Microchip Technology Inc., a provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, announced its MPLAB® Harmony Ecosystem Program for the developers of embedded middleware and operating systems who are seeking to unlock the business potential of Microchip’s 32-bit PIC32 MCU customer base. Ecosystem partners also gain early and easy access to the complete and current […]
SoC, RoC ICs boost privary, connection security for Bluetooth Smart devices
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. announced its easy-to-use, single-mode PSoC® 4 BLE Programmable System-on-Chip and PRoC™ BLE Programmable Radio-on-Chip solutions are the world’s first to achieve full-featured Bluetooth 4.2 qualification, which includes three key benefits for the Internet of Things (IoT). The benefits include: Data-Length Extension – A maximum data rate of 800 Kbps, 2.5 times faster than […]
DACs Retain their Settings Without Power
Microchip Technology Inc., a provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, announced the expansion of its Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) product line with the MCP48FXBXX families of devices. The six-member MCP48FEBXX DAC family offers integrated EEPROM to save DAC settings at power-down, while the MCP48FVBXX family provides lower-cost alternatives for applications that don’t require integrated […]
SoM carries 528-MHz ARM Cortex-A7 processor
Variscite once again sets a new market standard, introducing the DART-6UL, measuring only 25mm x 50mm. This highly flexible System-on-Module (SoM) is based on Freescale’s i.MX 6UltraLite family and carries a 528MHz ARM Cortex-A7™ processor. A versatile platform, the DART-6UL provides a variety of interfaces and connectivity options – all packaged at an optimized power, size and cost. This […]
Low-power RS-485 transceiver includes low-voltage interface
Exar Corporation, a supplier of analog mixed-signal products serving the industrial, high-end consumer and infrastructure markets, announces the XR33202, a half-duplex, 20Mbps RS-485 (TIA/EIA-485) transceiver optimized to operate over a wide 3V to 5.5V supply voltage range. The transceiver includes an adjustable low voltage logic interface and features the industry’s lowest standby current of 3uA […]
Low-power wireless CC1310 MCUs now in stock
Mouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking CC1310 SimpleLink™ ultra-low power wireless microcontrollers from Texas Instruments (TI). These new devices add a sub-1 GHz solution to the SimpleLink wireless microcontroller family, which targets Bluetooth® Smart, ZigBee®, and other RF applications. The CC1310 microcontrollers offer low power (up to 20 years of battery life) and high-performing RF […]
Low-power MCUs sport up to 1 MB of Flash memory with ECC, 32 KB of RAM
Microchip Technology Inc., a provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, announced the expansion of its Low Power PIC® microcontroller (MCU) portfolio. Features of the new PIC24F “GB6” family include up to 1 MB of Flash memory with Error Correction Code (ECC) and 32 KB of RAM, making it the first 16-bit MCU in […]
Ethernet switches handle 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi data rates
Broadcom Corporation, a manufacturer in semiconductor solutions for wired and wireless communications announced new enterprise Ethernet switches designed to deliver the faster data rates offered by 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi. Built on Broadcom’s StrataXGS® architecture, the BCM56060 and BCM56160 enable OEMs to design cost-optimized network switches that enable high speed, robust Internet access across both traditional and […]
Development kits help assess low-power ARM Cortex-M4 floating-point MCUs
Ambiq Micro, a manufacturer in ultra-low power integrated circuits, announced a duo of Apollo MCU evaluation kits to enable engineers to assess the capabilities and cutting-edge low-power performance of the Apollo sub-threshold microcontroller: the ‘Apollo EVB’ evaluation board and the ‘Apollo EVK’ evaluation kit. Announced in January this year, the new suite of Apollo MCUs is […]
IC handles IEEE 1588 for synchronous Ethernet
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.® (IDT®) introduced a new hardware and software solution that simplifies IEEE 1588 synchronization of network communications equipment. The 82P339xx-1 products are composed of IEEE 1588-compliant software and IDT Synchronization Management Unit (SMU) chips that deliver a complete telecom network synchronization solution for IEEE 1588 and synchronous Ethernet. Network synchronization based on IEEE 1588 […]
