Bluetooth® Smart/Bluetooth Low Energy

Our Bluetooth Smart (Bluetooth Low Energy) solutions include highly integrated SoCs with plentiful Flash and SRAM memory utilizing Arm® Cortex®-M cores. These products enable ultra-low-power operation without compromising radio performance. In addition to providing complete SoCs, a host Bluetooth Low Energy stack is provided, as well as several GATT profiles and services.

Focus Products​

Standard Key Features: Timers, SPI, UART, I²C, GPIO.
Memory Supported Protocols Radio Performance
Product CPU Flash /
SRAM		 Supported Frequency Band Bluetooth Low Energy Sensitivity Transmit
Power		 Receive
Current		 Transmit
Current
MCX W23 Designed for miniaturized battery powered devices, Bluetooth LE MCU with Arm® Cortex®-M33 (up-to 32 MHz) Cortex-M33 Up to 1MB/128 kB 2.4 GHz 5.3 -97 dBm (1 Mbit/s)
-102 dBm (125 Kbps) 		-28 to +6 dBm 3.9 mA 5.2 mA @ 0 dBm
MCX W71 Industrial and IoT focused Bluetooth 5.3 Long-Range MCUs with CAN-FD and support for Matter, Thread and Zigbee Cortex-M33 Up to 1MB/128 kB 2.4 GHz 5.3 -97.5 dBm (1 Mbit/s)
-106 dBm (125 Kbps) 		-25 to +10 dBm 4.7 mA 4.6 mA @ 0 dBm
KW45 Automotive focused, Bluetooth 5.3 Long-Range MCUs with CAN FD and LIN Bus Options, Arm® Cortex®-M33-M33 Core Cortex-M33 Up to 1MB/128 kB 2.4 GHz 5.3 -97.5 dBm (1 Mbit/s)
-106 dBm (125 Kbps) 		-25 to +10 dBm 4.7 mA 4.6 mA @ 0 dBm
QN9090/30(T) Bluetooth 5 SoC with NFC Option Cortex-M4 QN9090: 640 KB/152 kB; QN9030: 320 KB/88 kB 2.4 GHz 4.2 and 5.0 -97 dBm -20 to +11 dBm 4.3 mA 7.4 mA @ 0 dBm
NHS52S04 Ultra-Low Power Bluetooth® Low Energy Solution With Arm® Cortex®-M33 TrustZone® for IoT Cortex-M33 1 MB/128 kB 2.4 GHz 5.3 -95 dBm (1 Mbits/s)
-100 dBm (125 Kbps) 		-14 to +6 dBm 3.9 mA 5.1 mA @ 0 dBm

Legacy Products​

Standard Key Features: Timers, SPI, UART, I²C, GPIO.
Memory Supported Protocols Radio Performance
Product CPU Flash /
SRAM		 Supported Frequency Band Bluetooth Low Energy Sensitivity Transmit
Power		 Receive
Current		 Transmit
Current
KW39/38/37 Bluetooth 5.0 Long-Range MCUs with CAN FD and LIN Bus Options, Arm® Cortex®-M0+ Core Cortex-M0+ KW37: 512 KB/64 kB
KW38/39: 512 KB/64 kB+8 kB EEPROM 		2.4 GHz 5.0 -98 dBm (1 Mbit/s)
-105 dBm (125 Kbps) 		-25 to +5 dBm 6.8 mA 6.1 mA
KW36/35/34 Automotive Qualified Bluetooth 5 MCUs and General FSK Cortex-M0+ KW35: 512 KB/64 kB; KW36: 512 KB/64 kB+8 kB EEPROM 2.4 GHz 5.0 -95 dBm -25 to +3.5 dBm 6.8 mA 6.1 mA
KW31Z Bluetooth Low Energy 4.2 Cortex-M0+ 256-512 kB / 64-128 kB 2.4 GHz 4.2 -95 dBm
(Bluetooth Low Energy)		 Up to
+3.5 dBm		 6.8 mA 6.1 mA
QN908x Bluetooth 5 Compliant Cortex-M4F 512 kB / 128 kB 2.4 GHz 4.2 and 5.0 -95 dBm -20 dBm to 2 dBm 3.4 mA 3.4 mA
QN9080SIP Bluetooth 5 and NFC Cortex-M4F 512 kB / 128 kB 2.4 GHz 4.2 and 5.0 -92.7 dBm -20 dBm to 2 dBm 4 mA 3.5 mA

Smarter Sensing with MCX W23 MCUs

Designed for miniaturized, battery-powered devices, the MCX W23 Bluetooth LE MCU enables secure, sustainable wireless sensing with modular sensor expansion.

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IW693: High-Performance Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth Combo for Wireless Connectivity

Designed for smart homes, industrial IoT, and high-concurrency networks, and other demanding applications, the IW693 is a highly integrated Wi-Fi 6/6E device that supports concurrent dual Wi-Fi and Bluetooth operation.

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KW39/38/37 Bluetooth Low Energy Long Range Field Tests

Line-of-sight field range tests are performed on the NXP KW39/38/37 Bluetooth Low Energy 5.0 long range microcontroller.

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