Nordic Semiconductor Marks a Decade with BBC micro:bit, Impacting 73 Million Young Coders

Nordic Semiconductor celebrates ten years of powering the BBC micro:bit, a key educational tool that has reached over 73 million young people in 85 countries. The Micro:bit Educational Foundation emphasizes the need for collaboration between industry and education to foster technological understanding among children.

In 2016, one million micro:bit units with Nordic's technology were distributed in the UK, becoming a popular tool for teaching programming and digital creativity. Nordic's nRF52833 SoC now powers the micro:bit v2, providing Bluetooth connectivity and AI capabilities. The Foundation aims to impact 100 million young people by 2028.

Nordic continues to inspire young minds by participating in events like the Horten Tech Festival. This engagement represents Nordic's broader mission to bridge education and engineering by offering secure IoT solutions.