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MCUs maintain ±1.0% oscillator precision without trimming
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1.38 mm² MCU features 16 KB memory and 12-bit ADC
Texas Instruments introduced the world's smallest MCU, expanding its comprehensive Arm Cortex-M0+ MSPM0 MCU portfolio. Measuring only 1.38mm2, about the size of a black pepper flake, the wafer … [Read More...] about 1.38 mm² MCU features 16 KB memory and 12-bit ADC

800 MHz Arm Cortex MCU supports ASIL-D safety applications
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MCUs feature 200 MHz processing with 40 Msps ADC integration
Microchip Technology has released the PIC32A family of microcontroller units (MCUs) targeting math-intensive applications across automotive, industrial, consumer, AI/ML, and medical sectors. The new … [Read More...] about MCUs feature 200 MHz processing with 40 Msps ADC integration

Multi-core MCUs feature AES-256 and RSA-4096 security
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Microcontroller achieves 168 µa/MHz power consumption
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MCUs offer 256 KB flash memory in 64-pin package configurations
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Development tool eases Microchip MCU programming
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C3 MCUs integrate crypto accelerator and PSA Level 2 security features
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MCU features neural-ART accelerator for edge processing
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Long-range wireless MCU features -132 dBm sensitivity at 300 bps
STMicroelectronics has announced the general availability of STM32WL33 wireless microcontrollers (MCUs), integrating its latest-generation sub-GHz long-range radio, Arm Cortex-M0+ core, tailored … [Read More...] about Long-range wireless MCU features -132 dBm sensitivity at 300 bps

500 MHz automotive microcontroller features post-quantum security
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Software analysis tool for select ADI microcontrollers is now free
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480 MHz MCU processes AI models at 6.39 Coremark/MHz
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Expansion shield adds triple socket support to MCU development board
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