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Renesas Technology Europe announced the addition of a total of 36 new models (72 type names) in 12 groups featuring enhanced functions and higher package pin counts. These include the 80-pin R8C/38E group, 64-pin R8C/36E group, and the 48-pin R8C/34E group. Together they strengthen the R8C/Tiny Series line-up for in-vehicle automotive equipment applications. Available during October 2008, the new MCUs feature on-chip flash memory, a built-in precision clock oscillator, and enhanced functionality, as well as packages with extra I/O pins.

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Renesas Technology Europe announced availability of the latest application specific standard products (ASSP) in its R8C/Tiny series of high performance 16-bit microcontrollers. In additional to over 260 general purpose (GP) devices, the R8C/Tiny series now has several ASSPs, that offer solutions for low end motor control, lighting and small appliances. Four groups of devices have been launched, the R8C/2E-2F and the R8C/2K-2L.

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Microchip Technology Inc. announced the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of 8-, 16- and 32-bit USB microcontrollers (MCUs) supported by a single integrated development environment—the free MPLAB IDE. Building on its rich 8-bit USB PIC MCU offerings, Microchip now offers the low-power 16-bit PIC24F USB family, which is pin, peripheral and software compatible with the new high-performance, 80 MHz, 32-bit PIC32 USB MCUs. In addition, Microchip expands its 8-bit USB product offering at the low end with the lower-cost, smaller-footprint PIC18F1XK50 family.

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Building on the market success of its popular S12 core, Freescale Semiconductor has introduced the latest addition to its expanding 16-bit automotive microcontroller (MCU) portfolio. The advanced S12P family is Freescale's most recent 16-bit MCU with integrated controller area network (CAN) functionality, bridging the gap between 8-bit and 16-bit devices for the automotive market.

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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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MILPITAS, CA April 14, 2008 Linear Technology Corporation announces a 16-bit, 105Msps ADC that establishes a simple, new benchmark for digital communication between high speed ADCs and FPGAs. The LTC2274's new high speed 2-wire serial interface greatly reduces the number of data input/output (I/O) lines required between a 16-bit ADC and the FPGA from 16 CMOS or 32 LVDS parallel data lines to a single, self-clocking, differential pair communicating at 2.1Gbps, freeing up valuable FPGA pins.

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IAR Systems announces native hardware debug and C++ compiler support for Microchip Technology’s 16-bit PIC24 MCUs and dsPIC33F DSCs

IAR Embedded Workbench for the Microchip dsPIC33F digital signal controllers and PIC24 microcontrollers now supports native hardware level debugging through the Microchip MPLAB REAL ICE In-Circuit Emulator System

IAR Systems has strengthened its support for Microchip Technology’s range of 16-bit PIC24 microcontrollers (MCUs) and dsPIC33F digital signal controllers (DSCs) by adding native hardware level debug support, through the inclusion of the Microchip MPLAB® REAL ICE™ In-Circuit Emulator System within its C-SPY® debugger, an integral component of IAR Embedded Workbench®.

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PIC24FJ256GA1 is Only 16-bit MCU Family With Integrated Capacitive-Touch Peripheral; Eliminates Need for External Cap-Touch Components

CHANDLER, Ariz., March 31, 2008 [NASDAQ: MCHP] — Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced nine new members of the cost-effective PIC24F 16-bit microcontroller (MCU) family, which are the lowest power (2.6 µA standby current) large-memory (up to 256 KB Flash and 16 KB RAM) 16-bit microcontrollers in the world. Additionally, this is the world’s first 16-bit MCU family with an integrated Charge Time Measurement Unit (CTMU) peripheral, which—along with the royalty-free mTouch™ Sensing Solution software development kit—enables designers to easily add a capacitive-touch user interface without any external components.

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Wideband converter in ultra-small package maximizes carrier placement flexibility

DALLAS (March 31, 2008) - Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today introduced a high-performance 16-bit, dual channel, 1 GSPS (giga sample per second) digital-to-analog converter (DAC) family. The new single and dual-channel DAC family features a low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) data input port at 1 Gbps, providing up to 400 MHz signal bandwidth. In addition, the DAC family offers flexible configuration options as well as industry-leading tools and support to ease design and speed time to market for base stations, wideband IF transmitters, radar, and test and measurement equipment.

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Advanced Control Features Enable Low Power and Eco-Friendly Appliances

KAWASAKI, Japan, February 11, 2008 - NEC Electronics today announced a new line of 16-bit All FlashTM microcontrollers (MCUs) for inverter control applications. Built around the fast and efficient 78K0R CPU core, the 19 MCUs in the 78K0R/Ix3 line-up are designed to enable a new generation of intelligent and eco-friendly appliances and motor drives. All devices in the line-up feature integrated inverter control circuits and deliver best-of-class power performance.

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