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Sharp microcontrollers (ARM MCU) (3/05/2006)

... MANUCO Electronics, representing Sharp, has upgraded the operating range for its BlueStreak ARM9-based 32-bit System-on-Chip devices.The 245MHz LH7A400 and 266MHz LH7A404 are now fully qualified from -40°C to +85°C, making them ideal for ...

Australia’s best applications of microcontrollers (13/04/2006)

... that demonstrate innovative use of microcontrollers are being sought as part of the 2006 EDN Innovation Awards.Sponsored by Soanar, the awards’ Best Application of a Microcontroller category is open to designers using either 8b, 16b or 32b ...

Four AVR Flash MCUs with USB/OTG controllers (6/03/2006)

... new family of Atmel AVR Flash microcontrollers with USB interface has been introduced for consumer and industrial applications. Available from Soanar, the AT90USB1286 and AT90USB646 have a USB interface for applications needing to communicate ...

Two new AVR CAN microcontrollers (13/02/2006)

... ATMEL, represented in Australia by Soanar, has added two new members to the AVR CAN microcontroller family, the AT90CAN32 and the AT90CAN64.These devices are pin-to-pin and are feature compatible with the T90CAN128. The only difference is ...

The flexible motor control evaluation kit, ATAVRMC100.

Motor control evaluation kit (7/02/2006)

... LIN transceiver Atmel ATA6661* Zero crossing voltage detection expansion connector to be used with other AVR microcontrollers* Motor supply voltage and operating current access points for test and ...

Echelon launches Pyxos, a self-organizing network (19/01/2006)

... "static devices," 500-million "controllers," 750-million "smart" sensors, and 35-billion microprocessors and microcontrollers. Static devices include HVAC equipment, industrial machinery, pipelines, home appliances, and others; controllers, ...

Fierce competition stifles global semiconductor sales (19/01/2006)

... a product segment basis, Goldman Sachs said weaker areas includedmicroprocessors on weaker units, microcontrollers on weaker units and ASPs, andstandard linear on weaker units. Conversely, the firm said NAND Flash memorywas an area of ...

Microchip Zaps Zilog with Patent Suit (19/01/2006)

... in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, alleges that Zilog's eight-pin Z8 Encore! XP 4K series of microcontrollers infringes three Microchip patents covering eight-pin microcontrollers and seeks preliminary and permanent injunctive ...

PC Oscilloscope (19/01/2006)

... is useful in a variety of electronic applications including audio amplifiers, switched-mode power supplies and microcontrollers, and for displaying waveforms obtained from laboratory experiments. The USB 2.0 port makes the device easy to use with ...

Development Kit Supports JTAG Debug and Trace for 8-bit General-Purpose USB Microcontrollers (19/01/2006)

... has announced a development toolkit to support its recently introduced 10-MIPs 8-bit USB2.0 uPSD3400 microcontrollers. The DK3400 toolkit provides users with a complete development platform which includes all the hardware and software tools ...

16-bit Controllers (19/01/2006)

... the past 60 days have rolled out substantial new 16-bit product lines. Two weeks ago, Microchip announced 49 new microcontrollers and digital signal controllers, all of which are based on 16-bit architectures. And on August 30th, Texas Instruments ...

What's next in sensor technologies (19/01/2006)

... industrial sectors are constantly looking for cutting-edge high performance at a lower cost, smart sensors using microcontrollers are adding intelligence and functionality to various sensor technologies and providing simpler, more intuitive ...

Midpriced, 100-MHz MSOs provide 16 digital and two or four analog channels (19/01/2006)

... customer studies show that MSO applications are mainly in development of embedded systems that use 8- or 16-bit microcontrollers. Few such applications call for more than 16 logic-analysis channels.This product introduction adds 100-MHz MSOs ...

Support for small processors grows (19/01/2006)

... transistor. These devices are available for limited sampling in six-pin SOT-23 packages; volume production for both microcontrollers will begin in the fourth quarter of 2005. The PIC16F639 family rounds out the new device offerings by featuring a ...

