Micros

Based on Fully Depleted Silicon on Insulator (FD-SOI) technology, the i.MX 7ULP devices from NXP Semiconductor support ultra-low-power performance and rich graphics for applications such as portable medical devices, smart home controls, wearable devices, gaming accessories, and portable printers and scanners.

Wireless Secure MCUs featuring a comprehensive multi-protocol wireless sub-system are available at Rutronik UK. Redpine Signals’ RS14100 WiSeMCU family of SoCs and modules feature voice activity detection (VAD) and up to eight inputs for capacitive touch sensors.

Renesas Electronics has announced four new RX651 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) supplied in ultra-small 64-pin BGA and LQFP packages. The new lineup expands Renesas’ popular RX651 MCU Group with a 64-pin (4.5x4.5mm) BGA package that reduces footprint size by 59% compared to the 100-pin LGA, and a 64-pin (10x10mm) LQFP that offers a 49% reduction versus the 100-pin LQFP.

Dialog Semiconductor has announced that Samsung has implemented Dialog’s wireless microcontroller unit (MCU) in its latest Galaxy Fit. The Galaxy Fit is a slim and fashionable fitness tracker that enables users to reach their fitness goals with its intuitive tracking features. It tracks a wide range of activities and offers enhanced sleep analysis and stress management technology for users to monitor their wellbeing throughout the day.

  Featuring the latest 40nm Flash process as well as enhanced RF technologies, the STMicroelectronics ST31P450 dual-interface secure microcontroller delivers suitable robustness and performance for contactless applications in banking, identity, transportation, and pay-television.

The CC1352P device from Texas Instruments is a multiprotocol Sub-1 and 2.4-GHz wireless MCU targeting Wireless M-Bus, IEEE 802.15.4g, IPv6-enabled smart objects (6LoWPAN), Thread, Zigbee, KNX RF, Wi-SUN, Bluetooth 5 Low Energy, and proprietary systems, including the TI 15.4-Stack. The device contains a +20 dBm integrated high-power amplifier with efficiency for long-range applications.

The CC3135MOD from Texas Instruments is an FCC, IC/ISED, ETSI/CE, MIC, and WiFi CERTIFIED module that dramatically simplifies the implementation of Internet connectivity. This dual band WiFi network processor module can be added to any low-cost, low-power microcontroller unit (MCU).

STMicroelectronics is further increasing the market appeal of its STM32 microcontroller family by launching the MadeForSTM32 label for qualified, reviewed, and approved products from ST Partners in the development ecosystem. 

Offering small size, low power consumption and affordability, MEMS microphones are chosen by designers for a wide variety of applications including tablets, desktop computers, headsets and teleconferencing terminals, as well as specialist equipment such as environmental noise monitors and equipment for surveillance and law enforcement. By Bruce Rose, Principal Applications Engineer at CUI

CSEM and Mie Fujitsu Semiconductor (MIFS) have joined forces to develop a near-threshold 0.5V ecosystem; since energy scales with the square of the supply voltage, huge reductions in energy consumption can be achieved for similar performance. MIFS’ Deeply Depleted Channel (DDC) technology is perfectly adapted to low power applications, while its immunity to random dopant fluctuations makes it suitable for low voltage operation.