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After first targeting the mid range of Cortex-M3 MCUs, later the smaller, low end devices, Energy Micro® has now announced details of its EFM®32 Giant Gecko microcontroller product family. Many applications can't be implemented with 256 KB of Flash, particularly when RTOS support is requested by customers. For energy sensitive applications with high memory requirements, the 32-bit Giant Gecko (GG) will provide Flash configurations up to 1 MB paired with 128 KB of SRAM and add an option of embedded USB device, host and OTG connectivity. There will be 48 EFM32GG microcontrollers offering a choice of 64, 128, 256, 512 and 1024 KB Flash memory blocks and a RAM of 32KB or 128KB. The microcontrollers’ pin and software compatibility with the existing Gecko product family means designers can develop products using the existing Gecko microcontroller and migrate to Giant Gecko when the higher memory parts enter production. Of course that is as long as the designers do not use USB for the design, which is not available yet on the existing EFM32 devices. Package options will include QFN64, QFP100 and BGA112. |
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Cypress Introduces New Development Platform for PSoC 5 Programmable System-on-Chip Architecture with ARM Cortex-M3 Processor
New Scalable Platform Combines Programmable Precision Analog and Digital Logic with High Performance 32-Bit Processor for Unmatched Integration, and Flexibility
• Two new development kits for PSoC 5 Architecture • Samples now available for PSoC 5 CY8C55xxx family • Enhanced version of PSoC Creator Software IDE with PSoC5 support
Cypress introduced the new development platform for the revolutionary PSoC® 5 programmable system-on-chip architecture. The company unveiled two new design kits, a new version of the PSoC Creator Integrated Development Environment (IDE), and announced that devices from the CY8C55xxx family are now sampling. The unique programmable analog and digital peripherals in PSoC 5, along with the high performance 32-bit ARM® Cortex™-M3 processor, position PSoC5 for demanding applications such as industrial, medical, automotive, and consumer equipment. PSoC 5 devices offer industry-leading integrated analog resources, including one 20-bit Delta Sigma ADC and two 12-bit SAR ADCs with sample rates as high as 1 Msps. |
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NXP has World's Smallest 32-Bit ARM Microcontroller the Cortex-M0 LPC1102 with ultra small 2 x 2 mm Footprint
LPC1102, anyone smaller than this one or what is the LPC1101 going to be?
NXP Semiconductors today announced sampling of the world's smallest general-market 32-bit microcontroller, the LPC1102, based on the Cortex-M0 processor. Unleashing unprecedented computing power in 5mm2 of PCB area, this device is targeted at very high volume applications requiring an ultra-miniature board footprint. NXP's LPC1100 family offers very low priced 32-bit MCU solutions. As LPC1102 offer most of the same key features like 32KB of Flash and 8KB of RAM on-chip, 10-bit ADC, 4 timers, one UART, one SPI... It is available in Wafer Level Chip Scale Packaging (WL-CSP) with dimensions of 2.17 mm2 x 2.32 mm2, thickness of 0.6 mm, and pitch of 0.5 mm. Low power, high performance and excellent value, the LPC1102 now combines these key values with miniaturization. There are no peripherals listed for this device that could not be ran with the internal oscillator. This can be one mean little machine! In the feature list of the press release, there was not mentioning of a PLL or a RTC. Could be it was just not important enough or the target market is 12 MHz running from internal clock source. Using the numbers from the press release, 130uA/MHz and running from the internal RC-oscillator we could end up with a 32-bit MCU providing approx. 10 DMIPs using approx. 2 mAs. That is exciting! |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 April 2010 16:57 |
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STM8L151 and STM8L152 in volume production |
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STM8L Ultra-Low-Power Microcontrollers enable Smarter Energy-Saving Designs. The STM8L151 and STM8L152 together with the STM8L101 are now available for volume production.
ST Microelectronics, has announced full production of the STM8L ultra low-power microcontroller family. Unveiled in late 2009, the new family features EnergyLite™ technology to minimize power consumption in all operating modes.
Ultra-low-power microcontrollers meet the fast growing demand for energy efficiency, helping designers to extend the lifetime of battery-operated products and to reduce energy consumption in applications such as smart meters and domestic appliances.
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ST is preparing some major new families using the Cortex-M3 for release in 2010. Based on publicly available information*, there will be a STMF200 family, a STMF150 family and a STM32F100 family. Top of the line the STM32F200 STM32 Plus! with 120MHz devices, featuring USB OTG and Ethernet, most likely with 1 MB of on-chip flash. |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 07 February 2010 19:59 |
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