Micros
TI Enhances its MSP430 Value Line microcontrollers
Further advancing its low-cost portfolio, Texas Instruments today announces the expansion of the MSP430 Value Line microcontroller series with new G2xx4 and G2xx5 devices. These new devices offer a code-compatible upgrade path for TI's MSP430 Value Line series, expanding memory from 16kB up to 56kB Flash and up to 4kB SRAM, enabling customers to migrate existing solutions and support connectivity protocols such as wireless MBUS and near field com...
Microchip PIC24 Lite MCUs With Advanced Analogue Integration And 5V Operation
Microchip has today expanded its 16-bit PIC microcontroller portfolio with the low-cost PIC24F “KM” family. The PIC24F “KM” family offers up to 16 KB Flash, 2 KB RAM and 512B EEPROM, along with advanced analogue integration, in low pin-count options for cost-sensitive automotive, consumer, medical and industrial applications.
Holtek New HT45FH3T Tinypower 3D Glasses MCU
Following on from the successful release of the HT45F3T 3D Glasses MCU, Holtek is now further releasing its new HT45FH3T MCU. This new device comes fully integrated with the necessary high voltage circuits which are a requirement for 3D Glasses applications.
Microchip Adds Smallest and Lowest-Cost PIC Microcontroller With I2C to its Portfolio
Microchip today announced a new addition to its PIC12/16F15XX 8-bit microcontroller (MCU) family. The low-cost, low pin count PIC12LF1552 is Microchip’s smallest (2x3 mm UDFN package) and lowest-cost PIC MCU with hardware I2C support, and includes a four channel 10-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) with hardware Capacitive Voltage Divider (CVD) support for capacitive touch sensing.
Nuvoton Announces its New eSIO Series IC – NCT6683D
Nuvoton Technology Corporation proudly announces NCT6683D, the new eSIO series IC, which integrates traditional SIO with built-in uC or uP to provide the best green control on MB / AIO systems. The “e” of eSIO stands for the embedded” controller based SIO.
Freescale Introduces World’s Smallest ARM Powered Microcontroller
As the Internet of Things expands to include greater numbers of small, intelligent, battery-operated devices, the MCUs that enable these devices must deliver performance, energy efficiency and connectivity in progressively smaller footprints. Freescale Semiconductor is addressing the miniaturization trend with its new Kinetis KL02 MCU–the world’s smallest ARM Powered MCU.
TRACE32 supports Infineon's XMC1000 and XMC4000 microcontroller families
Lauterbach launches support for the Cortex-M based controllers XMC1000 and XMC4000. The new controller XMC1000, based on 32-bit ARM Cortex-M0, as well as the XMC4000 based on the 32 bit ARM Cortex-M4 are designed specifically for industrial applications.
The World's Lowest Cost Multicore Microcontroller From XMOS
XMOS introduce the world’s lowest cost multicore microcontroller. The xCORE XS1-L4-64 integrates four 32-bit logical processor cores at a price that is comparable with competing single-core devices. Priced at just $2.95 in 100 unit quantities, the L4 provides an entry-level platform for designers considering multicore technology for the first time. It is pin-compatible with other members of the xCORE family, opening up the opportunity to cost-d...
Switch From 8-bit To 32-bit Easily With Infineon XMC1000 Industrial Microcontrollers
At the Embedded World Exhibition & Conference 2013, Infineon Technologies presents samples of its new XMC1000 industrial 32-bit microcontroller family which provides system designers with strong incentive to switch from 8 to 32 bit MCU architecture. With XMC1000, Infineon offers a fully-featured 32-bit alternative for hitherto 8-bit users by combining the ARM Cortex-M0 processor core with powerful peripherals, high productivity design tools and c...
Renesas Announce Next-Generation Low-Power RX100 Series Microcontrollers
Renesas Electronics has today disclosed details of its roadmap for its next-generation microcontrollers. Renesas is expanding the RX family to include the lowest power, lowest cost RX 32-bit MCU for the embedded market, integrating as little as 8KB of flash memory. The first samples of the new RX100 product series, the industry’s lowest cost, ultra-low power 32-bit RX devices offering flash memory integration from 8KB to 128KB, are now availabl...