MICROCONTROLLERS

NEC Electronics announced it has begun sample shipments this month of 22 new flash-memory-embedded microcontrollers - twelve 8-bit models and ten 16-bit models -- with the lowest level of power consumption in the industry as part of the company's effort to strengthen its microcomputer business.

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Renesas Technology Europe today announced a major expansion of its popular M16C microcontroller platform*1 with the addition of USB 2.0 device class support. The M16C/6C group comprises 16 different models, and the new devices are fully compatible with earlier versions. The USB 2.0 specification compliant, 12 Mbps full-speed interface supports the standard transfer types of control, bulk and interrupt. The supporting FIFO is 584 bytes.

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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 announces the introduction of the SH7205 to the SuperH microcontroller Family. The device is the first true dual core microcontroller available from Renesas Technology for consumer and industrial applications. It is intended for a wide range of mass-market products including digital audio/visual, office automation, factory automation, and any other systems requiring connectivity, motor control functionality, and high performance.

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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 a major expansion of its popular M16C microcontroller platform*1 with the addition of USB 2.0 device class support. The M16C/6C group comprises 16 different models, and the new devices are fully compatible with earlier versions.

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NXP Semiconductors announced the LPC1700 series, the industry's fastest microcontroller family based on the ARM Cortex&tradel-M3 processor. Running at speeds up to 100 MHz, the LPC1700 series of microcontrollers operates from 28 - 64% faster than any competitive Cortex-M3 microcontroller available on the market today.

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NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, announced the availability of the new LPC2900 series of microcontrollers based on the ARM968 core. At 125 MHz, the LPC2900 series are the fastest Flash ARM-based microcontrollers available on the market targeting industrial networking, alarm systems and motor control applications.

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Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, announced an enhancement to the microcontroller (MCU) architecture supporting Mid-range 8-bit PIC12 and PIC16 MCUs. Building upon the success of Microchip's popular Mid-range core, the enhanced core provides numerous technical improvements, including more program and data memory; a deeper/enhanced hardware stack; additional reset methods.

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Infineon Technologies introduced a new series of highly-integrated microcontrollers designed for use in automotive body applications, featuring very low power consumption in stand-by and operation mode, higher performance and AUTOSAR compliance. The new XC2200M series of the XC2200 family fulfils the demanding requirements of BCM (Body Control Module) applications such as internal and external lighting systems, car access and door modules

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