Microprocessors

Texas Instruments has introduced an ARM Cortex-M4-based microcontroller for industrial contyrol applications, but significantly it has integrated Ethernet MAC and PHY to support Internet connections. A feature of the Tiva TM4C129x range of MCUs is the 256kbyte of integrated SRAM and 6kbyte EEPROM, along with a scalable 512kbyte to 1MB flash memory. This level of memory will support the development of LCD terminal displays with ...

Exar is sampling a co-processor family for compression and security called XR9200.

Renesas Electronics has added to its RL78 range of microcontrollers with a number of variants which integrate LCD display functions, USB functions, and 12-bit A/D converters on the chip. The RL78/L1C MCUs are targeted at sensor applications in healthcare, such as blood pressure and blood glucose monitoring equipment. Comprising 40 products, the new RL78/L1C Group controls segment display type LCD panels and is available in 80- ...

STMicroelectronics is integrating the motion processor technology of Movea into the STM32F401 microcontroller to create a sensor-hub controller. The chip will be used in mobile device applications such as pedestrian navigation and activity monitoring. “This Embedding Movea IP in an STM32F401 will offload sensor-hub tasks from the application processor, reducing overall power consumption and opening new opportunities for smart mobile devices,” said Michel Buffa, general manager microcontroller division, STMicroelectronics. ...

AMD is offering both ARM and x86 processor based chips for the embedded processor market, as the microprocessor supplier looks for growth markets outside of PCs. Along with x86 accelerated processing units (APUs), AMD will offer an ARM-based  system-on-chip (SoC) device and a family of discrete AMD Embedded Radeon graphics processors. All due to launch in 2014. These embedded devices follow AMD’s recent launch of its ...

Direct Insight has announced a Windows Embedded Compact 7 Board Support Package (BSP) for its TRITON-TXEK low-cost evaluation board for Freescale’s i.MX6 processor. The TRITON-TXEK evaluation kit, which includes an i.MX6Q quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor with 1024MB DDR3 64-bit RAM, is intended as a low-cost entry-point for evaluation of the i.MX6 quad-core processor. The 68 x 31mm module carries the processor, memory ...

The latest development kit for Tiva C series TM4C123G microcontrollers from Texas Instruments includes software for USB and CAN implementation. The development kit includes host and device USB cables, on-board debug interface, and a coin cell battery for low-power hibernation mode. An 8Gbyte USB drive contains all the software, development environment tools anddocuments needed to create production software and evaluate USB OTG and CAN, says ...

Farnell element14 is stocking the latest Freescale Freedom development platform, the FRDM-KE02Z which is designed for rugged EMI performance applications based on the Kinetis E series of MCUs. Featuring the Cortex M0+ Kinetis E Series microcontroller KE02Z64VQH2, it offers design engineers 5V tolerant EMC/ESD performance in noisy environments. It is available through Newark element14 in North America, Farnell element14 in Europe, and element14 in Asia Pacific for ...

Freescale Semiconductor is offering its first 5V ARM Cortex-M0+ microcontrollers targeted at industrial and white goods designs. The Kinetis E series MCUs feature electromagnetic noise immunity “Historically, 32-bit MCUs have been associated with lower voltage operation and considered unreliable in electromagnetically harsh environments such as factories or even many households,” said Brandon Tolany, vice president of marketing and business development for Freescale’s MCU business. ...

FTDI has a USB host controller IC which supports USB 2.0 hi-speed (480Mbit/s), full-speed (12Mbit/s) and low-speed (1.5Mbit/s) implementations