Apple wants low-energy chips, snaps up Passif Semiconductor

GigaOm writes, Well, if we wanted more evidence that Apple is interested in a smaller, wearable computing device, here?s some: the company recently acquired a chipmaker that specializes in low-energy communications, called Passif Semiconductor. The news was first reported by tech reporter Jessica Lessin. Passif?s chipsets are able to send information using very little energy and are said to include a Bluetooth LE (low energy) radio, which tends to be used for connectivity in small, wearable computers?and Internet of Things devices. These types of low-power technologies are super important for small?

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