Micros

SILICA today announced the launch of a major growth programme called Core 'n More, which provides a focus for the company's comprehensive portfolio of microcontroller solutions, tools, software support and design-in services.

PYTEC America, a leader in miniature, low power, high-performance system on module technology announces the phyCORE-AM3517 System on Module (SOM), populated with Texas Instruments’ Sitara® ARM Cortex-A8 AM3517 microprocessor .

Zilog today introduces its new Solution Kits for the ZMOTION Detection and Control Family with a series of high-performance Microcontrollers with integrated Motion Detection Algorithms combined with a selection of Lenses and Pyroelectric Sensors to fit a wide range of application requirements. Optimized configuration parameters for the ZMOTION MCU are provided for each lens/sensor combination, ensuring the best possible performance while signific...

AMD announced its AMD E-350 APU demonstrated a significant reduction in the overall product “carbon footprint” as compared to a previous generation product featuring an AMD Athlon™ Neo II Dual core processor and an ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5430 graphics processor. The environmental benefits were evidenced by a recently completed carbon footprint study that examined the production and use of the new APU, and found a reduction of up to 40 pe...

Continuing its commitment to provide more low-cost options to 8-bit developers, Texas Instruments Incorporated today announced 64 new ultra-low-power MSP430 Value Line microcontrollers (MCUs) that offer 16-bit performance at an 8-bit price. The new MSP430G2xx2 MCUs include integrated capacitive touch IOs, allowing developers to interface directly with capacitive touch pads, eliminating the need for additional hardware and components. Additionally...

Microchip announced a new, six-member family of 32-bit PIC32MX5/6/7 microcontrollers that provides the same integrated Ethernet, CAN, USB and serial connectivity peripherals with new, more cost-effective memory options. Additionally, design enhancements also provide lower power consumption of 0.5 mA/MHz active current, higher Flash memory endurance of 20k read/write cycles, and better EEPROM emulation capability. By maintaining common pin-outs,...

Renesas introduced two new additions to its 16-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) within the R8C/Lx Series. The new R8C/LAxA product groups offer strong peripheral functions and minimum display capability along with ultra-low power consumption that is ranked among the best in the industry. The R8C/LA3A and LA5A MCUs comprise a total of two groups with 32 pins and 52 pins integrating up to 64 kilobytes (KB) of programmable flash memory. Sample shipments ...

VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced its participation at the annual Lunch@Piero's media event, to be held during CES in Las Vegas on January 6th and 7th.

VIA Technologies announced its latest VIA Nano X2 processor for mainstream PC markets. Based on a 40 nanometer fabrication process, the VIA Nano X2 delivers better computational performance and improved multi-tasking ability without consuming more power.

Bridging the gap between low-cost Piccolo and high-performance Delfino floating-point microcontrollers (MCUs), Texas Instruments announced its new low-cost TMS320F2806x Piccolo floating-point MCUs. Rooted in TI’s 25+ years of digital signal processing leadership, the new Piccolo MCUs offer an enhanced math engine specifically designed to simplify programming and optimize performance in real-time control applications that may require integra...