- ARM (NASDAQ:ARMH -1.4%) has acquired Wicentric, provider of a software stack and service profiles for the low-power Bluetooth Smart protocol (increasingly used in embedded/wearable devices), and Sunrise Micro (SMD), a developer of radio IP that enables sub-1V Bluetooth operation. Terms are undisclosed.
- The deals follow the purchase of Dutch embedded security software vendor Offspark and embedded Web connectivity software provider Sensinode.
- ARM, which is looking to fend off Intel in an embedded/wearables space widely seen as a huge unit growth opportunity, launched its mbed IoT platform last fall, and recently followed up by launching its IFC hardware/software framework for connected ARM-based devices. Q1 results arrive on April 21.
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