Dialog Allows Always-on Wi-Fi Connectivity; Another SoC Works With 2.4 GHz

Dialog Semiconductor's ultra-low-power Wi-Fi SoC can enable up to five-year battery operation from continuously connected devices, it announced Monday. The DA16200 was engineered for devices including connected door locks, thermostats and security video cameras that require “always on” Wi-Fi connectivity, it said. The company also announced the DA16600 module, which combines Wi-Fi from the DA16200 and Bluetooth Low Energy capabilities from its SmartBond TINY DA14531 SoC. The combo Wi-Fi and BLE module is said to eliminate issues caused by the coexistence of two radios at 2.4 GHz in the same design.