Micros
Powering the next generation of home entertainment
The Cannes/Monaco family of Systems-on-Chips (SoCs) from STMicroelectronics has been chosen for newly announced Sky Q set-top boxes.
Board level products ecosystem supports 8-bit FT51A MCU
In order to support the FT51A MCU, which is now in full production, FTDI Chip has introduced an array of board levels products which will enable engineers to become more familiar with this MCU platform. This allows them to see just how versatile it is and gauge the performance it delivers, before putting their first prototypes into action.
Reducing power consumption with optoelectronics
Researchers at MIT, the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Colorado have used existing processes found in microchip fabrication facilities to produce an optoelectronic microprocessor, which computes electronically but uses light to move information.
New micro-electromechanical techniques show promise
Micro-electromechanical systems - or MEMS - were a $12bn business in 2014. However, that market is dominated by just a handful of devices, such as the accelerometers that reorient the screens of most smartphones.
Support announced for Atmel |SMART ARM Cortex M7-based MCUs
Micrium has announced commercial RTOS support for the Atmel | SMART ARM Cortex M7-based SAM V71/V70/E70 and S70 MCUs. Micrium's µC/OS-III RTOS kernel runs on Atmel's ARM Cortex M7-based MCUs and supports the SAM V71 Xplained Ultra Evaluation Kit, ATSAMV71-XULT, featuring the ATSAMV71Q21 MCU.
USB Type-C controller helps minimise BOMs
The UTC2000 USB Type-C controller from Microchip Technology is now being shipped by Mouser Electronics. This controller chip provides backward compatibility with USB legacy data protocols and standards, allowing designers to cost-effectively add a USB Type-C connector to new or existing products, speeding time to market ad minimising bills of materials (BOM).
Next-gen EFM32 Gecko MCUs secure IoT nodes
Silicon Labs has introduced two EFM32 Gecko MCU families that provide advancements in security and energy management technologies. The Jade Gecko and Pearl Gecko MCUs combine a state-of-the-art hardware cryptography engine, flexible low-energy modes, an on-chip DC/DC converter and scalable memory options backed by Silicon Labs’ developer-friendly Simplicity Studio tools.
Microcontroller extends vision capabilities
Laser components has expanded its MVmicro machine vision line laser series to include a microcontroller which further extends its capabilities.
Speeding the implementation of functional safety
A new self-test library has been introduced for Infineon’s XMC4000 industrial microcontroller family, based on Cortex-M4 supplies out-of-the-box safety according to IEC 61508 SIL2 or SIL3.
The most advanced WICED IoT family
Broadcom Corporation, a global innovation leader in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications, today introduced a new family of enhanced low-power (ELP) multi-protocol Bluetooth/802.15.4 combo systems-on-a-chip (SoCs) into its Wireless Internet Connectivity for Embedded Devices (WICED) portfolio. Broadcom's WICED CORE ELP devices provide original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with the ideal platform for low-power Internet of ...