Microchip 16-bit dsPIC33FJ16 GP, dsPIC33FJ16 and PIC24FJ16 MC Series
Microchip Technology introduced the dsPIC33FJ16 GP, dsPIC33FJ16 and PIC24FJ16 MC series of 16-bit PIC microcontrollers (MCUs) and dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs). The general-purpose dsPIC33FJ16 GP devices feature a Real-Time Clock/Calendar and up to 21 general-purpose output pins. The dsPIC33FJ16 and PIC24FJ16 MC devices feature a 6-channel Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) peripheral with synchronized outputs for [...]
Freescale QorIQ Advanced Multiprocessing Series
Freescale Semiconductor launched the Advanced Multiprocessing (AMP) series, which is their next-generation QorIQ multicore platform. The AMP series features a multi-threaded 64-bit Power Architecture core, 28nm process technology, up to 24 virtual cores, acceleration engines and improved power management. The T4240 will be the first device in the series. It features hardware accelerators, 12 dual-threaded [...]
Texas Instruments Concerto F28M35x Microcontrollers
Texas Instruments introduced their C2000 Concerto dual-core microcontroller series. The TI Concerto 32-bit MCU devices include a C28x core, control peripherals, an ARM Cortex-M3 core, connectivity peripherals, and safety and security features. The Concerto microcontrollers are available now in a 144 QFP package. Prices start at $6.99 (at 1000 units). The Concerto dual-core microcontrollers are [...]
ICube Harmony Unified Processor Technology
ICube Technology introduced Harmony Unified Processor Technology for mobile computing. Harmony Unified Processor Technology integrates a central processing unit (CPU) and a graphics processing unit (GPU) into one unified core. Finished silicon for the Harmony Unified Processor Technology has been produced and is ready for packaging. The chip is ideal for the Android-based tablet computer [...]
Microchip PIC12F(LF)1840 and PIC16F(LF)1847 PIC Microcontrollers
Microchip Technology introduced the PIC12F(LF)1840 and PIC16F(LF)1847 8-bit PIC microcontrollers. The MCUs feature 7 KB [PIC12F(LF)1840] and 14 KB [PIC16F(LF)1847] of on-chip Flash memory, up to 1 KB RAM, and eXtreme Low Power (XLP) Technology (LF versions). The PIC12F(LF)1840 MCUs are priced at $0.75 each (10,000-unit quantities). They are available in 8-pin PDIP, SOIC and [...]
VIA QuadCore Processor
VIA Technologies introduced the QuadCore processor. The VIA QuadCore features four Isaiah cores on two dies, Adaptive Overclocking, 4MB L2 cache, 1333MHz V4 Bus, VT virtualization, multi-threaded performance, and TDP (Thermal Design Power) of only 27.5 watts. Volume shipment of the multi-core processor will begin in the third quarter. The 1.2+ GHz VIA QuadCore processor [...]
VIA Nano X2 E-Series Dual Core Processors
VIA Technologies launched the Nano X2 E-Series processors for 64-bit x86 embedded system design applications. The processor combines two 64-bit, superscalar VIA Nano cores on a single die. The low power VIA Nano X2 Series processor is available in two speeds: 1.2+ GHz and 1.6+ GHz. VIA Nano X2 E-Series Processors are sampling now. Systems [...]
Microchip PIC16F15XX Microcontrollers
Microchip Technology introduced their PIC16F1516/7/8/9 and PIC16F1526/7 (PIC16F15XX) microcontrollers. The PIC16F(LF)1516 and PIC16F(LF)1518 MCUs are available in 28-pin SOIC, SPDIP, SSOP and 4 mm x 4 mm UQFN packages. The PIC16F(LF)1517 and PIC16F(LF)1519 MCUs are available in 40- and 44-pin PDIP, 10 mm x 10 mm TQFP and 5 mm x 5 mm UQFN packages. [...]
Texas Instruments MSP430FR57xx FRAM Microcontrollers
Texas Instruments introduced the MSP430FR57xx FRAM series of ultra-low-power ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) 16-bit microcontrollers. Data can be written more than 100 times faster with the TI MSP430FR57xx FRAM series. Compared to flash- and EEPROM-based microcontrollers, the new MCUs use as little as 250 times less power. The MSP430FR57xx’s on-chip FRAM supports data retention [...]
ON Semiconductor Q32M210 Precision Mixed-Signal Microcontrollers
ON Semiconductor announced their Q32M210 family of mixed-signal microcontrollers. The Q32M210 features the ARM Cortex-M3 processor, dual 16-bit ADCs, a highly accurate voltage reference, triple 10-bit DACs and 32-bit core. Samples of the Q32M210 microcontrollers are available now. The MCU is priced at $4.99 per unit (10,000 unit quantities). The Q32M210 is ideal for precision [...]
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