Micros

NEC Electronics Europe has announced the V850ES/Jx3-L All Flash demonstration kit, supporting recently launched V850ES/Jx3-L microcontroller family. The new demo kit adds to the existing range of microcontroller starter kits from NEC Electronics, designed to deliver customers with a complete out-of-the-box experience when selecting a low power consumption capability microcontroller.

Renesas Technology Europe has announced a new SH7786 dual-core processor fabricated with a 65 nm process for high-performance multimedia equipment such as car navigation systems. It realizes excellent processing performance of up to 1,920 million instructions per second (MIPS) (960MIPS× 2, when operating at 533 MHz) and ultra-high-speed data transfer. The device will be made available to Renesas’ wide base of consumer and industrial customers ...

At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco yesterday, Tensilica announced that the new Intel Media Processor CE 3100 (formerly codenamed “Canmore”) for Internet-connected CE devices includes Tensilica’s HiFi 2 audio processor. Tensilica’s HiFi 2 processor is specifically optimized to efficiently run over 50 audio software packages, including AACPlus, MP3, SRS TruSurround HD, WMA, and G.7xx Voice codecs, along with the complete suites o...

NEC Electronics has announced that it has commercialised four models of a new 16-bit microcontroller with on-chip flash memory (All Flash microcontroller), with a consumer electronics control (CEC) circuit enabling interdependent control of digital televisions, DVD recorders, and other devices via a single cable connection.

Renesas Technology Europe announced today the availability of the SH7785, its latest high performance addition to the SuperH family of microprocessors, to the consumer and Industrial markets. The device extends the SH7780 family incorporating an advanced SH-4A CPU core and boasting a 50% increase in processing performance and enhancing functionality.

Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) is now offering the ARM Cortex-A9MP and the ARM Cortex-R4F processor cores for use with the company’s full range of ASIC technologies - including processes down to 40nm. With local support from Toshiba’s European LSI Design and Engineering Centre (ELDEC), European customers can choose the ARM cores to improve performance, reduce power consumption and minimise board space in ASIC and ASSP designs for applicatio...

Approximately 1.6 times faster than earlier Renesas Technology MCUs and full complement of peripheral functions, including CAN for automotive applications, providing reduced system cost, improved performance, and enhanced functionality

Renesas Technology Europe today announced the SH72544R SuperH Family microcontroller designed for use in automotive engine and transmission control systems. The device features high-speed operation up to 200 MHz and 2.5 Mbytes of fast, high-capacity on-chip flash memory. Sample shipments will begin during July 2008.

Renesas Technology Europe has announced the addition of a total of 36 new models (72 type names) in 12 groups featuring enhanced functions and higher package pin counts. These include the 80-pin R8C/38E group, 64-pin R8C/36E group, and the 48-pin R8C/34E group. Together they strengthen the R8C/Tiny Series line-up for in-vehicle automotive equipment applications.

SST (Silicon Storage Technology) has announced a new addition to its FlashFlex family of 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), the SST89C58RC. The new device is the industry’s first 8051-based MCU to feature two system management buses (SMBus), each supporting up to 400 Kbit per second data throughput, in a tiny 6mm x 6mm QFN package. The SST89C58RC supports operating voltages from 2.7V to 5.5V for implementation in applications with a variety of ...