Imagination Technologies (IMG.L) announces that the high-performance, low power MIPS Creator CI20 development board is now available for pre-order. The MIPS Creator CI20 is an affordable micro-computer that runs Linux and Android and enables open source developers, the maker community, system integrators and others to create a wide range of applications and projects, ranging from […]
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Low-power Microcomputers target touchscreen apps
Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, is expanding the use of touch panel displays in healthcare, building automation and home appliance applications with the new RX113 Group of microcontrollers (MCUs). Part of the RX100 Series, the new MCUs offer a single-chip solution with unique touch sensor IP and leading-edge low-power […]
SoC for smartphones features 8— ARM Cortex A53
Marvell, a worldwide leader in providing complete silicon solutions from mobile communications to storage, Internet of Things (IoT), cloud infrastructure, digital entertainment and in-home content delivery and Kinoma® software enabling the “Smart Life and Smart Lifestyle,” today announced the octa-core 64-bit 5-mode 4G LTE ARMADA® Mobile PXA1936 system-on-chip (SoC) targeted for high performance smartphones and […]
R-Car E2 SoC optimized for entry-level systems
Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, is enhancing the driving experience with robust new solutions for the integrated car cockpit. As the newest member of Renesas Electronics’ state-of-the-art R-Car Series for automotive, the R-Car E2 automotive systems on chip (SoCs) and the new R-Car E2 software development board deliver […]
Dev. kit for 2D, 3D gestures
Microchip Technology Inc. (MCHP), a provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, has announced the expansion of its Human Interface Input Sensing Solutions portfolio with the introduction of the 3DTouchPad, a PC peripheral and world’s first development platform for 2D multi-touch and 3D gestures. The 3DTouchPad reinvents input sensing by adding free space gesture […]
NFC chip with embedded flash offers increased RF performance in a small package
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor solutions, today introduced its new near field communication (NFC) chip, the S3FWRN5, which features high radio frequency (RF) performance and small package size. The S3FWRN5’s RF performance doubles the range in both reader and card emulation modes, when compared to that of its predecessor, the […]
Intel Edison processor now from Mouser
Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now shipping the Intel® Edison, a small yet powerful Intel computer about the size of a postage stamp. The Edison is designed to lower the barriers to entry for the next generation of consumer products by providing a full-featured, low-power computer in a form-factor small enough to fit almost anywhere. The […]
Mouser to distribute Eurotech embedded products
Mouser Electronics, Inc. has signed a global distribution agreement with Eurotech, a supplier of embedded technologies, products, and systems. Headquartered in Amaro Italy, Eurotech manufactures a wide range of reliable embedded products from single board computers (SBCs), data communications equipment, I/O cards, rugged mobile computers, IP networking equipment, development kits, and a Machine-to-Machine Integration Platform, […]
World’s lowest power microcontrollers now deliver big benefits in tiny packages
Enabling developers to save valuable board space, Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) announced it has expanded the availability of tiny package sizes to several new families of ultra-low power MSP430™ microcontrollers (MCUs). Developers can now design smaller products with TI’s ultra-low power FRAM-based MSP430FR5738 and Flash-based MSP430F51x2 MCUs in wafer-level chip scale packages (WLCSP) as […]
InstaSPIN™-FOC Sensorless Motor Control Technology for Low-cost Motor Applications
Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) brings its revolutionary InstaSPIN-FOC™ (field-oriented-control) sensorless motor control technology to its most affordable, real-time-control C2000™ Piccolo™ F2802x microcontrollers (MCUs) series, offering a smaller package size and much lower cost. Engineers can use TI InstaSPIN-FOC technology, embedded in the read-only-memory (ROM) on the C2000 Piccolo F2802x MCU to accelerate motor control […]
