Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) today announced a high-accuracy debugging tool that enables customers to visualize the power usage of their product during the development cycle. With ultra-low power being a critical factor in next-generation Internet of Things (IoT), wearable and battery-operated devices, being able to locate code where power spikes occur is crucial for supporting […]
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Ethernet PHY Transceiver Chip Allows Use of Unshielded Twisted-pair Cables
Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) has announced the KSZ8061 single-chip 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX automotive- and industrial-grade Ethernet physical-layer transceiver, which is designed for data communication over low-cost Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) cables. It is the first of a new family based on the patented and programmable Quiet-WIRE® enhanced EMC technology, providing reduced line emissions and superior receiver […]
Wireless MCU Module with Dual-band Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth Classic, Bluetooth Low Energy, and ZigBee Support
Redpine Signals has announced the launch of the world’s first wireless microcontroller module with built-in support for multiple wireless protocols including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Classic, Bluetooth Low Energy, and ZigBee. The WiSeMCU modules include the RS10001 – an ultra-small 8.6 x 8.6 mm wireless MCU with single-band Wi-Fi, dual-mode BT, ZigBee, and a 100 MHz ARM […]
Debugging Serial Interfaces
I often work with embedded, mixed signal systems and while in the past that might have included parallel data with numerous data and address lines, nowadays you are more likely to be working with serial interfaces. To keep chip sizes small, with a reduced numbers of pins and less wiring/tracking involved, there are now quite […]
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 […]
Ambiq Micro’s lowest power microcontroller is now in volume production
Ambiq Micro announced that its Apollo MCU, which recently made microcontroller history by demonstrating that it consumes less than half the energy of rivals in real-world applications (EEMBC ULPBench benchmark), is now available for shipping into high volume consumer applications. The Ambiq Micro Apollo MCU features active mode current in the order of 34µA/MHz when […]
Network synchronizers feature low jitter, generate multiple output clocks
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, announced three new devices in its portfolio of Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE) products, which include two single-channel ultralow jitter network synchronizers, ZL30621 and ZL30622, as well as a dual-channel version,ZL30623. The new network synchronizers offer communications customers G.8262 SyncE compliance, […]
Position sensor interface ICs handle analog and digital devices
Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) announced the industry’s first on-chip solution supporting both analog and digital position sensors. The new TMS320F28379Dand TMS320F28379S microcontrollers (MCUs) are an expansion to TI’s C2000™ Delfino™ MCU portfolio and, when combined with DesignDRIVE Position Manager technology, enable simple interfacing to position sensors. This solution improves system performance by completing the […]
Zilog Announces New ZNEO32! 32-bit Microcontroller Family
Zilog®, an IXYS Company (NASDAQ: “IXYS”), focusing on application specific solutions with microcontrollers (MCUs), introduced its ZNEO32! family of 32-bit Cortex M3 microcontrollers, thereby expanding its line of microcontroller products. The new Cortex M3 microcontrollers are special-purpose MCUs for first class motor applications that offer cost effective, high performance 32-bit computing capabilities. This family of […]
Customizable, end-to-end solution for rapid IoT build-out
Mentor Graphics Corporation now offers the embedded industry’s first customizable edge-to-cloud IoT solution comprised of an IoT gateway System Design Kit (SysDK), a cloud backend, and runtime solutions on which to build a wide array of IoT edge devices. It enables the most demanding IoT requirements with support from 8-bit microcontrollers to the latest 64-bit microprocessors, […]