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Renesas Technology Europe announced that Express Logic's ThreadX multitasking real-time operating system (RTOS) now supports Renesas SH-2A series microcontrollers (MCUs), providing a high-performance operating platform for applications using these fast, powerful devices in embedded systems.

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Renesas Technology Corp. announced the development of the RX600 Series microcontrollers (MCUs), re-defining performance capabilities of CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer)*¹ based MCUs. The new devices, scheduled for sample shipment in the second quarter of 2009, will be the first 32-bit products to incorporate the next-generation ‘RX’ CPU architecture and offer CPU performance of up to 200MHz, with the industry’s fastest single-cycle flash access capability (100MHz).

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Maxim Integrated Products introduces the newest members of its RISC MAXQ® microcontroller product line: the MAXQ7665/MAXQ7666* system-on-chip (SoC), mixed-signal microcontrollers for sensor applications. Designed for use with anisotropic magnetoresistive (AMR) sensors, the devices provide a complete system solution for the contactless sensing of linear or angular position/displacement.

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Low-power Microcontrollers Ideal for Compact, Battery-driven Systems May 7, 2008

NEC Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723) today announced that the company has developed a new line of 16-bit All FlashTM microcontrollers (MCUs). Built in the NEC Electronics' high-performance 16-bit 78K0R CPU core, the 22 MCUs in the 78K0R/Kx3-L line-up are optimized for compact, low power systems that are driven by battery and enabling Ultra-Low Power applications. Samples will begin shipping in August.

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New PIC Microcontrollers Make it Easy to Migrate up From 8- and 14-Pin Products

CHANDLER, Ariz.,[NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced four new Flash 8-bit PIC® microcontrollers, which offer a cost-effective and code-compatible migration path from existing 8- and 14-pin package options to 20-pin microcontrollers with a richer set of peripherals. These new microcontrollers provide engineers with enhanced features such as steering-capable pulse-width modulation (PWM) and a synchronous serial port with address-masking for I2C™, while offering additional program and data memory.

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Tokyo, May 8, 2008 - Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited (FML) today announced that it will launch an ARM1176 prototyping kit, designed to shorten the development lead time for customers using FML's ASIC(1) and COT(2) services to develop system LSIs that include the ARM1176JZF-S, ARM926EJ-S, or ARM946E-S processor cores.

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Company Eyes New Growth Opportunities: Extends Roadmap to Offer Broadest Range of 8-, 16-, and 32-Bit MCU-Based Embedded Solutions for Wide Array of Applications

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Zilog, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZILG) a leading supplier of 8-, 16- and 32-bit embedded Flash microcontrollers, and universal remote control ICs and ARM(R) core-based secured transaction solutions, today announced it has extended its microcontroller (MCU) market strategy by licensing the ARM(R) Cortex(TM)-M3 processor to develop a new family of industry leading 32-bit based solutions. The agreement accelerates the roll out of Zilog's new family of highly integrated, feature-rich, 32-bit solutions for embedded and portable applications that demand high performance, small form factor and low power consumption.

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Highly integrated S08 MCU offers embedded CAN, EEPROM and on-chip emulation/debug development tools

AUSTIN, Texas April 28, 2008 As power budgets tighten and the demand for more embedded content increases, the need for highly integrated, high-performance microcontrollers (MCU) becomes essential. To address this need in the industrial and automotive markets, Freescale has added a powerful new member to its S08D family that offers exceptional 8-bit performance and on-chip functionality.

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One of Leading Products Selected by Editors and Industry Experts

Rousset, France, April 21, 2008…Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), announced today that its CAP™ customizable microcontroller has been named as one of the Products of the Year by Electronic Products China (EPC) Magazine. The selection was made by a panel of editors and industry experts based on the criteria of significant advancements of a technology or its application, innovative design and substantial achievement in price/performance.

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12-Member PIC24FJ256GB1 Family's Integrated USB 2.0 OTG, Host and Device Functionality is Optimized for Embedded Applications and Ease of Use

CHANDLER, Ariz., April 15, 2008 [NASDAQ: MCHP] Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced the 12-member PIC24FJ256GB1 microcontroller (MCU) family, which is the lowest power (100 nA standby current) large-memory (up to 256 KB Flash and 16 KB RAM) 16-bit USB microcontroller family in the world. As the only 16-bit microcontroller family with integrated USB 2.0 device, embedded-host, dual-role and On-the-Go (OTG) functionality, the PIC24FJ256GB1 makes it cost effective and easy to add advanced USB features to embedded designs.

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