MediaTek announced the availability of MT2533D, a highly integrated chipset for smart, connected headphones, headsets, earpieces and hands-free systems. The MT2533D is designed for wireless headphones and in-vehicle hands-free systems, giving users an optimal experience whether they are listening or speaking. The MT2533D chipset is also ideal for stand-alone sports headsets or travel earpieces as […]
Automotive
Next-gen infotainment platform facilitates app development via simulation
Visteon Corporation – a technology leader at the epicenter of the fast-growing automotive cockpit electronics segment – has introduced its next-generation Phoenix™ infotainment platform. Phoenix is designed to unlock innovation by enabling third-party developers to create apps easily, while delivering built-in cybersecurity and over-the-air updates. Phoenix offers an automotive-oriented JavaScript application program interface (API) for […]
Single chip integrates telematics processor, sound boost, connectivity apps for automotive applications
STMicroelectronics has boosted performance and security in its latest Telemaco processors tailored to support richer connected-driving services. Telematics systems that monitor on-board sensors and exchange information with the Cloud are becoming increasingly sophisticated to support high-value services including remote vehicle diagnostics, roadside assistance, and Over-The-Air (OTA) software updates. Infotainment features like location-based services and access […]
The 10 most popular posts on Microcontroller Tips for 2016
We went into our article archives to uncover the most widely read posts on microcontrollertips.com over the past 12 months. Here for your reading (or re-reading?) pleasure are the top 10 stories: The Intel Quark microcontroller: Why an x86 is the right stuff for the IoT Gallery: Scenes from the NXP Kinetis MCU wireless day Teardown: […]
New 12.1-in. plastic LCD platform delivers large area flexible displays
FlexEnable, the leader in the development and industrialization of flexible organic electronics, has developed a 12.1” glass-free, conformable organic liquid crystal display (OLCD) marking an important milestone in the commercialization of large area flexible displays. The technology is compatible with existing LCD production lines, and is scalable to even larger area displays to meet the […]
IC series MCUs work at extended temperatures for vehicular apps
The 32-bit PIC32MZ EF microcontroller (MCU) family has been expanded to include an extended temperature portfolio and a high-speed variant (250 MHz) industrial temp portfolio. This is the first automotive-grade PIC32 MCU from Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions. The PIC32MZ EF family features high core […]
Automotive processors carry video, graphics cababilities for AVN units, nav displays
Full-digital instrument panels that give a high-end feel to any car are coming to the mid and entry ranges, enabled by new technology from STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and a top supplier of advanced automotive ICs. ST’s new Accordo 5 family of automotive processors […]
12-pin bus interface combines OctaFlash, OctaRAM components on a single bus
Macronix, world-leading non-volatile memory (NVM) solution manufacturer, today unveiled its new-generation 12 pin-count bus interface. This breakthrough design keeps the high-speed, high-efficiency features of OctaFlash and uses only 12 pins, sharing the same data I/O, to enable simplicity in system design and optimizes PCB space, resulting in significant cost savings and dramatically enhancing the performance. […]
Serial peripheral interface isolators facilitate fast data conversion
Linear Technology Corporation introduces the LTM2893 and LTM2895, SPI (serial peripheral interface) µModule® isolators, optimized for Linear Technology’s extensive family of high performance data converters. The LTM2893 and LTM2895 support SPI clock speeds up to 100MHz, more than doubling the effective 40MHz limit of existing digital isolators and enabling the use of higher resolution and […]
Non-volatile SRAM memory targets metering, automotive, industrial apps involving constant recording
A new low-cost, low-risk memory solution offering unlimited endurance and safe data storage at power loss is now available from Microchip Technology Inc. This new I2C EERAM memory is an easy-to-implement, non-volatile SRAM memory that is ideal for applications that need to constantly or instantaneously record, update or monitor data including metering, automotive and industrial applications. EERAM […]