Intel Xeon 5200 and Xeon 5400 for Embedded Systems
Intel Corporation recently announced new processors for embedded systems market. The new processors feature 7-year life cycle support, a new chipset, and a carrier-grade server. The processors, based on Intel's revolutionary high-k, metal gate transistor formula and manufactured on the company's 45-nanometer (nm) process, include the Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor 5400 Series and Dual-Core Intel® […]
Atmel ATmega16M1 and ATmega32M1 Microcontrollers
The ATmega16M1 and ATmega32M1, from Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), are AVR(R) 8-bit microcontrollers dedicated to motor control applications for automotive. The ATmega16M1 and ATmega32M1 are the first devices developed for the control of sensor and sensorless brushless DC (BLDC) motors for automotive applications. The ATmega16M1 and ATmega32M1 have been developed to serve that need and […]
Freescale Flexis JM Microcontroller Series
Freescale Semiconductor recently introduced its Flexis(tm) JM family of microcontrollers (MCUs) to help designers easily incorporate USB connectivity into a wide range of consumer and industrial applications. The Freescale Flexis JM family includes the new 32-bit MCF51JM128 (JM128) ColdFire® MCUs and the 8-bit MC9S08JM60 (JM60) devices The JM60 and JM128 USB devices are software- and […]
Microchip PIC16F72X 8-bit PIC Microcontrollers
Microchip Technology Inc. recently announced a new family of low-cost 8-bit Flash PIC® microcontrollers (MCUs). The 28- and 40-pin PIC16F722/3/4/6/7 (PIC16F72X) MCUs are capable of operation down to 1.8V and feature a 16 MHz internal oscillator; up to 14 Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) channels; communication (SPI, I2C(tm), AUSART) and two Capture, Compare and PWM (CCP) modules; […]
Silicon Laboratories C8051F9xx Low-Power Microcontrollers
Silicon Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ: SLAB) recently announced the industry's first microcontrollers (MCUs) capable of operating down to 0.9 V, enabling portable devices to derive power from a single-cell battery. The C8051F9xx family's 8-bit architecture with an integrated high-efficiency dc-dc boost converter creates a true single-cell battery system solution. For products powered by user-replaceable batteries, the […]
Trango Hypervisor for Atmel Customizable Microcontroller
Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) and Trango Virtual Processors recently announced the availability of Hypervisor for Atmel's AT91CAP9 customizable microcontroller. By creating multiple machine-independent virtual instances of the underlying CAP(tm) architecture, Trango's Hypervisor significantly reduces the time taken to develop CAP application software, and enables existing software to be re-used with minimal modification. Trango's Hypervisor runs […]
TI TMS320C2000 Fixed-point Digital Signal Controllers
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) recently introduced the first fixed-point digital signal controllers (DSCs) that are entirely compatible in hardware and software with high-performance floating-point DSCs. The TMS320F282x series of DSCs combine the affordability of a fixed-point architecture with the faster software development inherent to floating-point devices. Floating-point algorithms that previously required significant recoding […]
Tekmos TK87C751 Drop In Replacement for NXP S87C751 Microcontroller
Tekmos, Inc. recently introduced the first true pin for pin, code and timing compatible drop in replacement for the S87C751, which was previously offered by NXP. The TK87C751 is an integrated microcontroller that features the Tekmos 8051 Classic CPU core, built in power management, I2C controller, 2 timers, 3 parallel ports, 128 bytes of internal […]
AMCC PowerPC 440EPr Embedded Processor
The PowerPC® 440EPr processor, from Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (NASDAQ: AMCC), is the newest member of the AMCC Power Architecture family. The combination of performance and affordability makes the PowerPC 440EPr the ideal choice for a wide range of cost sensitive applications, such as secure gateway solutions, network appliances, multifunction printing platforms, networking line cards, […]
TI OMAP3440 ARM Cortex A8 Applications Processor
The OMAP3440, from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN), is the industry's first ARM Cortex A8-based applications processor to bring full HD camcorder functionality to mobile devices, giving users the ability to record high-definition (HD) video, as well as enjoy new applications enabled by the large displays in the latest Smartphones and Mobile Internet Devices […]
Renesas R8C/25-based BLDC Motor Control Reference Platform
The R8C/25-based BLDC (brushless DC) Motor Control Reference Platform (MCRP), from Renesas Technology, enables engineers to quickly bring the latest motor control technology to appliances, power-tools, fans, pumps, and many other products, while at the same time providing the performance, reliability and power efficiency needed in these systems. At the heart of the reference platform […]
NetLogic NL9000 Hybrid Knowledge-based Processor
The NL9000 knowledge-based processor, from NetLogic Microsystems (NASDAQ: NETL), is the industry's first fully-programmable "hybrid" knowledge-based processor that features the convergence of high-performance, massively parallel knowledge-based processing with the superior low-power efficiency and flexibility of algorithmic Sahasra(tm) technology to dramatically reduce power consumption while delivering best-in-class performance and functionality for next-generation IPTV and advanced mobile […]
Blackhawk USB2000 Controller
Blackhawk(TM) recently announced the USB2000 Controller for Texas Instruments' (TI) TMS320C2000(TM) digital signal controllers (DSC). The new USB2000 Controller model (BH-USB-2000) is built upon the advanced technology of the highly-popular USB510, and its predecessor USB2, first introduced by Blackhawk in 2001. This 3rd Generation controller achieves the cost/performance balance required by the C2000 development community. […]
Freescale MC9S08QE8 Microcontrollers
Freescale Semiconductor's MC9S08QE8 (QE8) ultra-low-power 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) are designed to enhance portable performance, extend battery life and improve energy efficiency for a wide range of embedded applications. The MC9S08QE8 MCUs, which are members of Freescale's ultra-low-power QE family, are among the industry's most power-efficient 8-bit offerings, with stop current of less than 300 nanoamps […]
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