Renesas Electronics Corporation has launched the RA2A2 microcontroller (MCU) Group powered by the Arm Cortex-M23 processor. These new low-power devices feature a 24-bit Sigma-Delta analog-to-digital converter (SDADC) and an innovative dual-bank code flash with a bank swap function, facilitating firmware over-the-air (FOTA) updates for smart energy management, building automation, medical devices, consumer electronics, and other […]
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RISC-V MCU group designed for diverse power-efficient applications
Renesas Electronics Corporation has introduced the industry’s inaugural general-purpose 32-bit RISC-V-based microcontrollers (MCUs) featuring an internally developed CPU core. While many MCU providers have recently collaborated in investment alliances to propel RISC-V product development, Renesas has independently designed and tested a new RISC-V core, now integrated into a commercial product available worldwide. The new R9A02G021 […]
Strategic collaboration formed to bring intelligent rendering technologies to graphics-enabled MCUs
Infineon Technologies AG announces its strategic collaboration with Qt Group. This collaboration brings Qt’s lightweight, high-performance graphics framework to Infineon’s graphics-enabled TRAVEO T2G cluster microcontrollers and represents a paradigm shift in graphical user interface (GUI) development. Microcontrollers nowadays offer extensive graphical capabilities that enable compact designs, cost-efficiency, and lower power consumption. With features such as […]
Automotive SoC offers advanced security and communications for vehicle interfaces
Infineon Technologies AG has launched the new Automotive PSoC 4100S Max family. This microcontroller device family expands Infineon’s portfolio of CAPSENSE-enabled Human Machine Interface (HMI) solutions for automotive body/HVAC and steering wheel applications by delivering higher flash densities, GPIOs, CAN-FD, and HW-Security. The Automotive PSoC 4100S Max with fifth-generation CAPSENSE technology offering 10x higher sensitivity […]
Next-gen wireless chips set to meet upcoming cyber-protection standards
STMicroelectronics has revealed the next generation of its short-range wireless microcontrollers. These innovative, all-in-one components enable wearables and smart objects including smart home devices, health monitors, and smart appliances to become ever more miniaturized, easy to use, secure, and affordable. Short-range wireless technologies like Bluetooth LE, Zigbee and Thread (popular in smart meters and smart […]
How does MISRA fit into automotive and industrial systems?
MISRA is a set of C and C++ coding standards developed by the Motor Industry Software Reliability Association (MISRA). Today it’s being maintained and expanded by the MISRA Consortium. MISRA has grown into a standard for embedded industries as well as automotive systems. For example, ISO 26262 Functional Safety – Road Vehicles cites MISRA C […]
MCU for high-end sensor devices
Renesas Electronics Corporation has expanded its 32-bit microcontroller (MCU) offering with a new RX device for high-end industrial sensor systems. The latest addition, the RX23E-B, is a 32-bit device from its popular RX Family featuring a high-precision analog front end (AFE), specifically designed for systems that demand fast and accurate analog signal measurements. The new […]
8-bit MCUs leverage common development platform
Silicon Labs announced the expansion of their microcontroller unit (MCU) development platform with a new family of 8-bit MCUs optimized for price and performance. These new MCUs join the PG2x family of 32-bit MCUs in sharing a single development platform, Silicon Labs Simplicity Studio, which is inclusive of all tools that are required like compilers, integrated development environments, and configurations. As […]
SoCs support security requirements, AI/ML, and HMI for next-gen applications
Infineon Technologies AG announced a new family of microcontrollers (MCUs) in the PSoC portfolio of Arm Cortex-based high-performance, low-power, secured devices. PSoC Edge is designed for next-generation responsive compute and control applications, featuring hardware-assisted machine learning (ML) acceleration. The new family of MCUs deliver next-level end-user experiences by enabling end products to be more intelligent […]
Microcontroller adds security platform for IoT design
CommScope and STMicroelectronics announced the integration of CommScope’s PKIWorks IoT security platform with ST’s popular STM32WB microcontroller unit (MCU). This integrated solution offers device manufacturers a turnkey solution for developing IoT devices that meet the Connectivity Standards Alliance Matter standard for security. The solution simplifies manufacturing secure Matter-device-credentials development and provisioning, in addition to reducing costs and […]
