All items tagged with product development and microcontroller (10)

Microchip Announces New Arm-Based PIC with Built-in Bluetooth Low Energy Connectivity

October 19, 2022 by Cristina Costa

Microchip Announces New Arm-Based PIC with Built-in Bluetooth Low Energy Connectivity

Microchip Technology introduced its first Arm Cortex-M4F-based PIC microcontroller (MCU) family that solves basic wireless connectivity design challenges by integrating Bluetooth Low Energy functionality directly into one of a system’s most basic components, supported by one of the industry’s most comprehensive developer ecosystems. Microchip's new PIC32CX-BZ2 MCU family is available in SoCs QFN packages and complete PCB modules and antenna.

NXP Enables Industry-First Single Controller for In-Vehicle Multi-Device Wireless Charging

August 28, 2020 by Cristina Costa

NXP Enables Industry-First Single Controller for In-Vehicle Multi-Device Wireless Charging

NXP Semiconductors announced that the first multi-device vehicle wireless charging solution driven by a single MWCT controller is now available in production vehicles. The solution charges two mobile devices simultaneously at up to 2x15 Watts using a single MWCT controller and supports all Qi wireless charging enabled phones including latest iPhone models, and products from Samsung, Huawei and others. Optional NFC is available for convenience features such as BLE/Wi-Fi pairing, smart car access with NFC, in-car purchases and NFC card damage protection.

Cypress Releases PSoC 6 BLE Pioneer Kit and Supporting PSoC Creator 4.2 IDE

October 2, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Cypress Releases PSoC 6 BLE Pioneer Kit and Supporting PSoC Creator 4.2 IDE

Cypress Semiconductor announced its PSoC 6 BLE Pioneer Kit and PSoC Creator Integrated Design Environment (IDE) software version 4.2 that enable designers to begin innovating with the PSoC 6 microcontroller (MCU) for all connected applications. PSoC BLE 6 is the industry’s lowest power, most flexible MCU with built-in Bluetooth Low Energy wireless connectivity and integrated hardware-based security in a single device.

Microchip Extends eXtreme Low Power PIC32MM Microcontroller Family with USB Support

June 20, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Microchip Extends eXtreme Low Power PIC32MM Microcontroller Family with USB Support

Microchip announced that new PIC32MM “GPM” MCUs are now available. The eXtreme Low Power (XLP) devices feature large memory in small packages, providing ample battery life for space-constrained applications. With the inclusion of USB support, I2S and several other connectivity options, Core Independent Peripherals and feature-rich development boards, the “GPM” MCUs are well suited for digital audio applications, and entertainment devices.

STMicroelectronics Teams with DSP Concepts to Give STM32 Users Free Access to Advanced Audio Design Tool

March 14, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

STMicroelectronics Teams with DSP Concepts to Give STM32 Users Free Access to Advanced Audio Design Tool

The new ST-AudioWeaver free development tool from STMicroelectronics streamlines and simplifies development of embedded audio applications for richer user interfaces in smart devices using 32-bit ARM Cortex-M based STM32 microcontrollers. Developed in cooperation with DSP Concepts, creator of the Audio Weaver design suite, the tool contains library of 160 audio algorithms, with GUI for configuring and fine-tuning.

Cypress Unveils Low Power MCU Architecture for Secure Devices

March 14, 2017 by Cristina Costa

Cypress Unveils Low Power MCU Architecture for Secure Devices

Cypress Semiconductor announced its newest microcontroller (MCU) PSoC 6 architecture that is purpose-built for the Internet of Things (IoT). The architecture is built on ultra-low-power 40-nm process technology, with integrated security features required for next-generation IoT devices. Featuring dual-core processing, the architecture fills a gap in the IoT solution space between power-hungry and higher-cost application processors and performance-challenged, single-core MCUs.

Renesas Electronics Delivers Next-Generation Emulator That Contributes to Reduced Embedded Software Development Time

February 13, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Renesas Electronics Delivers Next-Generation Emulator That Contributes to Reduced Embedded Software Development Time

Renesas Electronics announced the E2 Emulator, a new-generation on-chip debugging emulator. The E2 is intended as a development environment for the latest devices in the Renesas RH850, RX, and RL78 Families of microcontrollers (MCUs), and for a selection of automotive system(s)-on-chip (SoCs). The new emulator supports the extended debugging functionality of the RH850 Family and contributes to shortening the time required for CAN communication debugging and the current consumption debugging.

Microchip Introduces New Low-Power PIC24 “GA7” Microcontroller Family for Cost-Effective, Space-Constrained Designs

December 14, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Microchip Introduces New Low-Power PIC24 “GA7” Microcontroller Family for Cost-Effective, Space-Constrained Designs

Microchip’s new PIC24 “GA7” family of microcontrollers (MCU) is now available. As the lowest-cost 256 KB Flash memory 16-bit MCUs available today, these PIC24 devices enable extremely cost-effective designs for Internet of Things (IoT) sensor nodes, portable devices, industrial control, and any battery operated application that requires developers to cut power consumption, cost and space.

Microchip Launches New Generation of 8-bit AVR MCUs with Core Independent Peripherals

November 9, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Microchip Launches New Generation of 8-bit AVR MCUs with Core Independent Peripherals

Microchip Technology released a new generation of 8-bit tinyAVR MCUs. The four new devices range from 14 to 24 pins and 4 KB to 8 KB of Flash and are the first tinyAVR microcontrollers to feature Core Independent Peripherals (CIPs). The new devices will be supported by Atmel START, an innovative online tool for intuitive, graphical configuration of embedded software projects.

STMicroelectronics Introduces STM32H7 MCU Series with Increased Performance for Smart Devices

October 21, 2016 by Cristina Costa

STMicroelectronics Introduces STM32H7 MCU Series with Increased Performance for Smart Devices

STMicroelectronics is paving the way to even more intelligent smart devices everywhere with its new record-breaking STM32H7 series of microcontrollers, which embeds the highest SRAM memory (1Mbytes), Flash memory up to 2MB, and the richest connectivity peripheral set ever seen in the STM32 platform. Apart from extremely high on-chip memory density, the new STM32H7 series features state-of-the-art security for connected objects.