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My buddy Jim McGregor says there are not many possible suitors for GF.
Analyst says list of potential buyers for GlobalFoundries would be short - Albany Business Review
Bear in mind this is the bulked up GF with the acquired IBM semi operations. Reports say that Mubadala is looking to get...
The arena of secure MCUs for applications such as smart cards draws some different technology, and announcements in the space are typically vague to protect sensitive details. The introduction of the TESIC-SC-500K from Tiempo Secure is no exception - there are few details on the core or the...
Toshiba has launched the new TMPM46BF10FG MCU based on the ARM Cortex-M4F at 120 MHz. The part includes 514 KB of SRM, a SLC NAND flash memory controller supporting BCH ECC and 1MB of flash, an 8-channel 12-bit A/D, watchdog timer, 4 channel UART, I2C, and more.
A built-in security subsystem is...
We know a benchmark has made it when vendors start competing for the top spot, even mentioning how much better their scores are than the competition. EEMBC ULPBench has drawn attention from three vendors so far in 2015, the latest being Atmel. The new SAM L21 MCU, based on the ARM Cortex-M0+...
In its first automotive MCU launch since completing the Spansion acquisition, Cypress has added two new members to the Traveo family. The S6J32BA and S6J32DA are based on the ARM Cortex-R5 core with 1MB flash, 1MB video RAM, an enhanced secure hardware extension, and a HyperBus interface. The...
Ti has decided to fill the hole between their popular 16-bit low-power MSP430 family and higher performance MCUs with various ARM and DSP cores for real-time tasks. The new MSP432 family brings a 48 MHz ARM Cortex-M4F core with a complement of digital and analog peripherals familiar from the...
Leveraging the real-time power of sixteen 32-bit cores in a single part, the XMOS xCORE-200 emphasizes multicore performance in a low-cost MCU. The cores share 512KB of SRAM, with optional 2MB of on-chip flash. Connectivity is built around an RGMII PHY supporting gigabit Ethernet, and a USB 2.0...
Measuring power use for a three-phase smart meter needs several channels of current and voltage measurement, plus power calculations. Toshiba's new TMPM311CHDUG microcontroller features a four-channel, 24-bit delta-sigma A/D converter. Each channel has a low-noise variable gain amplifier...
Marvell has tossed their hat into the Apple HomeKit ring for consumer IoT applications. They announced support for an SDK running on their 88MC200 MCU (with an ARM Cortex-M3 core running up to 200 MHz) and the Avastar 88W8801 Wi-Fi SoC.
According to Marvell, they are the first MCU vendor to...
We've been debating the need and ability to scale embedded flash to 28nm and below.
Renesas is working on it, announcing a new implementation of SG-MONOS eFlash moving from 40nm to 28nm. There are more than a few problems involved:
Reducing cell size reduces cell current, and overdrive could...
The RF-on-MCU trend continues to pick up momentum. TI introduced additions to the SimpleLink MCU family, supporting a wide range of popular connectivity for IoT devices. With an ARM Cortex-M3 processor core and a Cortex-M0 running the RF, family members include:
the CC2640 for Bluetooth Smart...
Silicon Labs continues to press for more MCU and RF integration, this time combining their EFM32 MCU core with their EZRadio sub-GHz transceiver family. The new EZR32 MCU line brings 48 MHz Cortex-M3 or Cortex-M4 cores with flash up to 256KB and 32KB of RAM. Peripherals include A/D, D/A, USB, a...
If one closed loop controller is good, two are better. That's the thinking behind Microchip's new PIC16(L)F1769 family. By adding a dual-channel programmable ramp generator, the MCU can respond with nanosecond resolution. Microchip is targeting advanced power management, LED and automotive...
Industrial strength motor control requires DSP, PWM, and mixed signal integration in a microcontroller. Freescale has launched the new Kinetis KV5x series of MCUs based on a 240 MHz ARM Cortex-M7 core with its DSP extensions and single precision FPU. Supporting the core is a 1MB on-chip flash...
With increasing use of touch in automotive center stack and other in-vehicle applications, Atmel is continuing to expand solutions for this application. Their new SAM DA1 MCU combines a capacitive touch controller with a 48 MHz ARM Cortex-M0+ core in an AEC Q100 Grade 2 qualified part.
The SAM...
The latest 8051-compatible processor core from CAST delivers 69.7 times the performance of the original 8051 core at the same clock speed. The new S80251XC3 microcontroller core is based on the 16-bit 80251 design, running both the MCS-51 and MCS-251 instruction sets.
In a 40nm LP process...
Long live the 8051. Silicon Labs introduces three new 8051-based MCUs designed for the IoT. The EFM8 Bee family is based on a high-speed pipelined 8051 core, low power mixed signal and communication capability, and a crossbar matrix.
The family contains three lines:
EFM8 Busy Bee, with cores...
It's National Engineers Week, and we celebrate with all those who have a thirst for learning about technology and helping create the future. EDA companies are sharing their thoughts on the topic.
First, Aldec asks the question: What Inspired You to Become an Engineer?
For me, it was a deep...
Integrating gauge control, graphics display, and functional safety elements in one chip, Renesas has announced the RH850/D1x family of MCUs aimed at automotive instrument clusters in entry and mid-range vehicles. The part features up to a 240 MHz processor core tied to a OpenVG 1.1 graphics core...
A new ARM Cortex-M4 microcontroller family from STMicro combines performance with ultra-low power. The STM32L4 family features an 80 MHz core with DSP and FPU, plus an added zero-wait flash access technology called the ST ART Accelerator.
EEMBC ULPbench is an industry-standard suite of tests...
