All items tagged with microcontrollers (8)

Infineon to Acquire Cypress Semiconductor Aiming Expanded Growth in Connectivity Technologies

June 3, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Infineon to Acquire Cypress Semiconductor Aiming Expanded Growth in Connectivity Technologies

Infineon Technologies AG and Cypress Semiconductor Corporation announced that the companies have signed a definitive agreement under which Infineon will acquire Cypress for US$23.85 per share in cash, corresponding to an enterprise value of €9.0 billion. The transaction is expected to yield €180 million in cost synergies per annum by 2022 and more than €1.5 billion annual revenue synergies in the long-term, the announcement states.

Cypress Low-Power Bluetooth MCUs Extend Range and Battery Life in Voice and Audio Applications

April 15, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Cypress Low-Power Bluetooth MCUs Extend Range and Battery Life in Voice and Audio Applications

Cypress Semiconductor announced two low-power, dual-mode Bluetooth 5.0 and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) microcontrollers (MCUs) that include support for Bluetooth mesh networking, and provide simultaneous Bluetooth 5.0 audio and BLE connections, delivering low-power wireless solutions that enable music and voice commands for battery-powered personal devices. With the new CYW20819 and CYW20820 MCUs, designers can also develop low-cost, low-power Bluetooth mesh network devices.

AVR Microcontrollers Now Supported in MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment

October 5, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

AVR Microcontrollers Now Supported in MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment

Designers who have traditionally used Microchip’s PIC microcontrollers (MCUs) and developed with the MPLAB ecosystem can now easily evaluate and incorporate AVR MCUs - the family of microcontrollers developed since 1996 by Atmel and acquired by Microchip Technology in 2016 - into their applications. The majority of AVR MCUs are now beta supported with the release of MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment (IDE) version 5.05, available now from Microchip.

Microchip Increases System Performance in Closed-loop Control Applications with New PIC and AVR MCUs

June 8, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Microchip Increases System Performance in Closed-loop Control Applications with New PIC and AVR MCUs

Advancements in the architecture of PIC and AVR 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) have optimized the devices for implementing closed-loop control, enabling systems to offload the Central Processing Unit (CPU) to manage more tasks and save power. To help designers maximize performance and efficiency in these systems, Microchip Technology introduced the new PIC18 Q10 and ATtiny1607 families, featuring multiple intelligent Core Independent Peripherals (CIPs) that simplify development and enable quick response time to system events.

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.

Maxim's Low-Power Microcontrollers Extend Battery Life for Wearables and Other Compact Devices

April 5, 2018 by Cristina Costa

Maxim's Low-Power Microcontrollers Extend Battery Life for Wearables and Other Compact Devices

Designers of IoT sensors, smartwatches, all types of wearables, and other size-constrained devices can now increase battery life and functionality using the ultra-low power MAX32660 and MAX32652 microcontrollers from Maxim Integrated Products. These microcontrollers (MCUs) are based on the Arm Cortex-M4 with FPU processor and provide designers the means to develop advanced applications under restrictive power constraints.

Microchip Unveils Next-Generation MPLAB ICD 4 In-Circuit Debugger with Faster Processor and Increased RAM

August 17, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Microchip Unveils Next-Generation MPLAB ICD 4 In-Circuit Debugger with Faster Processor and Increased RAM

Microchip unveiled its next-generation In-Circuit Debugger (ICD), in-circuit programming and debugging development tool. The new MPLAB ICD 4 features a faster processor and increased RAM, achieving up to twice the speed of the previous generation ICD. The new ICD 4 offers a wider voltage range of 1.20 to 5.5V and increased flexibility, supporting all PIC microcontrollers (MCUs) and dsPIC digital signal controllers via MPLAB X IDE.

XMOS Acquires Setem Technologies to Drive Development of Next Generation Voice Interfaces

July 10, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

XMOS Acquires Setem Technologies to Drive Development of Next Generation Voice Interfaces

XMOS announced that it has completed the acquisition of Setem Technologies, a pioneer on algorithms that enable separation of voice or conversation signals within a crowded audio environment to achieve optimized input into speech recognition systems. The two companies have been collaborating on next generation voice interfaces and decided upon the combination of the companies to create a leading vendor in the fast-growing application area.