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Texas Instruments Incorporated has announced the MSP430F563x and MSP430F663x families adding more performance and features to its ultra-low-power 16-bit microcontroller portfolio. Developers can immediately take advantage of the microcontrollers’ larger memory, display capacity and analog peripherals, which enable high precision measurement and connectivity. The F563x and F663x devices meet the needs of portable measurement applications, in...

Microchip announces the lowest-cost development tool supporting 3.3V 16-bit and 32-bit PIC® microcontrollers (MCUs), as well as 16-bit dsPIC® Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) in 28-pin SPDIP packages. The flexible Microstick II tool features everything designers need to start development with these MCUs and DSCs, including an integrated debugger and programmer, user LED, reset button, and DUT socket for easy device swapping.

MSC now offers the new RL78/G1A 16-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) from Renesas Electronics. The new devices are ideally suited for use in demanding sensor applications and are available in 3 mm x 3 mm land grid array (LGA) and 4 mm x 4 mm ball grid array (BGA) packages. In addition to an accurate 12-bit A/D converter and up to 28 analog inputs, the RL78/G1A MCUs have an independent power supply for internal analog parts that significantly reduces or...

The newest members to the ML610Q4xx series of low-power microcontrollers from LAPIS Semiconductor (formerly OKI Semiconductor) will give designers even more choices when creating products that provide comprehensive control over the operation of battery-powered devices used for the measurement and display of temperature, humidity and carbon monoxide (CO) in industrial and commercial environments. These new devices feature an RC-type analog-to-digi...

Renesas Electronics Europe has announced the availability of four new 32-bit All Flash microcontrollers. the uPD70F3515, uPD70F3514, uPD70F3512 and the uPD70F3510. They provide processing performance of up to 1024 Dhrystone MIPS (million instructions per second, Note 1) at a clock speed of 200 megahertz (MHz). This makes the V850E2M/MN4 the world’s highest-performance industrial embedded Flash microcontroller.

Renesas Electronics has announced the expansion of the RL78 Family with the introduction of the new RL78/G1A Group of microcontrollers (MCUs). The RL78/G1A 16-bit MCUs integrate enhanced analog technology with industry-leading power-efficient technology of the RL78 Family to deliver excellent processing performance. The RL78/G1A Group of MCUs are ideal for a number of applications including industrial automation sensors, white goods, home automa...

Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe has announced the launch of the third wave of products in its FM3 Family of new 32-bit RISC microcontrollers based on the ARM Cortex-M3 processor core, which debuted in November of last year. In total, Fujitsu is releasing 54 new products. The new products are members of the High Performance Group including the MB9B610/D10/510/410/310//110 Series. These series are designed for processing-intensive system controllers a...

Microchip announces the expansion of its enhanced core 16-bit dsPIC33 and PIC24 ‘E’ Digital Signal Controller and microcontroller (MCU) families. The new devices include on-chip op amps and Microchip’s Charge Time Measurement Unit (CTMU) peripheral to enable advanced features at a low cost, in user-interface, intelligent-sensing, general-purpose and motor-control applications. Pin-compatibility with existing 16-bit dsPIC33 DSCs and PIC24 ...

Microchip announces that the 32-bit PIC32 microcontroller (MCUs) now operate from -40°C to 105°C, extending their use into a wide range of robust applications in the communications, industrial, medical, automotive, appliance and renewable-energy markets. The newly-qualified V-Temp MCUs continue to provide the full range of PIC32 MCU features including peripherals for connectivity, graphics, audio, touch sensing and industrial CAN, to provide th...

NXP Semiconductors N.V. has announced the availability of new low-pin-count package options – SO20, TSSOP20, TSSOP28 and DIP28 – for its ARM Cortex- M0 LPC1100 family of microcontroller. The new LPC111x devices are the world’s first 32-bit ARM microcontrollers in low-pin-count packages, and open the door for a broader range of applications previously closed to typical 32-bit MCUs due to package footprint or manufacturing constraints. Target...