Micros
NEC Electronics Announces 78K0R/Kx3-L Save it! Demonstration Kit
NEC Electronics Europe announces the release of the 78K0R/Kx3-L Save it! demonstration kit, supporting the recently launched 78K0R/Kx3-L microcontroller family that offers low power consumption and high levels of system integration. Save it! is designed to provide customers with a complete out-of-the-box experience for evaluation of low power consumption microcontrollers.
Toshiba launches ARM Cortex-M3 microcontroller
Toshiba has expanded its family of ARM Cortex-M3 microcontrollers with the launch of a high-performance, low-power 32-bit device that offers accurate, hardware-based vector control of high-end, three-phase motor applications. The TMPM370FY is ideal for motion control in home appliances and industrial applications where it reduces the need for additional components while providing significant benefits over software-based vector control running on ...
Renesas enhances H8S 16-bit CISC microcontroller family
Renesas Technology has announced enhancements to its H8S family of 16-bit CISC microcontrollers with the addition of the H8S/2424, H8S/2426, H8S/2426R, H8S/2454, H8S/2456 and H8S/2456R groups. These six groups comprise products suitable for use in a wide variety of applications including user interface devices, white good products, and industrial equipment. The H8S/2424 and H8S/2426 models are functionally enhanced versions of Renesas’ H8S/2368...
TI's Delfino MCUs double floating-point performance for development of more intelligent, energy efficient high-end real-time control applications
High-end control applications require high performance, floating-point precision and optimized control peripherals to meet stringent system efficiency, accuracy and reliability requirements. Addressing this need, Texas Instruments has announced the TMS320C2834x series of Delfino floating-point controllers that double performance to 300 MHz and include 516KB of single cycle access RAM memory, high resolution pulse width modulation outputs (PWMs), ...
8-bit direct LCD-drive microcontrollers from Microchip
Microchip has announced the PIC18F87J90 8-bit direct LCD-drive microcontrollers (MCUs) with nanoWatt Technology, the first 8-bit MCUs to include Real-Time Clock & Calendar (RTCC) and Charge Time Measurement Unit (CTMU) peripherals, enabling capacitive touch-sensitive applications or precise time measurement.
Silicon Labs Expands MCU Portfolio With High Pin-Count, Touch-Sensing Device
Silicon Laboratories has announced the introduction of its C8051F7xx family of high pin-count MCUs for cost-sensitive, high I/O embedded systems. This family is the first to offer a new, patent-pending touch sensing feature that is robust, accurate, responsive and easy to configure.
Atmel and IS2T Announce Java Support for AVR32 UC3 Flash Microcontrollers
Atmel and IS2T S.A. have announced what they say are the industry's most integrated solutions to design embedded Java applications for Flash microcontrollers. Software developers of real-time embedded systems can now design with Java up to five times faster than traditional software technologies. Taking Java to the embedded market also provides the engineering community with new opportunities to design and maintain more robust, secure and scalabl...
STMicroelectronics Attacks New Markets for STM32 Family in Networked, Real-Time and Audio Applications
STMicroelectronics has added to its STM32 range, focusing on high-performance variants of industry-standard interfaces to allow more applications to benefit from the seamless pin-and-software compatibility between STM32 devices. The new STM32 Connectivity Line adds a Full-speed USB On-The-Go (OTG) interface, which allows end products to act as a USB Host or USB Device. There is also an Ethernet interface featuring hardware support for IEEE1588 Pr...
2 Million Gate Development Kit for the AT91CAP9H Customizable Microcontroller
Atmel Corporation announced today the launch of the AT91CAP9HA-DK Development Kit for its upcoming ARM926EJ-S-based AT91CAP9H customizable microcontroller that features 2 million gates of customizable logic. The AT91CAP9HA-DK enables customers to start developing designs now, in anticipation of the availability of the AT91CAP9H.
NEC Electronics Announces FreeRTOS Support for its Micros
NEC Electronics Europe has announced the support of the open source and royalty free real-time operating system, FreeRTOS for its 16-bit 78K0R and 32-bit V850 microcontrollers. FreeRTOS is simple to use, with minimal ROM and RAM overhead and is free to use in commercial applications. The modified GPL license under which it is distributed, allows users to deploy in applications without any requirement to share their source code.