Micros
Low-Cost Cortex-M0 MCU from NXP targets 8/16-bit applications
NXP today announced the availability of its ARM® Cortex™-M0 based LPC1100 microcontroller family from distributors in December. NXP’s LPC1100 is the lowest-priced 32-bit MCU solution in the market, bringing higher value and ease of use than existing 8/16-bit microcontroller through unprecedented performance, simplicity, low power, and more importantly, dramatic reductions in code size for all 8/16-bit applications. With 15 members initially,...
Energy Micro claims world's most energy efficient microcontroller
Energy Micro has announced the availability of its first products, the 32-bit EFM32 Gecko microcontroller family. Based on the ultra-efficient ARM® Cortex(TM)-M3 microcontroller architecture, the EFM32G has been proven to extend battery life by a factor of four, consuming a quarter of the energy required by existing 8, 16 or 32-bit microcontrollers.
16-bit All Flash Microcontrollers with Embedded IEEE 802.15.4 Radio Transceiver for ZigBee RF4CE
NEC Electronics today introduced its three new 16-bit All Flash microcontrollers (MCUs) with embedded IEEE802.15.4-compliant 2.4 gigahertz (GHz) radio frequency (RF) transceiver for ZigBee® RF4CE, an industry standard for remote control in consumer electronics. The new MCUs are ideal for RF remote control and provide the lowest level of power consumption in the industry. The three new MCUs come with 56 pins and 8x8mm quad flat no-leads (QFN) pac...
Freescale extends product family that pioneered the smartbook category to address additional embedded markets
The Freescale i.MX51 product family that helped establish the fast-growing smartbook category has been expanded to include new processors designed to help customers differentiate and win in automotive, industrial and consumer markets. The new devices are the i.MX514 and i.MX516 processors for automotive applications and the i.MX512 and i.MX513 processors for industrial and consumer applications. In addition to these new offerings, the previously ...
TI's new six-core, high-performance processors claim industry's best power efficiency
Texas Instruments today announced the availability of the industry’s most power efficient, six-core DSP (digital signal processor), the TMS320C6472, targeted at process-intensive applications requiring low power consumption. To help evaluate the performance of the C6472 devices more easily and affordably, TI is also offering a multicore processors evaluation module (EVM), the TMDXEVM6472, for USD $349.
Sundance Features TI's TMS320C6472 Multicore DSP in its EVP6472 Development Platform
Sundance today extended its multiprocessor solutions through the introduction of its EVP6472 embedded development platform. The EVP6472 is the industry’s first off-the-shelf multiprocessor, multicore solution that features dual Texas Instruments (TI) TMS320C6472 Digital Signal Processors (DSPs). Another industry first for the EVP6472 is design support from 3L’s Diamond multiprocessor tool-suite. Diamond enables easy access to the on-board ...
Silicon Labs Introduces High-Performance Touch Sense Microcontrollers
The new C8051F800 microcontroller (MCU) family is said to offer the industry's fastest capacitive touch sense capability. Leveraging Silicon Labs' patent-pending sensing technology, the F800 family enables developers to add sophisticated touch sense interfaces to a wide range of consumer and industrial electronics products such as set-top boxes, residential light controls, thermostat controls, home security panels, commercial point-of-sale (POS) ...
Twenty-nine Stellaris MCUs from TI claim unparalleled memory, connectivity and package options
Providing developers with greater flexibility to meet embedded design requirements, Texas Instruments has announced the expansion and reduced pricing of its Stellaris ARM Cortex-M3-based microcontroller (MCU) family. Twenty-nine new Stellaris MCUs include unique IP for motion control applications, intelligent analog functionality and expanded advanced connectivity options to provide a broad range of price/performance solutions for industrial appl...
TI expands embedded processor portfolio with new ARM family cores
Texas Instruments Incorporated today announced the major expansion of its embedded processor portfolio, adding 31 new ARM processors that provide customers with scalable solutions ranging from a $1 to greater than 1 GHz in future devices. The new processors include 29 Stellaris Cortex-M3 microcontrollers and the first two devices in the new Sitara family of ARM9 family and Cortex-A8 technology-based microprocessors. This portfolio expansion bui...
ST Unveils ARM Cortex-M Series Microcontrollers Featuring Advanced 90nm Embedded Flash Technology
STMicroelectronics has achieved a breakthrough for microcontrollers based on the ARM Cortex-M series of processor cores by announcing the industry’s first devices featuring embedded Flash at 90nm process technology.