The new Automation PC 2100 from B&R unites the PC world with hard real-time applications. If needed, Automation Runtime and Windows can run at the same time thanks to powerful Intel Atom multi-core processing technology, allowing the Automation PC 2100 to be used simultaneously as a high-performance industrial controller as well as a PC for…
HMI+PLC with extensive analog capability from IDEC
IDEC announces a new model in its FT1A Touch micro programmable controller series of combo HMI+PLC units, the FT1A Touch 14 I/O. New features make the FT1A Touch 14 I/O suitable for advanced analog monitoring and control, allowing users to economically perform both operator interface and control for a much wider range of applications. Many…
Atmel Expands Lowest-Power Cortex-A5 Processor-based MPU Portfolio
Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) announced the company has expanded its portfolio of Cortex-A5 processor-based microprocessors (MPUs). The new SAMA5D3 devices deliver smaller packaging, extended temperature support, and an…
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TI’s Gateway to the Cloud for Connected Products with Tiva™ C Series
Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) announces the newest additions to the Tiva™ C Series microcontroller (MCU) platform. The Tiva TM4C129x MCUs are the industry’s first ARM® Cortex™-M4-based MCUs…
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Boost Battery Life In “always on” With New Microcontrollers from TI
Enabling advanced contextual computing functionality in next-generation handheld consumer devices, Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) announced new MSP430™ microcontrollers (MCUs) that reduce power consumption in “always on” applications…
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RS Components Boosts Broad Portfolio of Microcontrollers from TI
RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM) has announced the addition of Texas Instruments’ Sitara™ range of ARM™ Cortex™-A8 based devices to its extensive portfolio…
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Microchip Introduces First PIC® Microcontroller That Integrates 16-bit ADC, 10 Msps ADC, DAC, USB and LCD
Microchip Technology Inc. announced a new family of microcontrollers (MCUs) —the PIC24FJ128GC010. This family is an analog system on a chip that integrates a full analog signal chain,…
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Atmel Launches Smart RF Receiver IC Family
Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) announced the availability of a new family of low-power, high-performance RF receivers designed specifically for the automotive and smart RF markets. With the industry’s…
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TI introduces Tiva C Series TM4C123G USB+CAN Development Kit
Designing with Tiva C Series microcontrollers (MCUs) is now even easier with the new Tiva C Series TM4C123G USB+CAN Development Kit from Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI). Featuring a…
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Atmel Ships ARM Cortex M0+ Processor-based MCUs in Volume
Atmel Corporation announced the company is shipping in production quantities its new Atmel SAM D20, the first series in a new family of ultra-low power embedded Flash microcontrollers based on the…
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InstaSPIN™-FOC Sensorless Motor Control Technology for Low-cost Motor Applications
Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) brings its revolutionary InstaSPIN-FOC™ (field-oriented-control) sensorless motor control technology to its most affordable, real-time-control C2000™ Piccolo™ F2802x microcontrollers (MCUs) series, offering a smaller…
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SuperSpeed Certified USB3 Controller Hubs With On-Chip Programmable Memory
The four-member USB553XB-5000 family, which is SuperSpeed Logo Certified by the USB Implementers Forum and is the world’s first to integrate OTP Flash configuration memory. This UCH3 family…
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PRoC-UI Enables Windows 8 Touch Gestures
The PRoC-UI (Programmable Radio-on-a-Chip–User Interface) is a solution for the new SmartTouch N800 wireless touch mouse. The PRoC-UI solution delivers superior touch performance with support for Windows 8…
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Cypress Accelerates Designs for Apple’s All – Digital Lightning Connector
The CY8CKIT-033A PSoC 3 MFi Digital Audio Development Kit for Lightning includes license-free reference hardware, firmware, and iOS app software, providing the tools to develop MFi (Made for…
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Reduced Smartphone Interference with Efficiency Audio Amplifiers
The Class-AB audio amplifiers provide improved quiescent current reduction and decreased smart phone signal interference. The integrated GSM input filtering is built in for increased EMC robustness. The…
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DSP Smart Sensor System Design with Wonder Gecko MCU Development Kits
The Wonder Gecko MCU line is based on the ARM Cortex-M4 processor core, which provides a full DSP instruction set and includes a hardware floating point unit (FPU)…
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STM32 Value-Line Microcontrollers Delivering 32 bits
The new STM32F030 Value Line is based on the ARM Cortex-M0 core running at 48MHz. Central to ST’s new Value Line concept is a strong base specification that…
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FPD-Link III SerDes Chipset
The DS90UH927Q-Q1 serializer and DS90UH928Q-Q1 deserializer deliver uncompressed high-definition (HD) digital video and audio to touchscreen LCD panels in a vehicle’s central information display and rear passenger seats….
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Automotive Radar Integrated ADAS System Solution
The new Qorivva MPC577xK microcontroller (MCU) and MRD2001 77 GHz radar transceiver chipset provide the embedded technology necessary for affordable radar based ADAS solutions with fewer components, helping…
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Fully Certified FlexRay Transceiver With ESD Robustness for High-Speed In-Vehicle Communication
The new TLE9221SX is fully compliant to the most current FlexRay Electrical Physical Layer Specification version 3.0.1. It enables very high data rates of up to 10Mbit/s for…
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ARM Cortex-A5 Processor-based Family
Atmel expanded its third-party ecosystem of tools and software partners for its recently launched ARM Cortex-A5 processor-based family of products. The Atmel SAMA5D3 series of ARM Cortex-A5 processor-based…
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