Low-power PIC microcontrollers 19 July 2017 Microchip announced new PIC32MM ‘GPM’ microcontrollers (MCUs) featuring large memory in small packages to provide ample battery life for space-constrained applications. With the inclusion of several connectivity ...
MCU with 2D GPU and DDR2 19 July 2017 Microchip’s 32-bit PIC32MZ DA microcontroller (MCU) family is the industry’s first with an integrated 2D graphics processing unit (GPU) and up to 32 MB of integrated DDR2 memory. This combination gives ...
Fast SRAMs 19 July 2017, KH Distributors To meet the demand for high-density fast CMOS SRAMs, Alliance Memory introduced new 8 Mb and 16 Mb x32 devices in the 90-ball 8 x 13 mm TFBGA package. Featuring access times of 10 ns and data retention ...
New Giant Gecko MCUs 19 July 2017, NuVision Electronics Silicon Labs has expanded its energy-friendly EFM32 Gecko portfolio with industrial-strength microcontrollers (MCUs) delivering higher performance, more features and lower power. The new EFM32GG11 Giant ...
Keeping time to save money in smart meters 14 June 2017, Tempe Technologies, Editor's Choice Mary Tamar Tan from Microchip Technology explains how a real-time clock and calendar module can reduce component count and cut programming costs in smart meters and other applications.
Smart metering MCUs 14 June 2017, Hi-Q Electronics Renesas Electronics announced the RL78/I1C group of microcontrollers for power metering, particularly targeting the smart metering markets. They have been designed to international standards, namely the ...
MCUs with on-chip digital filter 14 June 2017, Future Electronics The new STM32L451, STM32L452, and STM32L462 lines from STMicro-electronics integrate a digital filter for sigma-delta modulators, enabling advanced audio capabilities such as noise cancellation or sound ...
Hardware crypto-enabled MCU 17 May 2017 Microchip released the CEC1702 hardware cryptography-enabled microcontroller which addresses the increasing need for security measures, such as secure boot, driven by the continual growth of Internet ...
Low-power DDR2 memory chips 17 May 2017, Brabek Alliance Memory introduced a new line of high-speed CMOS mobile low-power DDR2 (LPDDR2) SDRAMs with densities of 1 Gb, 2 Gb and 4 Gb in a 134-ball FBGA package. The devices offer a variety of power-saving ...
8-bit microcontrollers continue to defy doomsayers 19 April 2017, Tempe Technologies, Editor's Choice This would not be the first time that doomsayers got it wrong, after all, the ‘experts’ are human beings and we are, as a global race, surprisingly inept at predicting the future. Looking back at the ...
8-bit PICs with large memory 19 April 2017 Microchip’s new PIC18F K42 family combines an extensive array of core independent peripherals (CIPs), high-resolution analog, on-chip direct memory access (DMA) and vectored interrupts for fast processing. ...
Low-power DDR3 memory 19 April 2017, Brabek Alliance Memory introduced a new high-speed CMOS mobile low-power DDR3 (LPDDR3) SDRAM designed to extend battery life in compact portable devices. Featuring low voltage operation of 1,2 V/1,8 V and a ...
Low-power MCU for IoT edge nodes 19 April 2017, EBV Electrolink Analog Devices announced an ultra-low-power microcontroller unit (MCU) that addresses the rapidly growing need for embedding advanced algorithms while consuming the lowest system power at Internet of ...
PIC micros with more CIPs 19 April 2017 Microchip announced the PIC16F15386 family, the most powerful launching point into the 8-bit PIC microcontroller (MCU) portfolio. In addition to Microchip’s current Core Independent Peripherals (CIPs), ...
Secure MCU for contactless payment 19 April 2017, CST Electronics Aimed at manufacturers of mPOS terminals, ATM keyboards, EMV card readers, contact/contactless pin pads and other mobile payment devices, Maxim Integrated Products introduced the MAX32560 DeepCover secure ...
iCORP signs up memory chip maker 22 March 2017, iCorp Technologies, News iCorp Group recently signed an agreement with Winbond for official distributorship in southern Africa. Winbond is a specialty memory IC company engaged in design, manufacturing and sales services, with ...
A scalable platform for automotive instrument cluster design 22 March 2017, NuVision Electronics In any vehicle, the dashboard instrument cluster is the driver’s primary source of information about the vehicle’s status. Consumers are increasingly demanding the kind of digital experience in driving ...
New ATtiny MCUs join AVR lineup 22 March 2017 Microchip announced further expansion of its AVR microcontroller (MCU) portfolio with the addition of three new devices to the tinyAVR family. The new ATtiny1617 series of MCUs expands the range of AVR ...
Graphical configurator for STM8 designs 22 March 2017, Design Automation STMicroelectronics has made starting new designs with its popular 8-bit STM8 microcontrollers easier and faster by introducing the STM8CubeMX graphical configurator.
STM8CubeMX supports the complete ...
Quad SPI Flash memory 22 February 2017, EBV Electrolink Cypress Semiconductor added 64 Mb and 128 Mb densities to its family of NOR Flash memories with a Quad serial peripheral interface (Quad SPI). The new FL-L NOR Flash devices provide reliability and security ...
