As car manufacturers move to add more intelligence and connectivity into their products, the flexibility of 8 and 16-bit microcontrollers allow them to be adapted for many present and future automotive features.
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Microchip Technology released a demonstration platform for what is said to be the world’s lowest-power Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) sensor node. The platform comes complete with the award-winning, ultra-low ...
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Ultrasonic range detection can be accomplished with an ultrasonic device added to just an op-amp and a microcontroller with four available I/O pins, including an internal integrated comparator. To see ...
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Microchip announced the availability of the DSC6000 family of micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) oscillators, claiming it to be the industry’s smallest MEMS MHz oscillator family with the lowest power ...
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One of the advantages of a metal over capacitive (MoC) system is the flexibility of its sensors. Literally hundreds of sensor designs are possible, and the same look and feel can be achieved using various ...
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Careful consideration of the appropriate communication protocol and data rate, combined with the power-saving features offered by the latest RF devices, can all be used to reduce power consumption. The ...
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The Universal Serial Bus (USB) is the most used computer interface in the world. It started as an expansion bus for personal computers, but has proliferated quickly due to its flexibility, performance ...
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A module from Microchip Technology has become the first to pass the LoRa Alliance’s LoRaWAN certification programme. The LoRaWAN standard enables low-data-rate Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine ...
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Microchip announced a flexible, low-cost, renewable monthly subscription licence for the PRO editions of its MPLAB XC line of C compilers. The MPLAB XC8, XC16 and XC32 compilers offer reduced complexity ...
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Graphic artists want to create accurate colour matches to capture their artistic work and reinforce branding consistency. But accurate presentation of colour on different equipment and media still remains ...
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Microchip’s new UCS2112 USB-port power controller supports two ports, with eight programmable continuous current limits, ranging from 0,53 to 3,0 A for each port, to enable faster charging times at higher ...
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The high-speed inter-chip (HSIC) interface is becoming more popular due to its notable advantages over USB for hardwired inter-chip applications. The interface is a two-signal, source synchronous interface ...
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