery life for
wireless keyboards based on the “classic Bluetooth basic rate radio.

 

The new reference design is based on the Broadcom BCM20730
65 nm low-power HID chip and includes several innovations that also will make
wireless keyboards easier to use.

 

With integrated support for USB HID Emulation and
Broadcom’s ZeroTouch configuration technology, these peripherals can be used
right out of the box with no special pairing procedure, making them ideal for
“all-in-one” desktop PCs.

 

By boosting the battery life of keyboards to as long as
10 years, this new design satisfies consumer preferences for HIDs that could
potentially never need new batteries,” said Tom Ramsthaler, senior director,
Marketing, Wireless Personal Area Networks, Broadcom.

 

HIDs based on the Broadcom BCM20730 can enjoy the same
battery life as those based on Bluetooth Low Energy technology, even when
connected to existing devices that have shipped with older versions of
Bluetooth. 

 

The BCM20730 Bluetooth chip is compliant with the
Bluetooth 4.0 Core Specification and includes support for Unicast Connectionless
Data (UCD) and Enhanced Power Control (EPC) introduced in Bluetooth Core
Specification 3.0 + HS.

 

It is compatible to other HID host devices such as
computers, smartphones, tablets, televisions, game consoles and set-top boxes
which include Bluetooth HID support conforming to Bluetooth Core Specification
versions from 1.1 through 4.0.

 

Broadcom is currently leading the wireless connectivity
industry that is expected to achieve $11 billion
per annum by 2014.

 

By Telecomlead.com Team
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