When solid nRF52840 chip will be on the market?

[Al Bundy]

I have just read nRF52840 Engineering A Errata v1.0, it looks like nRF52840 is like swiss cheese.

When can we expect some solid version of nRF52840 chip on the market?

[RK]

Every engineering first sample has a load of documented issues, given Nordic has added more radio support and a USB interface, I think the PAN list compares quite favourably with the first release of the nRF52832 which was a bit rough.

The engineering version is still more than sufficient to prototype a product ready to refine when the next version arrives.

Nordic rarely comments on schedules here, I'd take the time between engineering and release of nRF52832 as a guide, although I'd think this chip may come to market a little faster as it's not quite so much of a radical change.

[Jørn]

Hi AlBundy

The current release of the nRF52840 are engineering samples, and a production variant is expected in Q4 2017.

This was mentioned in the following press release:

www.nordicsemi.com/.../Bluetooth-5-ready-SoC-from-Nordic-redefines-scope-for-smart-home-IoT-and-wearables-by-delivering-4x-range-2x-bandwidth-and-enhanced-security-with-on-chip-ARM-CryptoCell-cryptographic-accelerator

Best regards

Jørn Frøysa

[Daniel Wang]

Note that many of the bugs in the errata list have a workaround. I for once appreciate the transparency, and that Nordic actually has a public and updated errata list. Some other companies don’t have public errata list, or have a errata list where only 1% of the bugs are listed.