March 18, 2013 Renesas Electronics Europe has launched a sales drive in Russia and other CIS countries with the appointment of a new distributor in Russia, PT Electronics, with immediate effect. Read more

March 7, 2013 Following the launch of the first Freescale Semiconductor Freedom development hardware for the Kinetis family in 2012, element14 is making available a new board for evaluating Kinetis KL05Z MCUs (FRDM-KL05Z). Read more

February 18, 2013 Renesas Electronics Europe has introduced a large number of new low power, low voltage microcontrollers (MCUs). Read more

January 11, 2013 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has introduced the JN516x family of wireless microcontrollers for the Internet of Things, as well as a new evaluation kit which simplifies commercial development of ZigBee, JenNet-IP and other IEEE 802.15.4 applications. Read more

December 10, 2012 Energy Micro is partnering with Lamprey Networks Inc. (LNI) to provide energy friendly, secure and certified remote monitoring medical electronic systems.
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November 20, 2012 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has unveiled the JN516x family – the company’s next generation of ultra-low-power wireless microcontrollers for JenNet-IP, ZigBee and other IEEE 802.15.4 applications. Read more

November 20, 2012 MSC Vertriebs GmbH has signed a pan-European distribution agreement with Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe (FSEU). By adding the FSEU product portfolio to its distribution programme, MSC is continuing its tradition of acting as a European distribution partner to Japanese semiconductor manufacturers. Read more

November 7, 2012 Renesas Electronics has added to the company’s RL78/L13 Group of low-power microcontrollers with on-chip LCD controller offering up-to 376 segment drive capability in an 80-pin package. Read more

October 31, 2012 Texas Instruments Incorporated has begun sampling the first of the world’s lowest power microcontrollers based on the company’s ‘Wolverine’ technology platform. Read more

October 4, 2012 Texas Instruments Incorporated unveils the company’s latest 32-bit C2000 Concerto microcontrollers for motor control, renewable energy and smart grid applications that require power conversion, remote data sharing, diagnostics, monitoring and control from a single device. Read more

September 28, 2012 Renesas Electronics has unveiled the RH850/F1x Series of 32-bit microcontrollers for automotive body applications as the first products to be released in the RH850 Family of automotive MCUs with on-chip flash memory employing the industry's most advanced 40 nm process. Read more

September 28, 2012 Texas Instruments Incorporated has introduced 32-bit C2000 Delfino microcontrollers as resolver-to-digital converter interfaces for motor control systems, lowering system cost while delivering more efficient motor control capabilities. Read more

September 26, 2012 Texas Instruments Incorporated is expanding the company’s innovative LaunchPad portfolio to the ARM ecosystem with the unveiling of a new low-price, easy-to-use Stellaris LM4F120 LaunchPad evaluation kit. Read more

September 19, 2012 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has announced the availability of its LPC408x and LPC407x microcontrollers, featuring advanced signal processing capabilities and a wide range of connectivity options, including USB 2.0, Ethernet and CAN 2.0B. Read more

September 19, 2012 Texas Instruments Incorporated has released SafeTI design packages to help customers get to market quickly with their safety-critical applications. Read more

September 11, 2012 STMicroelectronics has released an innovative easy-access development platform for projects based on its new high-performance STM32 F3 microcontrollers, which are now starting to enter volume production. Read more

September 6, 2012 The RX21A Group of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) announced by Renesas Electronics is aimed at smart meters with advanced functionality. The new MCUs are claimed to be the first in the industry to combine large flash memory capacity of 512 KB and a 24-bit delta-sigma (Delta-sigma) A/D converter for high-resolution measurement. Read more

July 18, 2012 Early in July 2012 Japan's Renesas Electronics Corp, the world's fifth-largest chipmaker, announced plans to reduce its workforce by 12 percent and shed half of its domestic plants within three years to be more competitive with overseas rivals. Can Europe help the company hit the road to recovery? Read more

July 9, 2012 Energy Micro has opened the company’s new design center in Kraków, Poland. The company's first engineering site outside Norway, the new facility located in Parkowa Kamienica in downtown Kraków, accommodates a group of expert embedded hardware and software engineers. Read more

May 25, 2012 Renesas Electronics has expanded its RX200 Series of low-power mid-range microcontrollers (MCUs), introducing the RX220 Group of 11 entry-level devices to provide greater scalability for embedded designers moving from 8- and 16-bit to 32-bit applications. Read more

May 23, 2012 Texas Instruments Incorporated is claiming an ultra-low-power industry first with the ULP Advisor software code analysis tool, which teaches developers how to create the most energy-efficient, ultra-low-power applications with TI's MSP430 microcontrollers. Read more

