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Low-cost debugging and programming is now faster and more feature rich

01 May, 2018

The PICkit 4 in-circuit programming and debugging development tool is meant to replace the PICkit 3 programmer by offering five times faster programming, a wider voltage range (1.2–5 V), improved USB connectivity and more debugging interface options.


Maxim Integrated MAX32660 and MAX32652 low-power microcontrollers

19 April, 2018

Designers of Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, environmental sensors, smart watches, medical/preventive health wearables and other size-constrained devices can now increase battery life and functionality using the ultralow-power MAX32660 and MAX32652 microcontrollers from Maxim Integrated Products.


Renesas Electronics RH850/E2x Series on-chip flash memory microcontroller

03 April, 2018

The RH850/E2x Series MCU incorporates up to six 400 MHz CPU cores, achieving processing performance of 9600 MIPS.


Renesas Electronics RX target boards for microcontrollers

26 February, 2018

Renesas Electronics has announced target boards for the RX65N, RX130 and RX231 microcontroller (MCU) groups, each designed to help engineers jumpstart their home appliance, building and industrial automation designs.


STMicroelectronics STM32 Discovery Packs

22 February, 2018

STMicroelectronics has specially configured two STM32 Discovery Packs for fast connections of IoT devices to cloud services over 2G/3G or LTE Cat M1/NB1 networks, bringing freedom and flexibility for mass-market developers.


Renesas Electronics RX65N/RX651 microcontrollers

07 December, 2017

The expanded RX65N/RX651 MCU line-up provides industrial systems manufacturers with the power efficiency and enhanced connectivity required for operation in industrial systems, while adding the enhanced security and connectivity required for edge devices in increasingly connected environments.


Cypress Semiconductor PSoC 6 BLE Pioneer Kit

24 November, 2017

The Cypress Semiconductor PSoC 6 BLE Pioneer Kit is based around the company’s PSoC 6 MCU, purpose-built for the Internet of Things (IoT). The MCU delivers the ultralow power, high performance and built-in security features that the IoT devices of the future are likely to demand.


STMicroelectronics STM32L4+ microcontroller series

21 November, 2017

The STM32L4+ microcontroller can act as the central controller in a full range of fitness bands, smart watches, small medical equipment, smart meters, smart industrial sensors and more.


Pycom LoPy development board

07 August, 2017

The LoPy is a compact, triple-network, MicroPython-enabled development board (LoRa, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth), making it a suitable enterprise-grade IoT platform for connected things.


Pycom SiPy development platform

03 August, 2017

The SiPy is a multinetwork (Sigfox, Wi-Fi and BLE) development platform. It is programmable with MicroPython and the Pymakr IDE for fast IoT application development, easy programming in-field and extra resilience with network failover.


Microchip ATtiny1617 series of AVR microcontrollers

02 August, 2017

The ATtiny1617 microcontroller series is part of Microchip Technology's low-power 8-bit AVR microcontroller portfolio. The compact device runs at up to 20 MHz and provides a customised configuration and simplified process for capacitive touch systems, plus Core Independent Peripherals (CIPs) that help increase system throughput while lowering overall power consumption.


Silicon Labs EZR32 wireless MCUs

12 July, 2017

Silicon Labs' EZR32 wireless MCUs deliver an ARM Cortex-M4 or Cortex-M3 microcontroller (MCU) combined with a sub-GHz RF transceiver.


STMicroelectronics STM32L4 MCUs with an on-chip digital filter

15 May, 2017

STMicroelectronics has begun production of its ultralow-power STM32L45x microcontrollers (MCUs), supported by a development ecosystem based on the easy-to-use STM32Cube platform.


Microchip CEC1702 hardware cryptography-enabled microcontroller

27 March, 2017

The Microchip CEC1702 hardware cryptography-enabled microcontroller addresses the increasing need for security measures, such as secure boot, driven by the continual growth of Internet of Things (IoT) applications.


Making microcontrollers for green and autonomous vehicles

09 February, 2017

Renesas Electronics and TSMC are collaborating on 28 nm embedded flash (eFlash) process technology for manufacturing microcontrollers (MCUs) targeted at next-generation green and autonomous vehicles.


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