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Silicon Labs introduces BGM12x, the industry’s smallest Bluetooth low-energy SiP module with an integrated antenna, offering a complete, cost-effective connectivity solution with no compromises in performance. Available in a tiny 6.5 mm x 6.5 mm package, the BGM12x Blue Gecko SiP module enables developers to miniaturize IoT designs by minimizing the PCB footprint including the antenna clearance area to 51 mm2 . Applications for this ultra-small, high-performance Bluetooth module include sports and fitness wearables, smartwatches, personal medical devices, wireless sensor nodes and other space-constrained connected devices.

BGM12x Features Overview:

• Best-in-class SiP module size: 6.5 mm x 6.5 mm x 1.5 mm
• Integrated chip antenna with exceptional RF performance (70% antenna efficiency) and an RF pad option for connecting to an external antenna
• Output power: +3 dBm to +8 dBm supporting ranges from 10 meters to 200 meters
• Based on Silicon Labs’ Blue Gecko SoC combining a 2.4 GHz transceiver with a 40 MHz ARM Cortex-M4 processor core and 256 kB flash and 32 kB RAM
• Energy-efficient Bluetooth solution consuming 9.0 mA (peak receive mode) and 8.2 mA @ 0 dBm (peak transmit mode)
• Hardware cryptography accelerator supporting advanced AES, ECC and SHA algorithms
• Industry-proven Silicon Labs Bluetooth 4.2 stack with frequent feature enhancements
• Rapid time to market with global RF certifications
• Easy-to-use development tools: Simplicity Studio, Energy Profiler, BGScript
• Worldwide application engineering support

From Silicon Labs Blog