April 13, 2012 MSC now offers 12 new high-performance RX631 microcontrollers (MCUs) in 64- and 48-pin packages from Renesas Electronics. The new devices are particularly suited for compact and cost-sensitive industrial and consumer applications. Read more

March 29, 2012 Energy Micro has extended the company’s EFM32 Gecko range of microcontrollers with the addition of products supplied in a thin, fine-pitch BGA48 packaging. Read more

March 29, 2012 IAR Systems' C/C++ compiler and debugger tool suite IAR Embedded Workbench is now supporting the new ARM Cortex-M0+ core and Freescale Semiconductors' Kinetis L series.  Read more

March 27, 2012 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has launched a Product Longevity Program for its ARM Cortex -M microcontrollers with a minimum available period of 10 years. The program will assure continuity and stability of supply for NXP customers, especially those that design industrial control applications and require long-term product availability. Read more

February 28, 2012 Microchip Technology Inc., has announced at the Embedded World Conference in Germany a new series of low pin count 32-bit PIC32 microcontrollers (MCUs) that provide 61 DMIPS of performance in packages as small as 5 mm x 5 mm, for space-constrained and cost-sensitive designs. Read more

February 8, 2012 Energy Micro and Pengutronix are planning to demonstrate µClinux for Cortex-M3, embedded Linux running on the energy friendly EFM32 Gecko range of microcontrollers at this year's Embedded World Show. Read more

February 7, 2012 Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) has released two new solar kits based on its C2000 32-bit Piccolo and Concerto microcontrollers (MCUs). The new solar kits bring advanced peripherals, application-targeted development hardware, schematics, comprehensive software libraries of algorithms and an industry-leading development environment to the renewable energy market, allowing designers to easily create solar inverter designs while evaluating various solar algorithms and topologies. Read more

January 27, 2012 IAR Systems' embedded software development toolchain IAR Embedded Workbench now provides full support for Infineon Technologies' new XMC4500 microcontrollers including examples for the modular Hexagon Development Kit. Read more

December 7, 2011 SEGGER Microcontroller's high-performance embedded middleware suite is now supporting Energy Micro's range of ultra low energy ARM Cortex-M3 based EFM32 Gecko microcontrollers. Read more

December 7, 2011 Texas Instruments Incorporated has introduced the MSP430F563x and MSP430F663x families adding more performance and features to its ultra-low-power 16-bit microcontroller portfolio. Developers can immediately take advantage of the microcontrollers’ larger memory, display capacity and analog peripherals, which enable high precision measurement and connectivity. Read more

December 5, 2011 MSC is now offering the new RL78/G1A 16-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) from Renesas Electronics. The new devices are ideally suited for use in demanding sensor applications and are available in 3 mm x 3 mm land grid array (LGA) and 4 mm x 4 mm ball grid array (BGA) packages. Read more

December 1, 2011 The newest members to the ML610Q4xx series of low-power microcontrollers from LAPIS Semiconductor (formerly OKI Semiconductor) will give designers even more choices when creating products that provide comprehensive control over the operation of battery-powered devices used for the measurement and display of temperature, humidity and carbon monoxide (CO) in industrial and commercial environments. Read more

November 30, 2011 Texas Instruments Incorporated has announced the qualification of MSP430 16-bit microcontrollers for automotive applications. The AEC-Q100 certification allows developers to integrate higher performance, power efficiency and scalability into their designs without sacrificing on price. Read more

November 23, 2011 A software tool has been introduced by Energy Micro that enables designers to accurately predict battery cell life expectancy in applications based on the company’s low power EFM32 Gecko microcontrollers. Called the energyAware Battery Estimator, the free tool provides a full simulation of total system energy usage, that takes into account actual battery source, MCU energy modes, peripherals employed and external circuit components. Read more

November 23, 2011 Texas Instruments Incorporated has introduced a complete power management solution for TI’s C2000 real-time control, 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) and other DSP and FPGA processors. The TPS75005 highly integrated power circuit comes in a thermally enhanced 5-mm x 5-mm QFN package, combining two low-noise, 500-mA low-dropout linear regulators (LDOs) and three supply voltage supervisors to provide +/-5 percent power-rail accuracy for TI’s F2833x, F2823x, F281x, F2801x and F280x microcontroller series. Read more

November 16, 2011 In this news analysis article EE Times Europe Analog's editor, Paul Buckley questions Jan Jaap Bezemer, NXP Semiconductors' director of marketing, microcontroller product line, as to the reasons for NXP Semiconductors unveiling a series of new low-pin-count package options for the company's market-leading ARM Cortex-M0 LPC1100 family of microcontrollers.  Read more

