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Renesas Technology Europe announced an expansion of its popular M16C Platform microcontroller*1 lineup with 16 low voltage models that can operate down to 1.8V. These devices, especially trimmed versions of the M16C/60 group, are fully compatible with previous products.

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Renesas Technology Europe announced an expansion of its popular M16C Platform microcontroller*1 lineup with 16 low voltage models that can operate down to 1.8V. These devices, especially trimmed versions of the M16C/60 group, are fully compatible with previous products.

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(Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, announced from the Embedded Systems Conference in Boston the MPLAB ICD 3—a cost-effective, high-speed development tool that supports in-circuit programming and debugging of Microchip’s Flash-based 8-bit PIC microcontrollers (MCUs), and its entire line of 16- and 32-bit MCUs and 16-bit dsPIC® Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs).

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Atmel Corporation announced its AT91CAP7A-STK Starter Kit for the evaluation of its ARM7-based CAP family of customizable microcontrollers. CAP7 customizable MCUs allow designers to migrate ARM7-plus-FPGA designs to a low-NRE, single-chip solution with approximately 30% lower unit costs, with eight times better performance, 98% less static power consumption, and 70% less active power consumption.

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NEC Electronics Corporation announced that it has commercialized four models of a new 16-bit microcontroller with on-chip flash memory ("All Flash microcontroller"), with a consumer electronics control (CEC) circuit enabling interdependent control of digital televisions, DVD recorders, and other devices via a single cable connection.

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Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced that Bel Power Inc. has selected its MCP6291 low-power, high-bandwidth operational amplifier (op amp) and PIC12F675 microcontroller (MCU) for its next-generation Power over Ethernet (PoE) half-brick DC-to-DC converter. The op amp is part of the current-sensing circuit in the converter; while the 8-bit PIC MCU provides system monitoring, fault detection and correction, and automated functions.

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Infineon Technologies announced it is the sole chip supplier for the largest contactless microcontroller transportation card in China in 2008. In the last six months, Shenzhen Tong Ltd., the public transportation company, has issued more than two million Shenzhen Tong microcontroller cards in the city of Shenzhen which incorporate Infineon's security microcontroller. Issuance unit volume of these microcontroller cards is expected to exceed three million by the end of 2008.

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Freescale Semiconductor has extended its ultra-low-power family of QE microcontrollers (MCUs) with higher performance 8-bit devices designed to offer exceptionally low power consumption. These latest MCUs are engineered to enhance portable performance, extend battery life and improve energy efficiency for a wide range of embedded applications.

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Freescale Semiconductor is providing microcontroller (MCU) technology for ElectroJet Inc.'s fuel injection system, designed to reduce harmful emissions by 65 percent and increase fuel economy by 12 percent in motorcycle applications. Showcasing this innovative technology during the 2008 Olympic Games, ElectroJet is providing its advanced fuel injection systems to Dayang Motorcycle Co., Ltd., the official motorcycle supplier for the Olympics.

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Silicon Laboratories Inc., a leader in high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, announced the industry's smallest automotive communications controller. The C8051F50x family of mixed-signal MCUs is the first to integrate an ultra high-performance internal precision oscillator to support both CAN and LIN communication networks without an external crystal or resonator. Silicon Labs%u2019 highly-integrated, mixed-signal MCUs are ideal for applications where end-product size is critical such as window lifters, seat positioning and steering angle sensing.

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