Intrinsyc Targets Snapdragon Wear 2500 Platform

Intrinsyc Technologies (TSX:ITC), a leading provider for the development and production of embedded and Internet of Things announced the introduction of company’s Open-Q 2500 System on Module and its companion Open Q 2500 Development Kit.

The company’s new products are based on the newly announced Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2500 Platform.

As quoted in the press release:

Intrinsyc’s Open-Q™ 2500 SOM combines critical elements for wearable device innovation and performance: high performance, small size, low power, integrated sensors, and seamless connectivity. The SOM is designed to meet the needs across a range of Android based wearable devices including pet, children, and elderly trackers, high-end fitness trackers, smartwatches, connected headsets, smart eyewear, and more.

“The wearables segment is thriving, with unbridled innovation driving a desire by customers and developers for readymade SOM and development platforms to help them commercialize faster, “said Pankaj Kedia, Senior Director, Product Marketing, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “Working closely with Intrinsyc around the Snapdragon Wear 2100 platform has been highly successful, as evidenced by their announcement of their SOMs and developer kits based on Snapdragon Wear 2500, our next generation wearable platform for Android-based devices. The combination of the Qualcomm Technologies’ platform and Intrinsyc’s system level expertise can help customers to reduce development time for a variety of innovative new devices.”

The Snapdragon Wear™ 2500 platform that helps to power the Open-Q™ 2500 SOM is designed to facilitate thinner, sleeker product designs. An integrated, ultra-low power sensor hub supports rich algorithms with superior accuracy, is engineered to provide a cohesive picture of users and their environments. To help extend battery life for wearables, the Snapdragon Wear™ 2500 platform incorporates a new wearable PMIC and new GaAs PAs, which supports reduced power consumption both on standby and when active.

 “We are pleased to continue working closely with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. to create go-to-market platforms for the wearable device segment,” stated Cliff Morton, Intrinsyc’s Vice President, Client Solutions. “Wearable device OEMs can utilize Intrinsyc’s development kit and production-ready Open-Q 2500 SOM, along with Intrinsyc’s comprehensive software, technical support, and design assistance services, to build their own wearable products, or they can engage with Intrinsyc for complete turnkey development.”

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