Energy Micro and Hitex Devepment Tools have announced the availability of a self-test library for the ARM Cortex-M3 based EFM32 Gecko microcontroller family. The free of charge library was developed, tested and pre-certified according to the IEC 60335 and IEC 60730 standards.

Energy Micro announced that Markus Florian has joined the company as Sales Director for Central Europe. The appointment further strengthens the company’s sales operations in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region to support the rapid growth of Energy Micro’s ultra low energy ARM® Cortex™ based EFM32 MCUs. Based in Munich, Germany, Markus Florian moves to Energy Micro with more than 10 years’ experience in semiconductor sales,...

Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller and radio company, is continuing to expand its global sales network with the appointment of its first local distributor for the Russian market. Eltech will support Energy Micro’s range of energy friendly ARM® Cortex™ based EFM32 Gecko microcontrollers and EFR Draco radios for ultra low power applications.

Energy Micro, le spécialiste du microcontrôleur éco-énergétique, annonce la disponibilité de modèles en boîtiers QFP64 au sein de ses familles de produits EFM32 Gecko et Tiny Gecko. Particulièrement prisés sur le marché en croissance du comptage d’énergie intelligent, ces nouveaux modèles à 64 broches trouvent aussi leur emploi dans des applications énergétiquement sensibles comme la domotique, les systèmes de sécurité et les...

Energy Micro has announced availability of its EFM32 Gecko and Tiny Gecko product lines in a QFP64 package. The new 64-pin devices are particularly popular in the growing smart metering market, in addition to energy sensitive applications like building automation, security systems and portable health and fitness equipment.

Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller and radio company, has announced the appointment of two new distributors for Taiwan. Maxtek Technology and Retronix Technology will support Energy Micro’s complete portfolio of energy friendly ARM® Cortex™ based EFM32 Gecko MCUs and EFR4 Draco RF transceivers for ultra low power applications.

Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller and radio company, has announced the appointment of Honestar Technologies as a distributor for China. Honestar will support Energy Micro’s complete portfolio of energy friendly ARM Cortex based EFM32 Gecko MCUs and EFR4 Draco RF transceivers for ultra low power applications.

Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller and radio company, has appointed Jeff Su as Sales Director for Greater China. The appointment supports a planned expansion of the company’s activities in the region, to include a representative office in Shanghai and the recruitment of field sales and application engineers across China.

Energy Micro has announced the introduction of a starter kit for its ARM® CortexTM-M3 based EFM32 Tiny Gecko microcontrollers. Referenced EFM32TG-STK3300 and selling at $69, the kit provides users with all the functionality that's needed to create ultra low power system designs consuming a fraction of the energy of systems using rival microcontrollers.

Energy Micro has announced the appointment of Byoung-Ho Choi as its first Country Manager for South Korea. BH will head local sales and distribution activities for the company's growing family of ARM® Cortex(TM) based energy friendly microcontrollers and RF transceivers. Energy Micro's ultra low power EFM32 Gecko MCU and EFR4 Draco radio products are capable of consuming a quarter of the energy of competing solutions.

Energy Micro has announced advance details of its forthcoming energy friendly radio (EFR) product family. Complementing the company’s EFM32 Gecko microcontrollers, EFR4D Draco high performance radio solutions will consume only 25% of the energy of competing products. Based on an ARM Cortex-M0 core, Draco system-on-chip (SoC) radios will achieve receive and transmit current consumption as low as 5mA and 6mA respectively.

Energy Micro has announced advance details of its forthcoming energy friendly radio (EFR) product family. Complementing the company’s EFM32 Gecko microcontrollers, EFR4D Draco high performance radio solutions will consume only 25% of the energy of competing products. Based on an ARM Cortex-M0 core, Draco system-on-chip (SoC) radios will achieve receive and transmit current consumption as low as 5mA and 6mA respectively.

Energy Micro lance la première version de Simplicity Studio, une suite logicielle complète qui donne instantanément accès à tous les outils, documentations, logiciels et autres ressources nécessaires au développement de systèmes bâtis sur les microcontrôleurs éco-énergétiques EFM32 Gecko de la société. Au travers d'une interface unique, Simplicity Studio, qui ambitionne de contribuer à une réduction de moitié des temps de dével...

Energy Micro has released its first version of Simplicity Studio, a complete software console providing instant access to all the tools, documentation, software and other resources needed in the development of systems based on its energy friendly EFM32 Gecko microcontrollers. With the objective of helping to reduce embedded system development times by a half, Simplicity Studio consolidates control of everything from source code and third party I...

Energy Micro is to extend the reach of its ultra low power EFM32 Gecko microcontroller family with the introduction of an ARM Cortex-M0 based product line and has improved the low power performance of its forthcoming Cortex-M3 based Tiny Gecko devices. The new introductions will boost the company’s Energy Friendly Microcontroller portfolio to more than 100 products.

Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller company, has announced it is making its EFM32 Gecko and Tiny Gecko product lines available in the space-saving QFP48 package. The smaller 48-pin ARM® Cortex(TM)-M3 based microcontroller options will enable manufacturers to take device footprint down to 7mm x 7mm at a pin pitch of 0.5mm.

Energy Micro has announced that Aquiba, a joint venture between Sentec and Takahata Precision, has selected Energy Micro's energy friendly EFM32 Gecko microcontroller for use in its groundbreaking A200 smart water meter. Chosen for its ultra low power performance, processing capability and peripheral set, the EFM32G890F128 microcontroller handles the A200's high accuracy flow measurement, data logging, secure communication and application firmwa...

Energy Micro annonce qu'Aquiba, une entreprise commune à Sentec et Takahata Precision, a retenu le microcontrôleur éco-énergétique EFM32 Gecko pour son compteur d'eau intelligent et révolutionnaire A200. Choisi pour son ultrabasse consommation, ses capacités de traitement et son jeu de périphériques, le microcontrôleur EFM32G890F128 prend en charge la mesure de débit de haute précision de l'A200, ainsi que l'enregistrement des donnée...

The energy friendly 32-bit EFM32 microcontrollers beat existing low-power MCU alternatives. Here we'll highlight the ten factors that make this possible, plus you can find out even more on ultra low-power operation in the EFM32 White Paper.

Energy Micro, the energy friendly microcontroller company, has been named Start-up of the Year at the annual Elektra Awards held at the Lancaster Hotel, London.