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In response to a need for active and predictive safety systems within the automotive sector, semiconductor suppliers are developing innovative radar-based embedded solutions. These next-generation technologies present unique capabilities for designers of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), enabling life-saving safety features as well as compliance with the latest regulatory standards. Authors: Andrew Robertson, Senior Applications […]

Microchip announces a new series of its low-cost, high pin-count 32-bit PIC32 microcontrollers (MCUs). By blending the key features of Microchip’s existing PICM32MX1/2 and PIC32MX5 MCU families, this latest PIC32MX1/2/5 MCU series delivers designers the benefits of a rich peripheral set for a wide range of cost-sensitive applications that require complex code and higher feature […]

Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has expanded its TX04 series of microcontrollers with the launch of TMPM440F10XBG. The ARM® Cortex®–M4F core-based microcontroller will find application in broad range of digital devices including precision equipment, portable devices and security cameras with motion sensors, single-lens reflex cameras, and amusement machines. Improving performance of digital equipment is driving demand […]

In ever more new cars the EPS (Electric Power Steering) instead of the classical hydraulic power steering is being used. There are manifold reasons for this: lower energy- that is, less fuel consumption, easier installation in the vehicle, lower fault susceptibility, better adaptability to different car models and last but not least more driving comfort […]

In my previous blog I focused on the functionality of the new ARM® Cortex®-M7 core. I wrote of the higher processing throughput, new micro-architecture, cache for the memory interfaces and the advantages of ARM Cortex-M core compatibility. There is another dimension to meeting the challenge of today’s IoT applications that I failed to mention. This […]

Renesas Electronics announced the addition of new product versions with larger memory capacity to the RX111 Group of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) ideal for applications such as healthcare devices, industrial equipment, and building automation systems. Renesas’ existing RX111 Group product lineup offer package pin counts of 36 to 64 pins, flash memory capacity of 16 KB […]

Demonstrating its commitment to the wearables market, Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. will preview its Wellness Platform at electronica 2014. The new Wellness Platform is a suite of design hardware and software, including the WASP/MAX32600 microcontroller unit (MCU), for wearable medical applications. Using this flexible and scalable platform, designers will be able to optimize wellness device […]

Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has introduced a new addition to its TX04 series of ARM® Cortex®-M4F core-based microcontrollers (MCUs). The TMPM411F20XBG MCU facilitates electric power calculation and communication in smart meters, as well as sensing and communications in other measurement devices. A typical smart meter comprises separate controllers for electric power calculation, data communication, and […]

Increasing efficiency and reducing power consumption is key for modern embedded systems. To support these demanding needs SEGGER added tickless low power support to its popular embOS real time operating system. The embOS tickless low power feature reduces the power consumption for e.g. battery powered devices. It stops the periodic system tick interrupt during idle […]