Micros

Renesas Technology Europe announced today that it has partnered with the FreeRTOS program to provide FreeRTOS support for the new SH7216 microcontroller device. FreeRTOS is a portable, open source real time kernel that is currently the de facto standard in cross-platform operating systems for embedded microcontrollers. The announcement is significant as it represents the first official port of FreeRTOS for the SuperH line of microcontrollers fro...

STMicroelectronics has released details of new ultra low-cost 32-bit microcontrollers bringing the advantages of the STM32’s 32-bit advanced industry-standard core into applications served by lower-performing devices that lock developers into proprietary processor architectures.

At Embedded World in Nuremberg, Renesas Technology Europe today announced the release of the new RX62T, the third family of products in its broad RX Platform series of MCUs. The RX Platform is built around the new RX CPU and comprises the next generation of MCUs which integrate the functions of Renesas Technology’s existing 16-bit and 32-bit MCU products. The new RX62T Group comprises 40 individual products. In addition to the high speed, high ...

Renesas Technology Europe today announced a new generation of R8C Family microcontrollers (MCUs) that are based on the latest process technology tailored for high performance 8 bit applications. Built on a powerful 16-bit CPU core*, the R8C/3x MCUs with on-chip flash have an extended operating voltage range of 1.8V to 5.5V. They incorporate new and enhanced analogue functions, including level-only-sensitive power-on reset circuits, high speed dig...

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.

Infineon Technologies has expanded its cost-effective and scalable XC800 microcontroller (MCU) portfolio with two powerful new device series. The new XC82x and XC83x series were specifically developed to further reduce system cost and allow for improved energy efficiency of a wide range of industrial applications.

Answering the need for energy efficiency in home automation and metering, Silicon Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today introduced the industry's lowest power single-chip wireless microcontrollers (MCUs). Silicon Labs' new ultra-low-power Si10xx wireless MCU family addresses the power and RF requirements of battery-operated home automation systems, smart meters, in-home utility m...

Renesas Technology Europe today announced the release of a second selection of products in its wide RX Platform product line-up. The RX Platform is built around the new RX CPU and comprises the next generation of MCUs integrating the functions of Renesas Technology’s existing 16-bit and 32-bit MCU products.

Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today unveiled several new 8-bit PIC® microcontrollers (MCUs) that sets the industry benchmark for low-power microcontrollers and peripheral integration. These new MCUs feature active currents of less than 50 µA/MHz and sleep currents down to 20 nA. The PIC12F182X MCUs extend Microchip’s Enhanced Mid-range 8-bit core product line into the 8-pin segme...

Microchip announces the expansion of its Enhanced 8-bit Mid-range core microcontroller (MCU) portfolio, with higher memory and pincount devices featuring nanoWatt XLP technology and industry-leading active power consumption. The PIC16F19XX MCUs feature a broad range of peripherals, including an mTouch™ capacitive touch-sensing module, LCD drive, multiple communications peripherals, and more Pulse-Width Modulator (PWM) channels, with independen...