At the Embedded Systems Conference (ESC) in Silicon Valley on April 26-29, 2010, Actel Corporation will be displaying SmartFusionTM intelligent mixed signal FPGAs in action, offering a compelling solution for high complexity motor and motion control applications. With SmartFusion’s integrated 32-bit ARM® Cortex-M3 microcontroller, programmable analog, on-chip embedded nonvolatile memory (eNVM) and proven low power flash based FPGA fabric, Smar...

Atmel Corporation today introduced the next generation of its general-purpose ARM-based embedded microprocessors (eMPUs) optimized for use in industrial applications. With the release of the SAM9M11 and SAM9G46 devices, Atmel is delivering tailored solutions for industrial embedded systems that require secured connectivity and authentication of applications via implementation of hardware encryption. These new devices are direct derivatives of the...

Atmel announced it will launch several new microcontroller products, solutions and platforms at ESC Silicon Valley 2010 in San Jose, California. As more consumer, industrial and wireless applications require lower power consumption for portable, battery-operated devices, higher performance and a more integrated solution to save board space, companies are looking to their suppliers to provide a more complete solution.

Atmel Corporation today announced that its maXTouch controller powers the touchscreen interface in the recently announced Samsung Wave smartphone. Released during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the Wave S8500 boasts a 3.3-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen that integrates Atmel's maXTouch capacitive touchscreen technology to make the user interface incredibly responsive and intuitive. The Samsung Wave also includes a 5-megapixel camera with auto ...

Synapse Wireless, Inc. and Atmel Corporation today announced that Synapse’s SNAP network operating system is now available for Atmel’s new highly integrated ATmega128RFA1 wireless microcontroller.

Complete IEEE 802.15.4-compliant, IPv6/6LoWPAN-based, ZigBee-certified wireless offering. Choosing Atmel's Wireless solutions gives you a head start and the shortest time-to-market.

Atmel today announced that its battery management circuit ATA6870 is the industry's first solution that features active cell balancing with capacitors or inductors for high-cell-count Li-Ion batteries supporting supply voltages up to several hundreds volts such as used in electrical/hybrid vehicles, e-bikes or uninterruptible power supplies.

Atmel announced the availability of the new single-chip AES-128 immobilizer and remote keyless entry AVR microcontroller for combi-key applications. This combi-key application will enable a fully integrated solution for automotive manufacturers and consumers seeking an easier to use, integrated system. Atmel's ATA5795 is specifically targeted for high-volume, uni-directional car keys, while the immobilizer and the remote keyless entry functions a...

Atmel announced the availability of two new transceiver families for LIN automotive networking applications. Featuring the industry's lowest power wake-up management (the power consumption of competing solutions is up to 10 times higher), the new Atmel LIN families serve automotive body electronics applications such as door modules, seat control or intelligent sensors, and powertrain applications such as engine control systems. In addition, Atmel...

Atmel claimed the first standard product capacitive touch controller in the industry that is fully qualified for the automotive market. Based on the patented QTouch capacitive touch technology for buttons, sliders and wheels, the AT42QT1110 is a ready-to-use 11-key capacitive touch controller that meets all device specification requirements for the automotive industry. These products are ideal for automobile applications such as global positionin...

Atmel announced several new devices to enable an automotive designer to easily develop lower-cost designs with enhanced connectivity, improved safety and increased Li-Ion battery life. These solutions will enable automotive designers to create innovative automotive applications with a Li-Ion battery management solution featuring active cell balancing, LIN transceiver families with ultra-low power wake-up management, a single-chip car access devic...

Atmel Corporation, a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, and i-Novi, an innovative and leading design services team, today announced that it will join forces to deliver a 3D Accelerometer (3DA) and capacitive touch sensing intuitive wireless lighting control reference design platform.

Atmel announced that its low-power ATtiny 10/20/40 microcontroller (MCU) families are optimized for touch sensing support of buttons, wheels and sliders. Featuring Atmel's AVR MCU and its patented low-power picoPower® technology, these devices are ideal for a number of applications in the cost-sensitive industrial and consumer markets including automotive control panels, LCD TVs and monitors, notebook computers, mobile handsets and more.

Atmel Corporation announced that the Atmel QTouch Suite will be available with additional functionality to provide third party CAD developers easy access to QTouch® technology. By offering Atmel's QTouch Suite with CAD software tools, designers will now have an easy approach to add touch buttons, sliders and wheels during schematics, PCB layout design and prototyping stage. In addition, designers can develop low-power applications with touch f...

Atmel today announced several new and existing device and software product that will enable designers to easily implement capacitive touch functionality to buttons, sliders and wheels for applications in the consumer, industrial and white goods markets.

Atmel announced the ATtiny4313, an extension to Atmel's tinyAVR product family of low-power, high-performance microcontrollers featuring picoPower® technology. The ATtiny4313 is a new device in the 20-pin tinyAVR family that is code- and pin-compatible with the existing ATtiny2313A. The new device enables a simple, swift upgrade to consumer end products.

Atmel announced a new turnkey security module to protect brand and IP (intellectual property) against counterfeiting and cloning. Based on Atmel's AT90SO secureAVR microcontrollers, the VaultIC200 is the newest member of the VaultIC(TM) product family - a family that offers secure microcontrollers with multiple interfaces and bundled security firmware. Atmel's VaultIC200 can protect against cloning of various applications including ink and toner ...

Atmel announced a new secure microcontroller dedicated to deeply embedded security functions including brand and IP (intellectual property) protection against counterfeiting and cloning. Atmel's AT90SO4 is the newest member of the AT90SO product family - a family that offers a wide range of interfaces to bring security in any system. Built around Atmel's secureAVR® microcontroller technology, the AT90SO4 offers banking or government security ...

Atmel Corporation announced a new technology, a Floating Point Unit, that is being designed for Atmel's 32-bit AVR UC3 product family. This new technology will enable designers to replace a two chip microcontroller and digital signal processing (DSP) solution with just one Atmel microcontroller (MCU) for applications in the automotive and industrial control markets.

Atmel Corporation today announced several new microcontroller products, tools and platforms to enable an easier workflow for designers of consumer, industrial, white goods and smart energy applications.