Designed for the specific needs of IoT applications, the Wireless Gecko portfolio cuts Wi-Fi power consumption in half compared to competitive offerings, providing ideal Wi-Fi solutions for power-sensitive connected products, including battery-operated IP security cameras, point-of-sale scanners, asset trackers and personal medical devices. Half the power of existing Wi-Fi options: The combination of industry-leading transmit […]
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First UFS Ver. 3.0 embedded flash memory devices become available
Toshiba Memory America, Inc. says it has started sampling the industry’s first Universal Flash Storage (UFS) Ver. 3.0 embedded flash memory devices. The new lineup utilizes the company’s cutting-edge 96-layer BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory and is available in three capacities: 128 gigabytes, 256 GB and 512 GB. With high-speed read/write performance and low power […]
8-bit MCU combines DMA controller, separated data EEPROM, six user I/Os
STMicroelectronics is boosting feature integration in low-cost, low-power 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) with the new STM8L050. As the latest in the ultra-energy-conscious STM8L series, it embeds rich analog peripherals, a DMA controller, and separated data EEPROM, all in an inexpensive SO-8 package with up to six user I/Os. Leveraging ST’s powerful, efficient STM8 core running at up to 16 MHz, the […]
Microcontroller Top Talks in December on EDABoard.com forums
Peer-to-peer, engineer-to-engineer questions and answers from the EDABoard.com engineering community around microcontrollers. Click the “Read more” link and follow the entire conversation and maybe add your two cents by logging in to EDAboard.com. Serial driver at the speed 9600 for Arduino Uno – I am using one Arduino Uno (Atmega 328p) to send serial data and […]
Microcontroller Top Talks in November on EDABoard.com forums
Peer-to-peer, engineer-to-engineer questions and answers from the EDABoard.com engineering community around microcontrollers. Click the “Read more” link and follow the entire conversation and maybe add your two cents by logging in to EDAboard.com. Why ARM processor is more power efficient compared to Intel processor – ARM processors dominate over Intel processors in mobile phone markets because […]
Ultra-low-power 8-bit STM8 core MCU comes in low pin-count SO-8 outline package
The STM8L001 ultra-low-power microcontroller from STMicroelectronics targets cost-conscious applications, by combining ST’s highly efficient 8-bit STM8 core with essential and effective peripherals, in the compact, low-pin-count SO-8 outline. The microcontroller provides essential features for basic sensing, communication, and control, including two comparators, SPI, I2C, and UART interfaces, and one 8- and two 16-bit timers. 8Kbytes of Flash memory and […]
Free, 32-bit MCU software simplifies development of smart device GUIs
STMicroelectronics is now providing developers of IoT products and other smart devices free software for creating rich, smooth, and colorful graphical interfaces that deliver a positive user experience. The STM32 features over 800 device variants and a powerful ecosystem comprising tools, middleware, software libraries, sample code, and evaluation boards that simplify product development and accelerate time […]
Keyssa wireless I/O avoids mechanical connectors, scales with processor
The Virtual Pipe I/O (VPIO) architecture enables I/O to scale with processor/memory performance and allows product designers to develop new classes of product. Unlike almost every other aspect of mobile and computer hardware design, the connector has remained undisrupted for decades which has put a limit on innovations within application designs. EMI, RFI, and ESD […]
Energy-harvesting embedded controller works without batteries in IoT apps
Renesas announced an innovative energy-harvesting embedded controller that can eliminate the need to use or replace batteries in IoT devices. Developed based on Renesas’ breakthrough SOTB (silicon-on-thin-buried-oxide) process technology, the new embedded controller achieves extreme reduction in both active and standby current consumption, a combination that was not previously possible to achieve in conventional microcontrollers (MCUs). These […]
LoRa SiP includes 32-bit MCU, LoRa transceiver and software stack
LoRa (Long Range) technology is extending the reach of the Internet of Things by combining long-range wireless connectivity with low-power performance. To accelerate the development of LoRa-based connected solutions, Microchip Technology Inc. introduced a highly integrated LoRa System-in-Package (SiP) family with an ultra-low-power 32-bit microcontroller (MCU), sub-GHz RF LoRa transceiver and software stack. The SAM R34/35 SiPs come with […]