Six-Pin Flash Microcontrollers with ADC and Increased Operating Speed (19/01/2006)

... operated, power supply and property identification applications and some applications not traditionally served by microcontrollers. Microchip ...

DSPs Take Control (19/01/2006)

... designers have many ways — from microcontrollers to FPGAs — to include digital signal processing (DSP) functions in a product. Designing with and programming this variety of DSP devices has never been easier.To simplify designs, Microchip ...

Get the message: Power-management protocol rides on industry bus (19/01/2006)

... for chips. With only two wires, an almost unlimited number of talkers and listeners can be on the network. And many microcontrollers already have an I2C port."The PMBus is not the only intersystem-communication bus based on I2C: SMBus, ...

One design fits all (19/01/2006)

... from an outside source. Examples of IP cores include UARTs, DSPs, Ethernet interfaces, bus interfaces, and even microcontrollers. Manufacturers physically implement hard-IP cores directly onto the silicon of an FPGA; they provide soft cores as HDL ...

Power goes digital (19/01/2006)

... lack simple tools to squeeze performance out of microcontrollers in power converters. easy-to-understand guidelines can help designers take advantage of analog knowledge to ease the transition into digital control for power ...

Single-Chip Solution For Passive Keyless Entry (19/01/2006)

... designers are challenged when they try to incorporate antenna-based transmitters, coils, and batteries, along with microcontrollers, inside a device that fits in the palm of a hand. The new device makes the design process easier by replacing the ...

ARM Update (19/01/2006)

... and actuators often demands a processor that can efficiently handle frequent interrupt requests. Much like other microcontrollers, the Cortex-M provides a hardware vectored interrupt controller which ensures that interrupts from peripherals ...

What Gives ARM Its Appeal? (19/01/2006)

... may wonder why the ARM cores have found so many applications within ASICs, FPGAs, microcontrollers and other devices. Matthias Poppel, Worldwide Marketing Manager Advanced Embedded Control (AEC) Automotive at Texas Instruments cites several key ...

Ease into the flexible CAN bus (19/01/2006)

... in an Ethernet network, a star configuration implements centralized control (Figure 1). Although you need fewer microcontrollers to perform the varied tasks in an Ethernet system, the microcontrollers are usually more complex, with higher pin ...

Technology adapts to user needs (17/01/2006)

... that Silicon Storage Technology (SST) has chosen the Personal Kalos 2 (PK2) test system to test its FlashFlex51 microcontrollers, which are used in the portable appliance and digital consumer markets. "The fact that Kalos 2 addresses both our ...

Semtech Acquiring Xemics for $43M (17/01/2006)

... applying its low-power, low-voltage design expertise to sensor interfacing/data acquisition, 8-bit RISC microcontrollers and RF transceivers, as well as audio codecs, according to Semtech.The company employs 77 people, 56 of which are actively ...

Reduce chip count (17/01/2006)

... latest AVR microcontrollers, the ATmega640, ATmega1280 and ATmega2560 feature between 64 and 256 kBytes of Flash memory, and 8 kBytes of on-chip RAM. The devices target applications requiring a large code space and extensive interfacing ...

Windowed-watchdog timers enhance system security (17/01/2006)

... must be able to accept a reset at any time and resume normal operation without operator intervention.Many microcontrollers offer an internal programmable watchdog with similar functions. Software can disable these internal watchdog timers, so ...

Hybrid DSP/µPs meet low-cost BoM targets (17/01/2006)

... has extended the scope of its digital signal controller devices—microcontrollers that have a combined control and signal processing function set—with a range of very low-cost, flash-based parts. Designers can use them in motor control, domestic ...

Let's Retire Moore's Law at 40 (13/01/2006)

... surprised to find out that about half of ARM's new design starts are still in 180nm. Some designs, especially in microcontrollers, will likely stay at older process generations for lower wafer and mask cost, more-robust ESD characteristics, and ...

Toshiba's U.S. System LSI Group Gets New Leader (13/01/2006)

... business model and broad product line-up, comprised of ASIC/custom SoCs, foundry services, and ASSPs, including microcontrollers, microprocessors, CMOS image sensors, wireless ICs, and digital consumer and analog peripheral devices," Yamaguchi ...