Micros
Swimovate redefines swim training with sports watch based on TI’s ultra-low power MSP430 MCU
Innovating advanced swim training aids for the fitness industry, Swimovate Ltd leveraged Texas Instruments ultra-low power MSP430™ microcontroller (MCU) to drive its cutting-edge Pool-Mate sports watch, the first fully automatic lap and stroke counter on the market. Based on a single MSP430 MCU, Swimovate’s intelligent Pool-Mate allows swimmers to automatically count strokes and laps as well as calculate speed, distance, calories and efficie...
Silicon Labs Microcontrollers claim Industry’s Lowest Active And Sleep Current
Addressing the need for energy efficiency in power-sensitive applications, Silicon Laboratories has introduced the industry's lowest power microcontroller (MCU) family. Silicon Labs' ultra-low-power C8051F91x/0x MCUs dramatically increase battery life in portable designs and other power-sensitive embedded systems. The new F91x/0x MCUs are ideal for a wide range of applications where low power consumption is critical such as smart meters, RFID tag...
NEC Electronics - 8-bit LCD Microcontrollers with Integrated Metrology Engine for Smart Electricity Meters
NEC Electronics has announced the availability of four new 8-bit All Flash LCD microcontrollers (MCUs) with an integrated metrology engine providing energy measurement and management functions for smart electricity meters.
NEC Electronics Introduces 6 New 8-bit All Flash Microcontrollers for Interdependent Control of Digital AV Applications
NEC Electronics today announced the availability of six new 8-bit All Flash microcontrollers (MCUs) with built-in CEC (consumer electronic control) controller and embedded flash memory. The new products enable interdependent control of digital audio/video (AV) applications such as digital TVs and Blu-ray™ disc players, and include three 48-pin variants, named 78K0/KC2-C and three 64-pin variants, named 78K0/KE2-C. The new chips target the rapid...
Northern Power Systems’ Wind Turbines Generate Clean Energy with Help from Analog Devices’ SHARC Processors
Analog Devices, Inc. today announced that Northern Power Systems has selected ADI SHARC digital signal processors for use within the company’s flagship Northwind® 100 community-scale wind turbines. Northern Power Systems’ Northwind 100 uses an advanced “digital drivetrain” to deliver 100 kilowatts of rated power for community wind applications such as schools/universities, businesses, farms, and municipalities.
Atmel Introduces Low-Power, Single-Chip Wireless Microcontroller Family for Growing IEEE 802.15.4 Market
Atmel Corporation today announced a new family of AVR wireless microcontroller devices targeting wireless applications such as ZigBee and IPv6/6LoWPAN. The ATmega128RFA1 is IEEE 802.15.4 compliant and combines Atmel's picoPower AVR MCU and a 2.4 GHz RF transceiver. Atmel's picoPower technology offers ultra-low power consumption to ultimately enable longer battery life for wireless ZigBee applications, including smart energy, building automation, ...
Freescale introduces QorIQ communications processors with QUICC Engine technologyprocessors
Freescale Semiconductor has introduced the first processors based on its QorIQ communications platform that also incorporate QUICC Engine multiprotocol technology. The QorIQ P1012/P1021 product family offers a high-performance, low-power migration path to all-IP environments for customers using legacy multiprotocol interfaces.
Microchip’s PIC Microcontrollers With nanoWatt XLP Gain Global Industry Recognition as the World’s Leading Low-Power Technology
Microchip Technology has announced that its PIC microcontrollers with nanoWatt XLP eXtreme Low Power Technology have won three global honors. In Europe, XLP received the 2009 Elektra Award in the Semiconductor Product of the Year category. In the U.S., Microchip’s XLP Technology was selected by Wireless Design & Development Magazine as the May 2009 Editor’s Choice Technology Award. In Asia, XLP received a “Leading Product Award” in th...
Super Low Power MCU from Renesas offers large flash in a small package
Renesas Technology Europe today announced the availability of its H8/38606F Super Low Power microcontroller, which has been designed for the next generation of low power smart sensor applications. The H8/38606F is unique in providing 48 kbytes of on-chip flash memory in a small 32-pin QFN package together with Super Low Power technology.
NXP announces availability of ARM Cortex-M3 USB microcontrollers
NXP Semiconductors today announced availability of the LPC1340 series microcontrollers with full-speed USB 2.0 device connectivity enabled by on-chip USB drivers certified by USB-IF, making them the easiest to use USB MCUs in the industry. The LPC1340 is supported by VDE IEC 60335 Class B test libraries to support customers in the Class B certification process. In addition, NXP will offer an easy-to-use, comprehensive development tool platform fo...