TI Hercules TMS570LS12x/11x and RM46x microcontrollers
18 December, 2014Texas Instruments (TI) has announced that its Hercules TMS570LS12x/11x and RM46x microcontrollers (MCUs) are certified by TÜV SÜD to meet the relevant requirements of ISO 26262:2011 and IEC 61508:2010 functional safety standards to ASIL D and SIL 3 levels of safety integrity.
Renesas Electronics RX113 Group 32-bit microcontrollers
04 December, 2014Renesas Electronics is expanding the use of touch key in healthcare, building-automation and home-appliance applications with the RX113 Group of microcontrollers (MCUs).
ARM Keil MDK Development Kit for ARM-based microcontrollers
28 November, 2014ARM has announced special editions of the Keil MDK Development Kit for ARM-based microcontrollers from Atmel, Freescale, Infineon, Spansion and Toshiba. The offerings are specifically focused on the respective vendors' devices and enable consumers to use a professional tool.
Renesas Electronics RH850/P1x series MCUs
20 October, 2014Renesas Electronics has released the RH850/P1x Series automotive chassis 32-bit MCUs, which utilise a 40 nm process. The series is suitable for electrical power steering, brake systems and other chassis systems.
Renesas Electronics RX111 Group 32-bit MCUs
17 October, 2014Renesas Electronics has announced additions to the RX111 Group 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), suitable for applications such as healthcare devices, industrial equipment and building automation systems.
STMicroelectronics STM32 F7 microcontroller series
28 September, 2014The STM32 F7 microcontroller (MCU) series leverages the ARM Cortex-M7 core processor and is claimed to deliver up to twice as much processing as the STM32 F4 MCU.
Toshiba TMPM411F20XBG one-chip microcontroller for smart meters
28 August, 2014Toshiba has announced a one-chip microcontroller for smart meters, the TMPM411F20XBG, as the latest addition to its TX04 series ARM Cortex-M4F core-based microcontrollers. The device is also suitable for devices with sensing and communication functions (Internet of Things).
Texas Instruments CC3200 LaunchXL wireless MCU
14 August, 2014The CC3200-LaunchXL is a wireless MCU that integrates a high-performance ARM Cortex-M4 MCU and peripherals, allowing users to develop an entire application with a single IC. The product includes an M4 core running at 80 MHz with flash memory options up to 1 MB and RAM options up to 256 kB.
Freescale Kinetis KV1x MCUs
14 July, 2014The Kinetis V Series KV1x MCU family is the entry point to Freescale Semiconductor's Kinetis V series, a scalable microcontroller (MCU) family that targets digital motor control applications.
Texas Instruments CC3100 BoosterPack Wi-Fi device for MCUs
10 July, 2014The CC3100 BoosterPack is a Wi-Fi device that simplifies the implementation of internet connectivity and delivers the flexibility to add Wi-Fi to any microcontroller (MCU), providing users with all they need to easily create IoT solutions.
Atmel SAM-D20 low-power microcontrollers
22 May, 2014Atmel SAM-D20 low-power microcontrollers target low-power applications that require in-system programmability. The microcontrollers have up to 256 KB of Flash and 32 KB of SRAM.
Microchip PIC16F753 8-bit microcontroller
02 March, 2014The analog capabilities of the PIC16F753 microcontroller are said to boost system performance and efficiency while reducing system costs. With its integrated Op Amp, slope compensation and core-independent peripherals, the product enables efficient power conversion and provides a versatile platform for adding intelligent sensing and power management to embedded designs.
Vibrations to power small-scale electronic devices
10 February, 2014Researchers from A*STAR’s Institute of Microelectronics (IME) are tapping into low frequency vibrations, the most abundant and ubiquitous energy source in the surroundings, to power small-scale electronic devices indefinitely.
Arduino Yún wireless board
16 December, 2013The Arduino Yún is the first of a range of wireless products that integrate the open-source Arduino architecture with Linux. The product combines the Arduino Leonardo, based on Atmel's ATmega32u4 8-bit microcontroller, with an embedded Atheros AR9331 Wi-Fi system-on-chip (SoC) running Linino, a MIPS GNU/Linux variant of OpenWRT.
VLAB RH850 MCU Virtual Platform Toolbox
27 November, 2013VLAB virtual platform support for Renesas microcontrollers (MCUs) now extends to the RH850 family for automotive applications. The product comprises the VLAB virtual prototyping system, an RH850 MCU Virtual Platform Toolbox with RH850 virtual prototypes and a wide selection of tools and toolboxes for software and system development, debug and analysis.