November 10, 2011 RS Components now stocks the STM32F4 Discovery Kit from STMicroelectronics, for same-day despatch. The kit provides an ultra low-cost development environment enabling engineers to start designing into applications quickly using the STM32F4 series ARM Cortex-M microcontrollers. Read more

October 28, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V., has introduced a series of new low-pin-count package options for the company’s market-leading ARM Cortex-M0 LPC1100 family of microcontrollers which aims to open the door for a broader range of applications previously closed to typical 32-bit MCUs due to package footprint or manufacturing constraints. The new LPC111x devices, which feature SO20, TSSOP20, TSSOP28 and DIP28 options, claim to be the world’s first 32-bit ARM microcontrollers in low-pin-count packages. Read more

September 28, 2011 Energy Micro has introduced a further 100 EFM32 Gecko energy friendly microcontrollers. Pin and code compatible with the existing Gecko and Tiny Gecko products, the new ARM Cortex-M3 based Leopard Gecko and Giant Gecko microcontrollers are available now and bring memory configurations up to 1 MB, more package choice and additional energy saving, connectivity and display driving options. Read more

September 28, 2011 Atmel Corporation has collaborated with Redpine Signals to enable system engineers to implement 802.11n Wi-Fi to all Atmel AVR and ARM-based microcontrollers (MCUs) using Redpine Signals' Connect-io-n and n-Link modules. System engineers for Atmel AVR XMEGA and AVR UC3 MCU families and Atmel SAM3 and SAM9 ARM-based MCU families can now integrate Wi-Fi capability for a variety of embedded systems in building automation, metering, digital audio and medical applications. Read more

September 27, 2011 Texas Instruments Incorporated has introduced new sub-1 GHz 6LoWPAN solutions, aimed at providing a gateway for remote, low-cost wireless sensors to connect to the Internet and a wireless extension of wired IPv6 infrastructures. By operating in the sub-1GHz band, TI’s 6LoWPAN solutions offer longer wireless range at lower power levels than traditional 2.4 GHz-based 6LoWPAN offerings. Read more

September 27, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. and SEGGER Microcontroller plans to offer the emWin graphic library for free with NXP ARM microcontrollers. Developed by SEGGER, emWin provides a robust, efficient GUI for any application operating with a graphical LCD, and features outstanding support for high-quality anti-aliased text and shapes. Read more

September 14, 2011 Freescale Semiconductor is expanding its portfolio of 32-bit Kinetis microcontrollers (MCUs), based on the ARM Cortex-M4 processor, with 60 new entry-level devices that are expected to begin sampling in early 2012. The new devices are additions to the Kinetis K10 and K20 families and are the lowest power Kinetis MCUs to date, consuming 630 uA at a CPU speed of 4 MHz in low power run mode, which is equivalent to160 uA/MHz. Read more

July 27, 2011 STMicroelectronics has unveiled what the company claims is the world’s smallest combined crystal and real-time clock (RTC) IC for time, calendar and alarm functions. ST has combined the world’s smallest real-time clock die and a matched oscillator crystal in the same package size as the smallest crystal-only devices on the market today. The device delivers the world’s smallest integrated RTC/crystal, measuring only 3.2 x 1.5mm and offering ultra-low power consumption. Read more

May 5, 2011 Neonode, Inc., a leading optical touch screen technology company, is to collaborate with Texas Instruments Incorporated to develop and improve the functionality, performance and cost advantage of zForce, Neonode’s patented optical touch screen technology. Read more

May 4, 2011 Texas Instruments Incorporated has unveiled what the company claims isthe industry’s first ultra-low-power ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) 16-bit microcontrollers. Further demonstrating TI's embedded processing leadership, the new MSP430FR57xx FRAM series ensures data can be written more than 100 times faster and uses as little as 250 times less power than flash- and EEPROM-based microcontrollers. Read more

May 2, 2011 ON Semiconductor has introduced the first in a new family of mixed-signal microcontrollers for precision measurement and monitoring. Designed for use in portable sensing applications and built with the ARM Cortex-M3 processor, the Q32M210 provides a combination of high precision performance and predictable operation with power efficiency. Read more

April 5, 2011 Texas Instruments Incorporated is introducing the MSP430AFE2xx series of metrology analog front end (AFE) ultra-low-power 16-bit microcontrollers. Part of TI's leading embedded processing portfolio, the low-cost MSP430AFE series offers the industry's first programmable single-phase metrology devices supported with multiple communication interfaces. Read more

February 14, 2011 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has introduced the au10tic family of secure ICs designed specifically for device authentication. The au10tic secure microcontrollers are based on NXP's proven security technology, which has been widely used for securing government ID cards and passports, as well as smart cards for banking and other high-security applications. Read more

