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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 ...
MCU takes Kinetis device form factors to another dimension
Freescale Semiconductor has introduced an ultra-thin version of the Kinetis K22 MCU, integrating 120MHz of performance and a vast array of memories and interfaces into a package measuring only 0.34 millimeters in height. The device is suitable for applications such as chip-and-PIN credit cards, wearables and consumer electronics, where security and small form factors are essential.
IAR Systems supports Apollo family
IAR Systems announces that the latest version of the complete embedded development toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM supports the Apollo family of ARM Cortex-M4F microcontrollers from the semiconductor company Ambiq Micro.
MCUs combine low power, high performing RF
The CC1310 SimpleLink ultra-low power wireless microcontrollers from Texas Instruments are now being shipped by distributor Mouser Electronics. These new devices add a sub-1 GHz solution to the SimpleLink wireless microcontroller family, which targets Bluetooth Smart, ZigBee, and other RF applications.
Leading MCUs enable both smart & secure things
STMicroelectronics has announced that ST has now delivered more than one billion general-purpose STM32 MCUs based on ARM Cortex cores. In addition, ST has also passed the 500m milestone for shipments of ST33 secure MCUs built around the ARM SecurCoreSC300 processor.