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MCU/MPU Market Keeps Growing (12/01/2006)

... worldwide market for embedded microcontrollers/processors (MCUs/MPUs) will grow 6 percent in 2005 on top of 22 percent growth in 2004 to $18 billion, according to market researcher The Information Network.The New Tripoli, Penn.-based market ...

Control-chip design made easy (12/01/2006)

... wants to build—a measurement and control loop, for example—but not with the process or programming either FPGAs or microcontrollers.The Express software allows a designer to set up the chips using a drag-and-drop interface; he selects basic ...

Embedded Linux steals design wins (12/01/2006)

... but with the availability of 32-bit chips such as Atmel's AT91SAM7S family of ARM7-based Flash microcontrollers costing around $3 in volume, it's pointless pursuing 16 bits for anything other than historical curiosity. Of course, Linux' own ...

Ethernet device gets small (11/01/2006)

... communicate with a host microcontroller. This approach allows designers to network-enable applications using 8-bit microcontrollers with as few as 18 pins. The stand-alone Ethernet controller includes on-chip 10BaseT MAC (media-access-controller) ...

Black boxes capture car-crash data, controversy (11/01/2006)

... to many data elements of interest to crash investigators. By the 1990s—when all automobiles required air bags—microcontrollers, solid-state memory, and in-car networks gave designers all the necessary tools for capturing system-performance and ...

Embedded-system programmers must learn the fundamentals (11/01/2006)

... programmers had to use every trick in the book to shoehorn simple applications onto low-frequency, 4- and 8-bit microcontrollers. While their data-processing peers were busy enjoying the software-engineering benefits of high-level languages and ...

Interrupt-driven keyboard for MCS-51 uses few components (11/01/2006)

... an interrupt-driven keypad implementation that's based on Atmel's AT89C52 version of the popular MCS-51 family of microcontrollers. Here, the rows of a 16-key keypad, S1 through S16, implemented as a 4×4-key matrix connect to the lower nibble ...

Stand-Alone Ethernet Controller with SPI™ Serial Interface (11/01/2006)

... to interface to a host microcontroller. These features, combined with the company’s TCP/IP software stack for PIC18 microcontrollers, provide a small, whole-product Ethernet option for embedded applications. The controller is suitable in ...

Processor increases low-voltage-application performance (11/01/2006)

... and external events, respectively. The PIC18F87J10 processors are code- and tool-compatible with all PIC18F microcontrollers.The PICdem HPC Explorer demonstration board (DM183022), along with Microchip's MPLab integrated development ...

Embedded's New Star (10/01/2006)

... by encouraging engineering teams to share coding ideas for uClinux, an open- source operating system for low-cost microcontrollers that have no memory management. Like Freescale, ADI has made one of its own key products available for such ...

Sixteen-bit MCU Family for Industrial Control Applications (10/01/2006)

... Technologies has introduced a family of application-specific 16-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) in its XC16x Series. With features and peripheral functions optimized for such industrial control applications such as robotics, networked systems and ...

Richard and Jen Ace Stochastics (10/01/2006)

... and Jen's handy desktop slot machine simply insert a coin and press a button or pull a handle. Three stepper motor microcontrollers generate a random number between 0 and 7, using this number to spin the three reels to new positions. For a cool ...

It's All About µ (10/01/2006)

... at one wheel, the system can apply a moment to counteract undesired yaw, Dahl says.Most vehicle control systems use microcontrollers that sample data about 50 times per second, Dahl says. The moment they "see" a yaw that's outside the target ...

Hitachi, Renesas advance low-power on-chip (16/12/2005)

... what they believe is a promising solution for on-chip program and data storage in next-generation microcontrollers for embedded applications such as information devices, home electric appliances and in-vehicle equipment and control systems, ...

High Performance, 8-bit Microcontrollers Include 8 KB Flash Memory Version (13/12/2005)

... a seamless migration path between product lines. Users have the option to choose higher or lower specification microcontrollers based on their particular project requirements, and to move between families as their application develops and the ...

Amtel’s new AVR In-System Programmer mkII.

Field upgrades of AVR Flash microcontrollers (13/12/2005)

... new AVR In-System Programmer mkII is used for field upgrades of AVR Flash microcontrollers.Available from Soanar, the AVRISP mkII combined with AVR Studio can program all AVR 8-bit RISC microcontrollers with ISP Interface.The mkII protocol ...

