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STMicroelectronics today announced the extension of its 32-bit STM32L series of microcontrollers. The expansion of the family now includes devices with memory densities of 256 and 384 Kbytes, thereby offering a Flash memory range from 32 up to 384 Kbytes for embedded application engineers. The series is now entering into volume manufacturing and the first devices, offering 64 and 128-Kbyte memory densities, are expected to be available in product...

Freescale Semiconductor today announced the addition of Power Architecture microcontrollers (MCUs) to its expansive industrial MCU portfolio. With this offering, Freescale is extending its experience and success with Power Architecture technology in the demanding automotive and networking infrastructure markets to a range of industrial applications.

Texas Instruments Incorporated today introduced the industry’s first floating-point microcontroller (MCU) for extreme temperature operation from -55°C to 210°C. Exceeding the traditional 150°C limit for other high-temperature semiconductors, the SM320F28335-HT Delfino 32-bit MCU provides high-reliability, high-performance, real-time measurement and control for manufacturers of electronics operating in harsh and hot environments,...

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.

Microchip Technology Inc today announced the PIC18F “K80” 8-bit CAN microcontrollers (MCUs) featuring 1.8 – 5.5V operation and eXtreme Low Power (XLP) technology, for the industry’s lowest sleep current consumption of less than 20 nA. The new MCUs also feature an on-chip 12-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and a peripheral that enables mTouch™ capacitive touch-sensing user interfaces. They are ideal for applications in the automoti...

Freescale Semiconductor today announced the newest addition to its growing Kinetis 32-bit microcontroller (MCU) line – the Kinetis K50 family. This new family, targeted for medical and industrial applications, further expands the industry’s most extensive and scalable portfolio built on the ARM® Cortex™-M4 core.

Renesas Electronics today introduced the first products in the new RX200 Series of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) with embedded Flash memory that extend its very successful RX MCU family into the realm of ultra-low power and wide-voltage range operation.

Microchip announces the PIC18F “K80” 8-bit CAN microcontrollers (MCUs) featuring 1.8 to 5.5V operation and eXtreme Low Power (XLP) technology, for the industry’s lowest sleep current consumption of less than 20nA. The new MCUs also feature an on-chip 12-bit Analogue-to-Digital Converter (ADC) and a peripheral which enables mTouch™ capacitive touch-sensing user interfaces. The new MCUs are ideal for automotive applications, such as body ...

Toshiba Electronics Europe has further expanded its range of devices and tools for motion control applications with a compact and integrated ARM Cortex-M3 microcontroller that will improve application performance and efficiency while reducing component count and board space. The 32-bit TMPM374FW IC is launched with a dedicated Starter Kit that provides all of the hardware, software and documentation needed for immediate device evaluation and rapi...

Renesas Electronics today announced the availability of its eight new 32-bit V850 microcontrollers, an addition to its existing J Series. These new V850ES/Jx3-L MCUs are an extension of the successful low power V850ES/Jx3-L 32-bit MCUs that were introduced in early 2010. They are designed for low power, portable applications with high density memory from 768 kilobyte (KB) flash/80KB RAM to 1 megabyte (MB) flash/80KB RAM to support increasing memo...