Micros
Silicon Labs 8-bit MCUs Ideal for Optical Transceiver Modules, Motor Control and Sensor Interfaces
Silicon Labs has today announced the release of a new family of high-performance 8-bit microcontrollers featuring the company's latest mixed-signal breakthrough, an integrated temperature sensor with best-in-class accuracy over an extended temperature range and without the need for calibration.
TI's MCUs Increase System Protection and Efficiency in Motor Control Applications
Providing the best value for real-time and motor control applications, Piccolo microcontrollers from TI, bring 32-bit real-time control to applications typically unable to justify the associated cost, such as household appliances, industrial textile machines and compressors.
TMPM376 from Toshiba Increases ROM & RAM capacities
Toshiba has further expanded its family of 32-bit ARM Cortex-M3-based microcontrollers for motor control applications with the launch of a new device featuring the family’s highest levels of on-board memory to date. The TMPM376 will minimise component count and speed the design of industrial and home appliance motion control applications requiring efficient and accurate field oriented control of fans, pumps and compressors.
NXP Ships LPC11U30 USB Microcontrollers with 128 KB Flash
NXP Semiconductors N.V. announced the LPC11U30 series of easy-to-use, very low-power USB microcontrollers based on the ARM Cortex-M0 processor. Available immediately from major distributors worldwide, the LPC11U30 extends memory options for the award-winning LPC11U00 family with up to 4 KB of EEPROM, 12 KB of SRAM and 128 KB of NXP’s embedded flash with 256 bytes of erase sector.
STMicroelectronics Delivers New 32-bit ARM Cortex Microcontrollers for Projects Needing Digital Signal Control at Competitive Cost
STMicroelectronics is now delivering the first samples of its new STM32 F3 series of microcontrollers to major OEM customers, enabling early evaluation of this important new line in ST’s product family featuring the ARM Cortex-M core embedded. The new F3 series extends the scope of ST’s STM32 family by allowing designers to tackle mixed-signal control applications. STM32 F3 microcontrollers are system-on-chip devices based on the Cortex-M4...
Fujitsu Expands 8-bit Microcontrollers with Built-in Capacitive Touch Sensor and Controller Functions
Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe today announced the addition of new products with capacitive touch sensor and controller functionality to its New 8FX family of high-performance 8-bit microcontrollers. The new products from the MB95870, MB95860 and MB95850 series are being offered as low-cost, low-power microcontroller options for controlling the capacitive touch keys and touch panels used in a wide range of products sold worldwide, from household ap...
Fujitsu Expands Line of New 8FX 8-bit Microcontrollers for DC Motor Control
Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe today announced the expansion of its “New 8FX” family of high-performance 8-bit microcontrollers to include nine new products from the 48-pin MB95690 series, featuring brushless DC motor control functionality, and six products from the 64-pin MB95810 series, featuring analogue comparator technology.
LAPIS Semiconductor Announces Ultra-Low Power, Ultra-Compact Sensor Hub Microcontroller for Smartphones & Accessories
LAPIS Semiconductor announces the development of the ML610Q792 Sensor Hub Microcontroller — the industry’s smallest ultra-low-power microcontroller designed for integrated, low-power control of multiple sensors in smartphones.
Renesas Electronics Expands Low-Power 32-Bit RX200 Microcontroller Series Offering Scalable Lineup for Portable Consumer and Industrial Devices
Renesas Electronics today expanded its RX200 Series of low-power mid-range microcontrollers, introducing the RX220 Group of 11 entry-level devices to provide greater scalability for embedded designers moving from 8- and 16-bit to 32-bit applications.
STMicroelectronics Enters Production with New STM32 F0 Microcontrollers Targeting Budget Applications
STMicroelectronics has begun volume production of its 32-bit STM32 F0 microcontroller series launched in February 2012 to bridge the gap to high-end features in 8- and 16-bit applications. With a dedicated Discovery Kit also available, and leveraging the extensive STM32 development ecosystem, engineers now have everything they need to use ST’s new microcontrollers featuring the ARM Cortex-M0 processor in cost-sensitive consumer and industrial p...