Microprocessors

Silicon Labs has introduced a line of multi-rail power chips (PMICs) for its EFR32 and EFM32 wireless MCU families. The family covers input voltages from from 0.8V to 5.5V, although no single device covers the whole range. Part Vdd output configuration (see data sheet) EFP0109GM20 1.8 – 3.6V 1.7 – 3.3V wired boost EFP0108GM20 0.8 – 1.8V 1.7 – 3.3V single-cell ...

Microchip is aiming at automotive and industrial control applications with human interaction, with a series of MCUs that combine functional safety and a touch controller – branding them AVR ‘DA’. “Functional safety-ready designation is applied to devices that incorporate safety features and are supported by safety manuals, FMEDA [failure modes, effects, and diagnostic analysis] reports and, in some cases, diagnostic ...

NXP has extended its MCU offering with the LPC551x/S1x family addition to its LPC5500 MCU series. The LPC551x/S1x MCU family offers developers embedded security, pin-, software- and peripheral-compatibility to accelerate time-to-market. The family leverages 40-nm flash technology for cost and performance benefits. Key features include: • Over 600 EEMBC® CoreMarks® and as low as 32uA/MHz • Up to 150 MHz Arm® ...

Google has received back from Samsung the first working samples of its proprietary phone processor Whitechapel. Whitechapel was designed with Samsung to go on its 5nm process. The chip is said to have an 8-core Arm processor and will be optimised to run Google’s ML technology. It will also be geared to improving Google Assistant. Later on, it is thought ...

STMicroelectronics, Renesas, NXP, Microchip and Qualcomm have signed up to offer 32bit MCU development kits featuring Microsoft’s Azure RTOS ThreadX, one of the components of the its Azure RTOS embedded application development suite. “Their MCUs are embedded into billions of devices. This allows embedded developers to access reliable, real-time performance for resource-constrained devices, and seamless integration with the power of Azure IoT to connect, ...

Renesas has launched the RX13T Group of 32-bit MCUs to enable inverter control of compact motors such as fans or pumps in consumer and industrial applications that previously controlled motor operation through on-off switching. This includes factory equipment where energy efficiency is a priority such as water discharge, supply pumps, or cooling fans for data sensor servers; and cordless, battery-powered ...

The Renesas Solution Starter Kit (RSSK) for developers working with the 32-bit RX23E-A MCU claims to have one of the most accurate analogue front ends (AFE) in the industry. The kit ybrings together hardware, software, and tools optimized for evaluating the MCU’s high-precision 24-bit delta-sigma (ΔΣ) A/D converter with industry-leading accuracy (0.1% is possible through the AFE). The RSSK enables ...

STMicroelectronics is aiming at automotive gateways that link car electronics to the cloud with an evaluation kit built around secured chips. Called SGP-TC-EVK ‘smart gateway platform’, potential use-cases include over-the-air (OTA) management, firewall, Ethernet packet inspection, secure CAN-to-CAN data routing, secure CAN-to-Ethernet data routing, body control management, intrusion detection and predictive maintenance. On-board M.2 and Mini PCIe expansion connectors are provided to ...

Toshiba has revealed its Arm Cortex-M microcontroller plans, announcing 200MHz (254 DMIPS) 40nm parts “dissipating approximately 30% lower dynamic power compared to the existing* 65nm devices”, it said, and 130nm parts with SONOS memory. The family is split into two device classes: TXZxA+ (A for ‘advanced’) in 40nm with either an Arm Cortex-M3 or a Cortex-M4 with floating point unit (FPU). TXZxE+ (E for ‘entry’) in 130nm CMOS with either ...

With the design of secured IoT products in mind, Microchip has announced range of cloud agnostic embedded development products that connect through Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or narrow-band 5G. “From the smallest PIC and AVR MCUs for sensors and actuators, to 32bit MCU and MPU gateways for edge computing, the company is making it possible for developers to connect to any major ...