Micros
IAR Embedded Workbench drives up to 30% additional power savings for Atmel’s new picoPower AVR32 family
IAR Systems has announced the immediate availability of support in IAR Embedded Workbench for Atmel’s recently announced picoPower AVR32 UC3L microcontroller family that features a built-in hardware capacitive touch controller.
Microcontroller Offers Performance and Flexibility For Price Sensitive Industrial Applications
CML Microsystems has unveiled a new RISC/DSP Microcontroller product from its specialist semiconductor and microprocessor daughter-company, Hyperstone. The new E2 is a high-performance, RoHS compliant 32-Bit RISC/DSP microcontroller, with advanced features such as a programmable serial communications engine, ADC unit, 32kb of on-chip I-RAM, complemented with an external memory and peripheral interface controller.
Atmel - Microcontroller said to lower Industry’s Best Power Consumption by 63%
Atmel announced today the availability of its 32-bit AT32UC3L AVR32 microcontroller with Atmel’s picoPower low power technology and embedded capacitive touch controller peripheral. The AT32UC3L is the industry’s lowest power 32-bit MCU with less than 0.48 mW/MHz in active mode executing real-life applications. The device is also the first 32-bit microcontroller to feature a built-in capacitive touch interface, making the device suitab...
STMicroelectronics - STM32 Connectivity Line Microcontrollers with Ethernet, USB OTG, CAN2.0B, and Audio-Class I2S Peripherals
STMicroelectronics has confirmed full production availability of its latest STM32 Connectivity Line microcontrollers built on the ARM Cortex-M3 processor, as forecast when the company announced its new devices in March at Embedded World 2009. The STM32 Connectivity Line allows developers to take advantage of industry-standard 32-bit processing in designs requiring simultaneous Ethernet, USB, CAN and audio-class I2S capabilities. Two variants are ...
Low-power 8-bit micro can drive LCDs with up to 2560 pixels
Toshiba Electronics Europe has announced a new 8-bit microcontroller that combines high performance operation with a variety of integrated peripherals and the ability to drive 80 segment LCD displays with up to 2560 pixels. The new TMP89FS28LFG delivers performance comparable to many 16-bit alternatives while reducing the component count of embedded industrial and appliance designs requiring display interfaces.
NXP Expands Lowest Cost ARM9 MCU Series
NXP Semiconductors has announced the expansion of its ARM9-based product portfolio with the addition of the LPC314x and LPC315x devices to the LPC31xx series. Built around a high-performance ARM926EJ processor core, the NXP LPC314x devices provide several new features over the LPC313x devices including an AES Decryption Engine and a secure One-Time-Programmable (OTP) memory. Running at 270MHz, the LPC314x also offer a 50 percent increase in speed...
Ultra-Low-Power Technology Platform for 8-bit and 32-bit Micros Enable Next-Generation Power-Saving Products
STMicroelectronics has announced details of a new ultra-low-power technology platform for building a range of 8-bit and 32-bit microcontrollers, which will enable future generations of electronic products to consume less power, meet evolving energy-efficiency standards, and operate for longer from their batteries. Meeting these increasing demands requires looking at all aspects of microcontroller design and process technology to maximize improvem...
Low-power ARM9 microcontroller with integrated support for man machine interfaces
The latest addition to Toshiba Electronics Europe’s family of scalable, low-power ARM-based microcontrollers allows designers to quickly and easily add man-machine interface (MMI) functionality to their embedded designs. The TMPA912CMAXBG is based on the 32-bit ARM926EJ-S core and is ideal for embedded systems that require integrated display control and graphic processing capabilities but do not need all of the performance, memory and functiona...
Easy-to-use, cost-efficient energy management with Virtual Extension wireless mesh networks and TI technology
Virtual Extension has selected Texas Instruments' embedded processing technology as the preferred solution to power its VEmesh Wireless Mesh Networks. TI’s ultra-low power microcontroller and RF technology helps boost performance, minimize cost, reduce board space and speed time to market of VEmesh network applications. Optimized for applications requiring high performance, such as automated meter reading (AMR), Virtual Extension’s innovative...
Developers of control, automation and instrumentation applications can jumpstart designs with TI’s new MCU kits
The growing demand for advanced connectivity and complex control in industrial, consumer and medical applications requires high-performance, integrated microcontrollers (MCUs) coupled with solid tools and software. Addressing this need, Texas Instruments today announced availability of four cost-efficient development kits supporting the fourth generation of its ARM Cortex-M3-based Stellaris MCUs.