Micros
Analog Devices' Blackfin Processor Helps Onkyo's New Digital Audio System
Onkyo, a leading global name in audio/video components and home theatre systems, has designed its new BR-925 CD/HDD receiver system around the Blackfin BF532 convergent processor from Analog Devices. Onkyo, whose stated philosophy is to “deliver products that are superbly designed and built to a consistently outstanding standard of excellence,” chose the Blackfin processor for its ability to meet specific design goals for the BR-925 digital a...
Atmel’s Customizable Microcontroller Provides Low-cost Migration Path to High-volume ASICs
Atmel has announced a low-cost re-targeting flow for migrating designs from its low entry-cost AT91CAP ARM-based customizable microcontrollers to its ASICs that minimize unit cost in high volume. This flow, based on automated netlist re-targeting that preserves system functionality, enables customers to benefit from the low development costs and rapid prototype availability of the CAP™ and then, once the product has been proved in its appli...
Atmel Brings ARM Processor-based Custom SoCs to 10K-unit Apps with No License Fees
Atmel has announced its CAP7L customizable microcontroller that allows fabless semiconductor companies to implement ARM7 processor-based systems-on-chip (SoCs) with a turn-around period as low as 12 weeks, a nominal NRE charge of only $75,000, and unit costs as low as $5, without requiring a separate licence from ARM.
NEC Electronics launches Two PLUG IT! Starter Kits
NEC Electronics Europe has announced the release of two Plug it! starter kits to evaluate Full Speed 12 Mbps USB 2.0 function and host communications implemented in its 32-bit V850ES/Jx3-H and V850ES/Jx3–U microcontroller range. V850ES/Jx3-H has Full Speed 12 Mbps USB 2.0 function capability whilst V850ES/Jx3–U incorporates both Full Speed 12 Mbps USB 2.0 host and function capabilities.
Renesas releases first microcontrollers in RX Family offering industry-top-level code efficiency
Renesas Technology has announced the first RX Family microcontroller products built around the new RX CPU that is destined to become the mainstay of the company’s business in serving global embedded systems markets. The RX CPU implements a complex instruction set computer (CISC) architecture that integrates and significantly extends the capabilities of Renesas’ existing 16-bit and 32-bit MCU products, while providing compatibility that protec...
Toshiba expands family of extended temperature ARM9 microcontrollers
Toshiba has expanded its family of low-power ARM-based microcontrollers with a new device that can help to reduce the component count and cost of embedded industrial designs supporting human machine interface (HMI) applications. The new device further enhances the scalability of the Toshiba ARM9 family, helping designers to select the optimum price/performance point for their target applications.
NXP demonstrates world's first functional Cortex-M0 silicon
NXP has announced what it says is the world’s first functional ARM Cortex-M0 silicon. The Cortex-M0 processor represents a breakthrough in terms of size, low power and energy efficiency while its simplicity makes it one of the easiest architectures to use on the market today. As the first Cortex-M0 processor licensee, NXP will present fully functional Cortex-M0 silicon demonstrations at the Embedded Systems Conference Silicon Valley, March 30 -...
NEC Electronics' latest Spin it! Development Kit is available
NEC Electronics has announced the release of its latest Spin it! development kit. The 78K0R – Spin it! is a single-board, low-voltage motor control development platform designed specifically for the evaluation of NEC Electronics’ 16-bit 78K0R/Ix3 Motor Control MCU family.
Microchip Unveils PICDEM Lab Development Kit
Microchip has announced the PICDEM Lab Development Kit, an entry-level development platform for all of Microchip’s 8-bit Flash PIC microcontrollers (MCUs) with 20 or fewer pins. Aimed at educators, students and newcomers to microcontrollers, the PICDEM Lab Development Kit comes complete with five popular 8-bit PIC MCUs, along with a selection of discrete components, a PICkit TM 2 Debugger/Programmer and a CD containing a User’s Guide, labs an...
Atmel Collaborates with IAR Systems to Accelerate Application Development for AT91SAM ARM Micros
IAR Systems and Atmel announced today the result of their cooperation to enhance the support for Atmel’s entire AT91SAM family of ARM-based Flash microcontrollers and embedded microprocessors in the latest release of IAR Embedded Workbench. The product of intensive collaborative development between the two companies, this powerful toolkit simplifies and accelerates application development for Atmel’s AT91SAM micros.