All items tagged with MCU (24)

Bosch Sensortec Launches New Generation of Smart Sensor Hubs for Hearables

July 9, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Bosch Sensortec Launches New Generation of Smart Sensor Hubs for Hearables

During the Sensors Expo (June 27-28) in San Jose, California, Bosch Sensortec announced the BHI260 and BHA260, the first two members of a new generation of smart sensor hubs. These new devices are optimized for 24/7, always-on sensor processing and feature ultra-low power consumption, and a high performance co-processor, ideal for the development of new wearables, hearables, AR/VR and other mobile devices and battery-operated devices.

Microchip Announces New Software Library to Easily Implement Low-power Touch Pads with Surface Gestures

May 28, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Microchip Announces New Software Library to Easily Implement Low-power Touch Pads with Surface Gestures

Microchip Technology announced a new 2D Touch Surface library that enables designers to easily implement touch pads using the company’s 8-bit PIC and AVR microcontrollers (MCUs) and 32-bit SAM MCUs. Available free of charge with the purchase of any compatible MCU, the library provides a simplified, low-cost solution for embedded applications, making possible to add taps, swipes, pinch and zoom to headphones and other consumer electronics devices at no additional cost.

Texas Instruments Announces New Low-Power Multi-Standard Multi-Band SimpleLink MCU Platform

February 28, 2018 by Cristina Costa

Texas Instruments Announces New Low-Power Multi-Standard Multi-Band SimpleLink MCU Platform

To meet growing connectivity needs, Texas Instruments (TI) introduced its newest SimpleLink wireless and wired microcontrollers (MCUs). These new devices offer industry-leading low power consumption and concurrent multi-standard and multi-band connectivity for Thread, Zigbee, Bluetooth 5 and Sub-1 GHz. With more memory and unlimited connectivity options, the expanded SimpleLink MCU platform offers 100 percent code reuse across TI’s Arm Cortex-M4-based MCUs to enhance and connect sensor networks to the cloud.

MIPI Alliance Opens Access to MIPI I3C Sensor Interface Specification

December 13, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

MIPI Alliance Opens Access to MIPI I3C Sensor Interface Specification

The MIPI Alliance, an international organization that develops interface specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries, announced it is opening access to its sensor interface specification, MIPI I3C. All companies, including those not currently members of MIPI Alliance, may access the MIPI I3C v1.0 specification so they may evaluate the incorporation of the specification into their design applications.

Microchip Unveils System in Package for Wirelessly Connected Designs That Last for Years

April 28, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Microchip Unveils System in Package for Wirelessly Connected Designs That Last for Years

The SAM R30 System in Package (SiP), a single-chip RF microcontroller (MCU), is now available from Microchip Technology. The SAM R30 SiP incorporates an ultra-low power microcontroller with an 802.15.4 sub-GHz radio, providing multi-year battery life in a compact 5 mm package. The SAM R30 SiP delivers design flexibility and proven reliability all in a small package, making it ideally suited for long-lasting connected home and smart city applications.

Ultra Low Power MCU Enables 10 Times System-Level Power Savings and Floating-Point Operation in IoT Applications

March 16, 2017 by Cristina Costa

Ultra Low Power MCU Enables 10 Times System-Level Power Savings and Floating-Point Operation in IoT Applications

Analog Devices announced an ultra low power microcontroller unit (MCU) that addresses the rapidly growing need for embedding advanced algorithms while consuming the lowest system power at Internet of Things (IoT) edge nodes. The ADuCM4050 MCU includes an ARM Cortex-M4 core with floating-point unit, expanded SRAM, and embedded flash memory in order to allow localized decision making and ensuring that only the most important data is sent to the cloud.

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.

Microchip Introduces New 8-bit PIC Microcontroller Family with CIPs

February 22, 2017 by Cristina Costa

Microchip Introduces New 8-bit PIC Microcontroller Family with CIPs

Microchip's latest PIC MCU family brings ease of design with more Core Independent Peripherals and is first to offer a 48-pin package with additional ADC channels and I/Os. The new PIC16F15386 family with CIPs uses MPLAB Code Configurator for quick development and offers Memory Access Partition with write-protection to prevent accidental over-write. A Device Information Area protects unique device identification and calibration values.

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.

Ambiq Micro’s Latest Apollo 2 Platform Offers Lowest Power-Consumption Performance for Consumer Electronics Devices

December 29, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Ambiq Micro’s Latest Apollo 2 Platform Offers Lowest Power-Consumption Performance for Consumer Electronics Devices

Ambiq Micro released the Apollo 2 Wearables and IoT Platform, offering breakthrough power consumption of under 10 μA/MHz, which allows for double the battery life in wearable devices. Apollo 2’s performance provides longer battery life, enhanced intelligence and improved functionality in wearables and IoT consumer electronics products through its patented Subthreshold Power Optimized Technology (SPOT) technology.

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