Expanding its broad portfolio of low-power, radio frequency (RF) solutions, Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) introduces the RF430F5978 microcontroller (MCU) and accompanying evaluation module (EVM). Building on TI’s CC430 product family, the RF430F5978 MCU is a highly integrated RF solution with improved read zone and battery performance for ultra-low power applications. The RF430F5978 MCU includes […]
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TI expands portfolio of motor control solutions
Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) introduced its latest devices with InstaSPIN-FOC™ (field-oriented control) and InstaSPIN-MOTION™ motor control technology. These C2000™ Piccolo™ TMS320F2805x microcontrollers (MCUs) are equipped with the InstaSPIN-FOC and MOTION technology on the read-only memory (ROM) of the chip, which helps drastically reduce development time — from months to minutes. These MCUs are optimized […]
Atmel Extends maXTouch T Series with Touchscreen Controller
Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) announced production of the mXT106xT2 family of devices, expanding the company’s popular maXTouch® T series of touchscreen controllers. The new touchscreen controllers incorporate all of the latest features flagship smartphones have with hover, stylus, superior noise immunity, but now are available in the larger format market for screen sizes of 7 […]
Microchip Introduces Cost-Effective 8-bit PIC® Microcontroller Family
Microchip Technology Inc., a provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced from EE Live! and the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose the PIC16(L)F170X and PIC16(L)F171X family of 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), which combine a rich set of intelligent analog and core independent peripherals, along with cost-effective pricing and eXtreme Low Power (XLP) […]
TI introduces Tiva C Series TM4C123G USB+CAN Development Kit
Designing with Tiva C Series microcontrollers (MCUs) is now even easier with the new Tiva C Series TM4C123G USB+CAN Development Kit from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI). Featuring a Tiva C Series MCU with ARM Cortex- M4 core that integrates connectivity and sensor aggregation solutions, this kit makes it easy for designers to evaluate the Tiva […]
Smart-Meter Device Simplifies Interoperability, Enabling Massive Roll-Outs by Utilities
The smart-meter integrated circuit (IC) with built-in support for the METERS AND MORE open communication standard, which enables widespread interoperability among smart metering equipment using Power Line Communication (PLC). This will help to maximize smart-grid benefits for the environment, consumers and utility companies. ST’s ST75MM IC is the first to embed hardware and communication protocol […]
