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The Logitech Ultrathin for iPad Air 2 Employs Nordic Semiconductor Bluetooth Smart Wireless Technology

By Nordic Semiconductor | March 4, 2015

Oslo, Norway – Ultra low power (ULP) RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA has announced that Logitech has specified the multiple-award winning Nordic nRF51822 System-on-Chip (SoC) to provide Bluetooth Smart wireless connectivity in its Logitech Ultrathin for iPad Air 2.  

The product of Logitech’s long experience in innovating high-quality, wireless keyboards, the Logitech Ultrathin is only 6.4mm thick and is constructed of high-grade aluminum that adds minimal weight to the latest ultra light iPad while serving as an ultra thin screen protector and built-in keyboard with iOS shortcut keys so that you can navigate and type easily on-the-move.

The Logitech Ultrathin also features a magnetic clip that allows it to be attached quickly and securely to an iPad, and includes a built-in stand that users can adjust so that their iPad is held at the optimum preferred viewing angle when typing or viewing. 

Finally, an instant On/Off feature allows an attached iPad to automatically wake as the user opens the cover, and switch to standby when they close it. 

The nRF51822 SoC is a Bluetooth Smart (formerly called Bluetooth low energy) solution optimized for ULP wireless connectivity. The SoC integrates a 2.4 GHz multiprotocol radio, 32-bit ARM CortexTM M0 processor, up to 256kB flash memory, and up to 32 kB random access memory (RAM). The nRF51822 SoC’s software architecture also features a unique and powerful separation between the Bluetooth Smart protocol software (‘stack’) and user application code that allows each to function independently of the other for maximum flexibility and ease-of-development. 

Use of the Nordic nRF51822 SoC in the Logitech Ultrathin helps contribute to an exceptionally long two-year battery life (depending on usage, two years battery life equates to around two hours-per-day usage) from the Logitech Ultrathin’s two lithium batteries. 

“Whether you are working at a coffee shop or on an airplane, the Logitech Ultrathin is super portable and has a long battery life to help you increase your productivity no matter where you are, or what you’re doing,” comments Alexis Richard, Director of Product Marketing at Logitech. “The use of the Nordic nRF51822 in this product helped our engineers achieve a new battery-life standard for wireless tablet keyboards, and because the nRF51822 SoC is a true single-chip solution, it contributed to Logitech developing one of the thinnest and lightest wireless tablet keyboards on the market to complement the incredibly thin and lightweight iPad.” 

Logitech is one of Nordic’s longest standing customers and earlier this year Nordic announced that it had shipped a total of one billion 2.4GHz wireless chips and that its billionth chip went to Logitech in December 2013 for use in an existing product.

For more information visit www.nordicsemi.com.

 

 


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