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DCD Announces DRPIC166X Low-Cost High Performance Microcontroller
The good old fashioned PIC microcontrollers are finding their way into new applications like smartphones, gaming peripherals, audio devices and embedded solutions for eg innovative medical devices. Moreover, because the DRPIC166X has upward compatible architecture, it preserves investment in code development. And if it’s not enough, let’s just mention that DCD’s IP Core offers 1.3GHz virtual clock frequency and consumes just 37u...
TI Doubles Memory In New MSP430 Microcontrollers Offering 512K Flash And 64K RAM
Offering more memory in its 16-bit microcontroller portfolio than ever before, Texas Instruments today announces MSP430F66xx microcontrollers with embedded 512K Flash and 64K RAM. These larger memory resources enable MSP430 devices to easily manage wireless protocols, such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and ZigBee, making it a companion microcontroller for TI’s broad portfolio of wireless connectivity applications including the SimpleLink family.
XMOS adds new general purpose multicore microcontrollers, grows xCORE family to more than 50 products
XMOS today announces a significant extension in its range of general-purpose multicore microcontrollers, the L Series. The company is adding 6-, 10- and 12-core variants, plus new memory size options, to the existing 8- and 16-core products in its xCORE family, which now includes over 50 devices, the world’s broadest range of multicore microcontrollers.
TI Integrates USB On C2000 Piccolo Real-Time, Floating-Point Microcontrollers
Helping customers develop end products requiring on-site connectivity, Texas Instruments today announced its newest 32-bit, real-time C2000 Piccolo F2806xU microcontrollers with integrated USB connectivity. In many applications, such as consumer and industrial motor control systems, industrial power systems, telecom and data systems, wind and solar energy generation and general power electronic applications, being able to access diagnostics and m...
Infineon’s New XMC1000 Industrial MCUs Deliver 32-Bit Performance at 8-Bit Prices
Infineon Technologies today presented its new 32-bit microcontroller family XMC1000, which uses the ARM Cortex-M0 processor. With the XMC1000, Infineon is the first semiconductor provider to offer 32-bit microcontrollers at 8-bit prices that are supported with an advanced, 32-bit peripheral set. The breakthrough price/performance of the device family is achieved by using state-of-the-art 65nm embedded flash production technology on 300mm wafers a...
Atmel Expand ARM Cortex-M4 based Flash Microcontroller Family
Atmel has revealed today that it has expanded its ARM Cortex-M4 based Flash family to include the SAM4E series, which features advanced connectivity peripherals, a floating point unit, advanced analog capabilities, and higher processing power. This rich mix of features make the SAM4E devices ideal for the industrial automation, home and building control, machine-to-machine communications, automotive aftermarket and energy management applications.
Texas Instruments' MSP430F521x/522x Microcontrollers
Offering total system power savings for co-processor designs, Texas Instruments today announces the new MSP430F521x/F522x microcontroller family. These new microcontrollers support a main supply rail (1.8V – 3.6V) and I/O supply rail (1.8V +/-10%), eliminating the need for level translators and offering system-level advantages such as reduced system cost and increased flexibility.
Microchip Boosts 32-bit MCU Performance by 25% on Low-Cost, Small Package PIC32 MX1/MX2 Series
Microchip have today announced a 25% performance boost on its 32-bit PIC32MX1/MX2 microcontrollers. By increasing their speed to 50 MHz or 83 DMIPS, Microchip is taking the PIC32 MX1/MX2 MCUs’ performance to a new level, in combination with its feature-packed peripherals and 4-channel DMA.
Moving Microcontrollers Towards Multicore
Microcontrollers are historically the workhorse of embedded systems and it’s not uncommon for a single system to feature multiple devices. But is this a good enough reason to adopt a multicore approach? And if it is, what architecture do you choose? ES Design Magazine Editor Philip Ling investigates one possible solution.
Maxim's Most Secure, Single-Chip Protection for Financial Terminals
Maxim announces the latest member of its DeepCover security products, MAX32590, the industry’s most secure and highly integrated microcontroller. Its improved security features comply with the newest security standards, so it is ideal for financial terminals and new generations of trusted devices such as multimedia-enabled, portable EFT-POS terminals.