ALPS Develops and Commences Mass Production of “UGMZ2AA” Bluetooth® SMART Communication Module with Built-in Antenna Type

Easy-to-Use Built-in Antenna Type Leading the Industry in Compactness and Low Power1

Munich, June 16, 2016 – Looking to play a role in enabling the Internet of Things (IoT) for connecting all kinds of items to the Internet, ALPS has developed the low-power UGMZ2AA Bluetooth® SMART Communication Module with Built-in Antenna. Mass production is already underway. A wide range of devices and services recently introduced to the market make use of IoT technology and their spread continues. Communication modules are essential for connecting IoT devices to the Internet. Devices powered by batteries or button cells, in particular, increasingly employ communication modules conforming to low-power communication standard Bluetooth® SMART. Parts inside devices must also be compact and power-efficient as products become ever smaller and more sophisticated. Addressing these issues, ALPS has developed and started mass production of the UGMZ2AA Bluetooth® SMART Communication Module. The module has a built-in antenna and is among the smallest and has one of the lowest power consumption levels in the industry. The new series has compact dimensions of 4.7 × 4.7 × 2.0mm, achieved using RF circuit design and precision processing technologies accumulated by ALPS over many years. The module also has an originally designed antenna circuit pattern on the top of the unit in a single package. This omits the need for end product manufacturers to separately prepare an antenna, thereby helping to reduce the workload during equipment development and design. Power consumption is low at 5.1mA (0.6µA in sleep mode), making the module ideal for devices running off a button cell or other battery. The UGMZ2AA has been incorporated into Alps’ Sensor Network Module IoT development kit, a multi-functional sensor module for acquisition and transmission of motion and environmental data integrating six-axis (Geomag+Accel), pressure, temperature and humidity, and UV and ambient light sensors with this Bluetooth® Smart communication module in a single package. 1. According to Alps Electric research as of May 2016 Features 1. Compact dimensions: 4.7 × 4.7 × 2.0mm 2. Built-in antenna helps reduce the workload during equipment development and design 3. Low power consumption at 5.1mA (sleep: 0.6µA) 4. Technical Conformity (Giteki) Mark, FCC and CE certification Principal Applications IoT devices, wearable computers, pen type devices, healthcare devices, energy management system (xEMS) devices Specifications Series: UGMZ2AA Bluetooth® version: Bluetooth® Smart Ver. 4.1 Dimensions (W×D×H): 4.7 × 4.7 × 2.0mm Power consumption: Rx: 5.1mA Sleep: 0.6µA Build-in Crystal: Reference: 16MHz, sub: 32.768kHz Interface: UART, SPI, I2C

ALPS Electric Co., Ltd. ALPS Electric (Tokyo: 6770) is a leading global manufacturer of high-quality electronic components for mobile devices, home electronics, vehicles and industrial equipment. With the philosophy of “Perfecting the Art of Electronics” ALPS Electric supplies over 40,000 different components to about 2,000 companies all over the world. For more information, visit www.alps.com. ALPS ELECTRIC EUROPE GmbH, a subsidiary of ALPS Electric Co., Ltd., was established in 1979. Since 2013 the European Head Office has been located in Munich and as such co-ordinates the Sales, Marketing and Product Engineering activities of our branch offices in Munich, Düsseldorf, Paris, Milton Keynes, Gothenburg as well as our sales office in Milan.