Expands Microchip’s solutions for Bluetooth, Wireless and IoT Markets


Microchip's motivation behind the purchase stems from its need to add proprietary low-power Bluetooth products to its product portfolio. Microchip already has an arsenal of chip products tailored for the embedded market, including microcontrollers, analog chips, Flash-IP, as well as WiFi and Bluetooth modules. However, Microchip's Bluetooth modules employ chips made by other companies. By gaining ISSC's wireless expertise in providing Bluetooth solutions, Microchip believes it has leverage to be a major chip player in the IoT market.