According to foreign media AllThingsD, an Apple spokesperson confirmed on Thursday that the company has completed the acquisition of Passif Semiconductor, a developer of mobile communication chips in Silicon Valley. The transaction details of both parties were not announced.
Apple spokesperson Amy Bessette confirmed that the acquisition was true, but said: "The company acquires smaller technology companies, but usually does not discuss future goals or plans."
The low-power communication chip produced by the manufacturer will be used in the iWatch smart watch being developed by Apple, allowing iWatch to achieve a longer battery life.
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Bluetooth low energy is part of the Bluetooth 4.0 core specification introduced in 2010. It is compatible with the Bluetooth of many smartphones today, but it does not support some old versions of the standard Bluetooth (Classic). Many smartphones today use Bluetooth Smart Ready The design of the mode means that it can switch between the smart and standard modes.
Low-energy Bluetooth, like standard Bluetooth, supports wireless connections in the range of nearly 50 meters, but the effect is significantly improved compared to the previous standard Bluetooth. The new standard allows not only device connections but also rich data to be sent. This is very useful for wearable devices in the future, and will have a huge impact even on future smart homes and smart cars.
Passif is committed to developing low-power communication chips, and has a technology called Bluetooth LE, which supports low-power Bluetooth functions and is very suitable for health tracking and fitness equipment that requires long battery life. It is unclear the amount of this acquisition. According to people familiar with the matter, Apple had wanted to buy the company for tens of millions of dollars a few years ago, but the current acquisition price may be higher.
As the next wave of the mobile Internet jointly targeted by the industry, the development of wearable devices is rapidly advancing. Interestingly, Apple is not the only company investing heavily in Bluetooth low energy communication technology. It is reported that Nokia is developing a distance sensor device based on Bluetooth low energy technology.
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In the recent update of Android 4.3 released by Google, an important feature of Bluetooth low energy also appears, and the smart Bluetooth claimed by Google is Bluetooth LE technology. Of course, if Apple successfully acquires Passif to acquire Bluetooth LE technology, then companies such as Nokia and Google will face another patent expense.
The terminal device based on the Android 4.3 system can act as a Hub, connecting other devices connected via Bluetooth to the entire Internet. Bluetooth low energy makes it possible to create a device-based ecosystem. For various peripheral devices, such as smart watches, its current priority is to solve battery and power issues. The same is true of other devices such as Google Glass.
In addition to Passif, Apple has recently completed a series of acquisitions including crowdsourced positioning data company LocaTIonary and online traffic navigation application HopStop. After the acquisition of Passif, Apple's already quite strong semiconductor design team will be supplemented.
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