Micros
Saelig's W7100 – New Embedded-Internet 8051 MCU
Saelig Company announced the W7100, a one-chip solution which integrates an 8051-compatible microcontroller, 64KB SRAM and hardwired 10BaseT/100BaseTX + PHY for high performance and easy development. Targeted at designs for network-enabled instruments and dataloggers, the W7100 provides 32 Kbytes of internal buffer for data transmission/receiving, and supports half-duplex/full duplex, auto-negotiation and auto MDI/MDIX. It can also drive 6 netwo...
TI delivers a new flexible DaVinci video processor
Texas Instruments announced the TMS320DM6467T, a new DaVinci video processor designed to meet the demand for increased digital video quality, higher resolution and faster frame rates for video communications and security applications. The 1 GHz DM6467T is a single-chip processor that enables networked digital video applications to decode high-definition (HD) H.264 (1080p at 60 frames per second (fps)). The processor also provides optimized imagin...
TI challenges top embedded control engineers with Stellaris ARM Cortex-M3-based MCU design contest
Challenging top embedded engineers around the world to demonstrate their skills and innovation, Texas Instruments today announced the DesignStellaris 2010 contest, which takes place through June 23, 2010. Contestants can win by leveraging the Keil™ Microcontroller Development Kit (MDK-ARM) software tools to create a unique hardware- or software-based application that showcases technologies enabled by the advanced connectivity, data efficien...
NEC Electronics - Twelve New 16-bit Microcontrollers with USB 2.0 functionality
NEC Electronics announced the availability of twelve new 16-bit All Flash microcontrollers (MCUs) with built-in Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 function and industry-leading low power consumption. The new offering includes six 48-pin MCUs (78K0R/KC3-L) and six 64-pin MCUs (78K0R/KE3-L).
Renesas Technology to Release SH74552 and SH74562 MCUs with On-Chip Flash Memory and Compact Package for Applications of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
Renesas Technology Europe today announced the SH74552 and SH74562 32-bit MCUs for applications of advanced driver assistance systems, needed in automobile “active safety” systems, such as those for obstacle detection and risk avoidance. Sample shipments will begin in May 2010.
Microchip adds self-programmable Flash memory to 8-bit family
Microchip announces a new member of its popular 8- and 14-pin PIC16F61X 8-bit PIC microcontroller (MCU) family, targeting cost-effective general-purpose applications. The PIC12F617 MCU features 3.5kbyte of self-programmable Flash program memory, and peripherals such as a 10-bit Analogue-to-Digital Converter (ADC), comparator, Pulse-Width Modulator (PWM) and VREF for closed-loop-control applications—all in a miniature 3 mm x 3 mm DFN package. ...
NEC Electronics Europe Introduces New 78K0/Ix2 LED Microcontroller Demonstration Kit
NEC Electronics Europe announced the release of its 78K0/Ix2 LED microcontroller (MCU) demonstration kit based on NEC Electronics’ 78K0/Ix2 lighting ASSP. The kit demonstrates how an efficient and intelligent LED driver design can be implemented without any additional driver ICs but only by a single flexible microcontroller capable of maintaining programmable constant current through multiple LED channels only using the integrated unique periph...
Precision Analog Microcontrollers Feature On-Chip Data Conversion To Simplify Optical Module Design
Analog Devices introduced a pair of highly integrated precision analog microcontrollers featuring on-chip memory, data converters, and other analog peripherals that combine to deliver the highest level of programmability and smallest package size. Effective for digital diagnostics in optical transceivers and modules based on both fixed and tunable frequency lasers, the ADuC7023 and ADuC7122 precision analog microcontrollers use an ARM7 processor ...
TI introduces new C2000 controlSUITE software for real-time control applications
Responding to the demand for more intuitive, easy-to-use software throughout every design stage, Texas Instruments today announced controlSUITE software for its TMS320C2000 microcontrollers (MCUs) that enable real-time control applications.
Toshiba announces implementation of functional safety concept on MCU for SIL3 and ASILD level applications
Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced a microcontroller that can be certified to Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL3) and Automotive SIL D (ASILD) while significantly reducing associated system cost and performance overheads. The Toshiba SIL3/ASILD implementation delivers a more cost-effective solution than alternative methods owing to the fact that it has a smaller chip size, smaller program requirement and better performance than conventional du...