Microcontroller Madness
ARM Cortex-M3 Flash MCU Targets General-Purpose Apps
November 23, 2010 5:09 am | Atmel Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsAtmel, a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, announced the new Atmel SAM3N series to expand their ARM Cortex-M3 Flash Family.
XMOS Introduces Real-Time Platform for Energy-Efficient Motor Control
November 4, 2010 5:00 am | Product Releases | CommentsXMOS today unveiled a new motor control platform, enabling developers to deliver innovative and highly efficient motor control designs. The XMOS motor control platform is comprised of...
Renesas Electronics Confirms Electromagnetic Immunity of the RX600 Microcontroller Family
October 22, 2010 5:45 am | Renesas | Product Releases | CommentsLanger EMV and Renesas Electronics today announced that the RX600 microcontroller (MCU) family is the most robust MCU Langer EMV has ever tested against environmental noise. Langer EMV confirmed the outstanding electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) performance of the Renesas Electronics RX62T MCU.
Microprocessors Offer Highest-performing Single-core ARM Cortex-A8, Extreme System Integration
October 19, 2010 11:02 am | Product Releases | CommentsTexas Instruments expanded its portfolio of Sitara ARM microprocessors (MPUs) with new AM389x Sitara MPUs that offer the industry’s highest-performing, single-core ARM Cortex-A8 with performance at up to 1.5 GHz. These MPUs also integrate peripherals that make them suitable for single-board computers, gateways, routers
MCU features embedded Ferroelectric Random Access Memory
September 21, 2010 9:36 am | Product Releases | CommentsFujitsu Semiconductor America, Inc. (FSA) today introduced a new single-chip 8-bit MCU featuring embedded Ferroelectric Random Access Memory (FRAM) for a variety of general-purpose applications, including consumer electronics products, healthcare, and industrial systems.
Core Chip Features Transmit and Receive Modes of Operations
September 21, 2010 5:19 am | Product Releases | CommentsM/A-COM Tech Asia introduced today an 8.5 to 11 GHz gallium arsenide (GaAs) monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) core chip, which consists of integrated transmit/receive switches, an LNA, a 6-bit phase shifter, a 5-bit attenuator and a driver amplifier
Microcontrollers intended for Smart-Metering Applications
September 20, 2010 7:57 am | Microchip Technology Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsMicrochip Technology Inc. today announced the 8-bit PIC18F87J72 microcontroller (MCU) family for single-phase, multi-function smart-metering and energy-monitoring applications. Featuring a dual-channel, high-performance 16-/24-bit Analog Front End (AFE)...
Half-Bridge Control ICs Simplify SMPS Design
September 16, 2010 10:17 am | International Rectifier | Product Releases | CommentsInternational Rectifier today introduced the industry’s first 8-pin resonant half-bridge control ICs for energy efficient Switch Mode Power Supplies (SMPS) used in LCD televisions and monitors, home theater systems, desktop computers, printers and game console applications.
CAN Controller Features Integrated Transceiver
September 15, 2010 6:24 am | Holt Integrated Circuits | Product Releases | CommentsHolt Integrated Circuits today announced a Controller Area Network (CAN) solution for the industrial market. The device is the world' first CAN controller with integrated transceiver and meets the requirements of both ISO 11898-1:2003(E) (CAN protocol) and ISO 11898-5 (CAN transceiver).
MCU Inherently Operates at 0.9V, Enables Multiple Apps to Run from a Single Cell Battery
September 14, 2010 1:45 pm | Product Releases | CommentsTexas Instruments announced what is said to be the industry’s first true 0.9-V microcontroller (MCU). The MSP430L092 MCU inherently operates at 0.9-V, including the entire analog and digital logic.
Cortex-A15 processor runs at up to 2.5GHz
September 9, 2010 6:14 am | Product Releases | CommentsARM today introduced the Cortex-A15 MPCore processor that delivers a 5x performance improvement over today’s advanced smartphone processors, within a comparable energy footprint. In advanced infrastructure applications the Cortex-A15 processor running at up to 2.5GHz...