January 26, 2011 Texas Instruments Incorporated has released 64 new ultra-low-power MSP430 Value Line microcontrollers (MCUs) that offer 16-bit performance at an 8-bit price. Read more

January 17, 2011 Toshiba Electronics Europe will be using Embedded World 2011 to showcase its range of 32-bit ARM Cortex-M3 microcontrollers including its first members to feature on-chip full-speed (12Mbps) USB-Device connectivity, targeting industrial control to office automation. Read more

January 3, 2011 ON Semiconductor Corporation has completed the acquisition of SANYO Semiconductor Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of SANYO Electric, and other assets related to SANYO Electric's semiconductor business, by ON Semiconductor.  Under the terms of the purchase agreement, ON Semiconductor paid approximately Yen 11.8 billion ($144 million) in cash to SANYO Electric and drew down approximately Yen 31.7 billion ($378 million) under a loan agreement with SANYO Electric. Read more

December 1, 2010 MEMS-based silicon timing solutions provider, SiTime Corporation, has introduced the first MEMS resonator for real time clock and time-keeping applications. The SiT1052 can be cost-effectively integrated inside a plastic package, eliminating all external time-keeping components from an electronic system. Read more

November 22, 2010 MSC is expanding the company’s product offering with the addition of two new groups of products in the RX600 Series of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) from Renesas Electronics. The devices include the RX630 Group for consumer, office automation and industrial equipment; and the RX63N/RX631 Group for networked equipment. Read more

November 9, 2010 Linear Technology and Energy Micro have combined their expertise in energy harvesting power supplies and ultralow power 32-bit microcontrollers to produce a demonstration at Electronica 2010 that showcases the opportunities for smart energy harvesting applications. Read more

October 19, 2010 NXP Semiconductors N.V. has unveiled new microcontrollers, which the company claims set new benchmarks in 32-bit active power consumption. The LPC1100L and LPC1300L series introduce a new low-power platform which combines ultra-low leakage design techniques with NXP's optimised power-efficient libraries. Read more

September 16, 2010 Renesas Electronics Europe has unveiled the newest MCU in the company’s M16C/6S series of microcontrollers (MCUs). The M306S0F8DGP includes integrated modems to enable low data rate communication using existing power lines. Read more

September 7, 2010 Renesas Electronics has unveiled two new 32-bit All Flash microcontrollers, with processing performance of 1024 Dhrystone MIPS at a clock speed of 200 MHz, the world's highest among the existing 32-bit dual-core MCUs with embedded flash memory. Read more

September 1, 2010 MSC has added 78 new microcontrollers based on the 32-bit V850ES core from Renesas Electronics to company’s product portfolio. The new derivatives of the V850ES/Jx3-L product family are available in a variety of different packages and memory versions. Read more

June 25, 2010 Zilog has introduced its latest sensing and control technology for motion detection applications. The Zilog ZMOTION Detection and Control Family features advance sensing and control technology comprising a series of high-performance microcontrollers specifically designed for the rapid development and deployment of products requiring control based on Passive Infrared (PIR) motion detection. Read more

June 1, 2010 Microchip Technology Inc., the PIC18F "K90" 8-bit microcontroller (MCU) family--the industry's first and only low-power, 5 V, 8-bit MCUs that include an on-chip LCD driver module and 12-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC). Read more

June 1, 2010 Microchip Technology Inc., has unveiled what the company claims is the industry's broadest line of low-power, high-performance 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs). Read more

May 17, 2010 Linear Technology Corporation has unveiled a 1 A low dropout linear regulator (VLDO), featuring input voltage capability down to 0.9 V and adjustable output voltage down to 0.2 V. Read more

May 14, 2010 Atmel Corporation has introduced what the company claims is the world's smallest flash AVR microcontroller package. Read more

April 21, 2010 Texas Instruments is aiming to accelerate time to market for a broad variety of applications, including building automation, metering and asset tracking with the introduction of its CC430F513x microcontrollers (MCUs) supported by a developer ecosystem offering complete, scalable hardware and software. Read more

April 19, 2010 Arrow Electronics, Inc., and Silicon Laboratories Inc., have agreed a global distribution agreement for Silicon Labs' broad portfolio of mixed-signal products. Read more

April 12, 2010 NXP Semiconductors plans to demonstrate working silicon of its newest microcontrollers based on the ARM Cortex-M4 processor at ESC Silicon Valley 2010. Read more

March 10, 2010 Gleichmann Electronics has broadened its product portfolio with four new 8-bit All Flash microcontrollers from NEC Electronics, which are specifically designed for single-phase and two-phase electricity meters. Read more

March 3, 2010 Atmel Corporation is adding functionality to its Atmel QTouch Suite to provide third party CAD developers easy access to QTouch technology. Read more