Micros
ARM licenses SecurCoreR SC300T processor to Toshiba
ARM has announced it has licensed the ARM SecurCore SC300 processor to Toshiba Corporation for use in future embedded security applications. The SC300 processor is based upon the popular Cortex-M3 processor “By licensing the ARM SecurCore SC300 processor, we will be able to provide our customers with a range of innovative smartcard IC solutions,” said Tatsuo Noguchi, SoC Technology executive of Semiconductor Company, Toshiba Corporation. “T...
VIVOTEK's 2-megapixel network camera based on new DM365 digital media processor from TI
Texas Instruments has announced that its TMS320DM365 digital media processor based on DaVinci technology has been selected by VIVOTEK, one of the leading global suppliers of IP surveillance equipments, to drive its new high performance 2-megapixel network cameras. VIVOTEK's new IP8161 dual-mode (night/day) network camera supports H.264 compression, providing outstanding image quality and superior streaming efficiency. With the built-in removable ...
Microchip Introduces 16-bit Microcontrollers with 20nA Sleep current
Microchip has announced the PIC24F16KA family of 16-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) with new nanoWatt XLPTM eXtreme Low Power Technology. The PIC24F16KA family features the world’s lowest sleep current consumption microcontrollers, with typical sleep currents as low as 20nA. Low power, combined with integrated EEPROM in a small footprint and low pin-count package makes the four members of the PIC24F16KA MCU family ideal for battery powered, energy ...
Microchip's Microcontrollers with Sleep Currents less than 20nA
Microchip has announced what it says is the world’s lowest power sleep current for 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs). The PIC18F46J11 and PIC18F46J50 MCUs feature Microchip’s new nanoWatt XLPTM eXtreme Low Power Technology, which enables typical sleep currents of less than 20nA. The new nanoWatt XLP technology gives designers the flexibility to customise their applications for the lowest power consumption through multiple internal wake-up sources...
NEC Electronics Announces Shine it! demo kit
NEC Electronics Europe has announced the release of the new Shine it! demonstration kit. The kit helps developers to quickly start hardware and software design for LED lighting systems and other drive applications even with minimal microcontroller experience. Shine It! features NEC Electronics’ µPD78F8024 microcontroller, part of a new family of devices combining microcontrollers with 4 channels of high current LED driver in a single package.
NEC Introduces Two 8-Bit Microcontrollers With Integrated Constant High Current Drivers
NEC Electronics today introduced two new 8-bit All Flash general-purpose microcontrollers (MCUs) that can be used in control applications such as LED (Light Emitting Diode) lighting, home electric cookers and chargers. The new devices combine NEC Electronics’ All Flash 78K0/KB2 microcontrollers with constant high current drivers in a single package. The part numbers differ according to their Flash memory capacity; μPD78F8024 offers 8 kilob...
Renesas expands SH/Tiny Flash microcontroller range
Renesas Technology has added 16Kbyte Flash versions to its popular line-up of low pin count, SH/Tiny Flash microcontrollers. The lower memory versions provide a more flexible and cost effective solution with many advantages over DSPs. With their performance and small memory sizes, these devices are ideal to perform both real-time control and DSP functions.
Portable medical devices become smaller, smarter with TI’s new signal-chain-on-chip MCUs
To quickly and efficiently develop reliable, convenient and low-cost medical devices, engineers require microcontrollers (MCUs) that provide low power consumption, high performance and targeted peripheral integration. Addressing this need, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced the new MSP430FG47x ultra-low power MCU series.
Atmel Launches new AVR32 Microcontroller with High Speed Communication for Digital Audio Solutions
Atmel Corporation announced today the introduction of a new AVR32 microcontroller with high speed communication. Featuring Atmel’s 91 DMIPS AVR32 CPU, the AT32UC3A3 includes Hi-Speed USB interface with On-The-Go, a dual high speed SD/MMC card interface plus SDRAM and NAND flash interface with SLC and MLC, ECC. It is targeted to the rapidly growing digital media solutions and audio player docking station markets, where Atmel has seen conside...
Next-Generation V850E2M Dual Core Architecture For 32-Bit V850 Microcontrollers
NEC Electronics has unveiled the V850E2M microcontroller unit (MCU) featuring dual-core for eco-friendly performance and high reliability in automotive and industrial automation systems. An extension of the company’s V850 and V850E architectures, the new 32-bit core is highly scalable to compete with 16- and 32-bit devices, and provides increased functionality while lowering energy requirements and increasing development efficiency.