Flexible microcontrollers (8/12/2005)

... ATMEL’S AT91FR40162S features 2Mb of on chip SRAM and 2MB of Flash memory in a single compact 121-pin BGA package.The highly integrated device has a very small footprint, making it ideal for space-constrained applications.The Flash ...

Universal microcontroller emulator board (25/11/2005)

... versatility and reduced ICE cost.The PICE series of in-circuit emulators supports a variety of embedded microcontrollers with 8-bit and 16-bit architectures.Until now, each PICE version was based on a specific main board; it was necessary ...

ZigBee microcontroller kits (23/11/2005)

... has released a range of embedded microcontroller rapid development kits for MAXQ 2000 RBX series microcontrollers with JTAG and ZigBee interface.The rapid development kits include MAXQ 2000 RBX microcontroller, 16MHz high-speed crystal and ...

Suitable for use in heating, ventilation and air conditioning.

Motor control solutions (21/11/2005)

... high efficiency and reliability, small size, and silent operation. ZiLOG's high performance Z8 Encore! MC 8-bit microcontrollers provide the advanced electronic features needed to keep BLDC design competitive in the marketplace today. ZiLOG is ...

Tiny microcontrollers from NEC Electronics.

World's smallest microcontrollers (21/11/2005)

... They are available from Soanar.The tiny 16-ball WCSP and the 36-pad LGA are the world's smallest packaged microcontrollers.Though small, they nonetheless feature the full speed, memory range and peripherals sets of their larger relatives ...

USB mass storage starter kit (18/11/2005)

... AT89STK-10 is a USB mass storage starter kit based on Atmel USB Flash C51 microcontrollers - AT89C5130A, AT89C5131A and AT89C5122. It is available from Soanar.It offers engineers the possibility to run applications such as data storage and ...

High-end 8-bit PIC microcontrollers (18/11/2005)

... such as battery-powered, industrial and consumer products.The new PIC18F8622/8527/6622/6527 series of microcontrollers provides high performance with its 10-bit, 100 ksps ADC, extended communication with two synchronous and two asynchronous ...

Infineon, IMEC create nitride-based non-volatile Flash (15/11/2005)

... without verify) as well as for high retention applications such as stand-alone code storage and automotive microcontrollers.Additional benefits of the technique are the smaller periphery since verify may be skipped and erase voltage is lower, ...

Rewarding innovation (27/10/2005)

... is generously sponsored by distributor Adilam.Best application of a microcontroller - Sponsored by SoanarMicrocontrollers lie at the heart of some of the most innovative products designed in Australia today. Whether they are 8-, 16- or ...

Soanar Plus Preferred Stock Catalogue Issue 06 (10/10/2005)

... panel meters.Soanar Plus has worked hard to expand on some of their popular existing product groups including - microcontrollers (Atmel, NEC, Zilog, Microchip), Linear Technology, relays, LCD modules, power supplies, plug packs, chargers and ...

ARM7 extended with 10/100 EMAC, CAN and security (10/10/2005)

... AT91SAM7X256 is a member of a series of low pin count Flash microcontrollers based on the 32-bit ARM7TDMI RISC processor. It is available from Soanar.Features include:* 256KB high-speed flash* 64KB SRAM* Clock speed of 55MHz* ...

ZiLOG motor control solutions (7/10/2005)

... high efficiency, reliability, small size and silent operation.ZiLOG's high performance Z8 Encore! MC 8-bit microcontrollers, available from Soanar, provide the advanced electronic features needed to keep the BLDC design competitive in the ...

Digital switching noise is minimised with the device’s intelligent clock management scheme.

Mixed-signal microcontroller with integrated precision ADCs (16/09/2005)

... customers who incorporate the MAXQ3120 into their end equipment can offer more functionality at a lower cost.Microcontrollers traditionally have been the most widely deployed as an interface and control mechanism between the digital domain, ...

SIA: Fierce competition stifles global semi sales in July (9/09/2005)

... quarter.On a product segment basis, Goldman Sachs said weaker areas included microprocessors on weaker units, microcontrollers on weaker units and ASPs, and standard linear on weaker units. Conversely, the firm said NAND Flash memory was an ...