New MRAM universal memory chips promise huge consumer benefits 23 May 2001 Motorola Labs, in partnership with Motorola SPS's DigitalDNA Laboratories, disclosed what it says is an industry milestone in developing MRAM (magnetoresistive random access memory). Speaking at the IEEE ...
ST7 flash starter kit 23 May 2001, Sivan Electronic Supplies Kanda Systems' flash starter kit allows designers to build, assemble, debug, test and program with ST7 OTP, EPROM and flash devices. The hardware and software comprises an easy-to-use IDE system.
The ...
High-density and speed true dual-port memories 23 May 2001 IDT's x36 dual-port memories achieve the world's highest data transfer rates, with speeds of up to 166 MHz and a bandwidth of 12 Gbps, according to the company. The 12 memories make IDT's dual-port family ...
Flash micro for smartcards 23 May 2001 Atmel's AT90SC320856 is the latest in its market-leading AT90SC family of AVR-based secure flash microcontrollers for smartcards. It offers a range of features that are ideally suited for GSM SIM cards ...
Handheld programmer/copier 23 May 2001, Sivan Electronic Supplies The Shooter III from Logical Devices is a handheld chip programming system that allows the user to copy EPROMs in standalone (copier) mode or to download a file from any computer with an RS232 port. Making ...
Fast DDR memory 23 May 2001, Electrocomp Linear Technology's LTC1693-5 MOSFET driver/buffer is designed to drive P-channel power MOSFETs at very high speeds. The 1,5 A peak output current and low switching delay reduces switching losses of high ...
Serial EEPROM supports ACR SIG 9 May 2001, Tempe Technologies Microchip claims its 24LC09 is the world's first serial EEPROM supporting the Advanced Communications Riser Special Interest Group (ACR SIG) specification. The new 24LC09 serial EEPROM provides the enumeration ...
Universal burner 9 May 2001 The ChipBurner Universal from DeviceRama features a 48-pin universal pin driver with support for over 2000 devices. It supports E(E)PROMS, FLASH, Serial, PAL, GAL, EPLD, PEEL, MACH, MAX, PLSI, PICs and ...
First 80C51 to have linear address range expanded to 16 MB 9 May 2001, Altron Arrow Philips Semiconductors has announced that it has broken the 64 KB barrier with the first 8-bit 80C51 to support up to 16 MB of on-chip linear addressable memory. The 87C51Mx2 microcontroller family is ...
8 bit OTP microcontrollers with LCD drivers 9 May 2001, Tempe Technologies Microchip has added two new devices to its PIC16C92X family of 8 bit one-time-programmable microcontrollers with integrated liquid crystal display controller.
The PIC16C925 and PIC16C926 offer higher ...
Dallas Semi micros serve up web pages 9 May 2001 Dallas Semiconductor has announced the introduction of microcontrollers that can directly serve up web pages. TINI (Tiny InterNet Interface) is a microcontroller-based development platform that executes ...
Concurrent flash and programmable logic for 16/32 bit MCUs and DSPs 9 May 2001 STMicroelectronics has introduced a new family of ultra low-power programmable system devices (PSDs) that provide 100% in-system programmable concurrent flash memory, SRAM, programmable logic, and extra ...
Ultra-low-voltage supervisory circuits 9 May 2001, Altron Arrow The Maxim MAX6821-MAX6825 microprocessor (µP) supervisory circuits in SOT23 package offer reset thresholds capable of monitoring system voltages from +1,8 to +5,0 V. Whenever a supply voltage falls below ...
Flash micro with on-chip sensors 9 May 2001 System designers in need of a microcontroller with integrated current and temperature sensing capabilities can now choose Motorola's 68HC908SR12 microcontroller. Designed for smart batteries and chargers, ...
Simple micropower boost regulator drives white LEDs and biases LCDs 9 May 2001, MB Silicon Systems A simple boost converter capable of driving white LEDs and providing LCD bias is available from Micrel housed in an IttyBitty SOT23-5 packaging. The MIC2142 requires only three external components, operates ...
World's first unlimited read/write FRAM product 9 May 2001, MB Silicon Systems Ramtron introduced a nonvolatile memory which it claims features unlimited endurance. The 256 Kb FM18L08 is a 3 V FRAM product, offering an unlimited number of read and write cycles - a feature never ...
MCU provides high voltage connectivity solutions 25 April 2001, Tempe Technologies Microchip's PIC16C433 PICmicro microcontroller provides an 18 V/40 mA communication interface and offers a high voltage interface for electrically noisy environments. Designed for low EMI emission, the ...
Now a Zilog Z80 for the Internet generation 11 April 2001, Electrocomp Just as the Z80 microprocessor revolutionised the semiconductor industry, Zilog says its next generation eZ80 is revolutionising the way that communications are happening today.
This is an elegant system-on-a-chip ...
Development kit for flash PSDs 11 April 2001 ST (who recently acquired Waferscale Integration) has available the DK900 development system for EasyFlash PSD9xx family of devices. The company says that for just $99 one gets the following: * PSDsoft ...
Microcontroller offers fast flash programmability 11 April 2001 Motorola's 68HC908GP32 is a member of the company's 8 bit flash family. The MCU is designed with built-in FLASHwire programming technology which uses a single wire interface for programming code in-circuit. ...
