by Jayden Cho, Manabu Sutoh, and Roderick Chen, Dow The market for microelectromechanical system (MEMS) devices is growing, especially in the automotive industry. However, designers of these devices face engineering, manufacturing, and application challenges. For example, traditional organic adhesives may not be able to withstand the higher temperatures associated with today’s electronics, especially in 5G […]
32-bit firmware development framework for PIC32 MCUs
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 […]
