8051-compatible FlashFlex51 microcontroller family enhanced 26 September 2001, KH Distributors Silicon Storage Technology's (SST), enhanced version of its SuperFlash-based FlashFlex51 family of 8 bit, 8051-compatible microcontrollers, the SST89C54 and SST89C58, incorporate 20 and 36 KB of integrated ...
32 bit ARM family with LCD and USB 26 September 2001 New additions to the Sharp ARM family incorporate integral colour LCD controllers from VGA to SVGA and direct interfacing to STN and TFT displays.
Featuring speeds up to 200 MHz, on-chip USB client port ...
PowerPC processors get new cost-effective package and improved performance 26 September 2001, Altron Arrow, EBV Electrolink Motorola has rolled out two new members of its integrated host processor family: the newly packaged MPC8241 and the speed-enhanced MPC8245. It says that both of these new processors deliver a cost-effective, ...
RTCs run on time with temperature compensation 26 September 2001 The RTC7301 is a realtime clock with a difference; an integrated sensor outputs a signal to indicate the chip temperature within the range of -40 to +85°C. This allows the programmer to alter the digital ...
CompactRISC flash microcontrollers 12 September 2001, EBV Electrolink Performance, flexibility, upgradability are key factors for embedded controller applications. National Semiconductor says its solution for this is CompactRISC - powerful 16 bit RISC controllers with integrated ...
Low-power '586 PC-on-a-chip is 'failsafe' 15 August 2001 ZF Micro Devices' ultra-low power (<1/2 W at 133 MHz) ZFx86 PC-on-a-chip is based on a Cyrix 586 CPU core and fabricated by National Semiconductor. The ZFx86 is implemented on a single die that includes ...
16 bit flash MCU with on-chip EEPROM in a single device 15 August 2001, Advanced Product Technology A new flash microcontroller that utilises multichip package technology to add on-chip EEPROM to the device has been released by Hitachi. The new device is claimed to offer 16 bit performance and a range ...
JTAG emulator speeds DSP board debugging 15 August 2001 Emulation builds confidence in hardware bit by bit and lets the software design begin earlier. The good news: you just received your target DSP board from the assembly shop. The bad news: now you have ...
Complete system memory solution for ADSP-218X DSP family 15 August 2001 STMicroelectronics' DSP System Memory (DSM) device, developed in conjunction with Analog Devices, integrates a large flash memory, a PLD block, I/O ports and essential interface and logic functions. The ...
MCUs with on-board flash have extended data retention 15 August 2001, Altron Arrow, EBV Electrolink Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector's new flash microcontrollers are claimed to offer enhanced performance with extended reliability and data retention of the embedded memory to typically 100 000 write/erase ...
New processor core pushes performance 1 August 2001, Electrocomp Infineon Technologies has introduced the next generation of its TriCore Unified Processor core architecture, one of the company's principal platforms for the design of System-on-Chip (SoC) integrated ...
Reprogrammable Internet processors 1 August 2001 The IP2022 Internet processor is the first member of a new family of Ubicom Internet processors that cdan be programmed and reprogrammed using pre-built software modules and configuration tools to create ...
32 kHz crystal oscillator with extended temperature range 1 August 2001 With the SG-3030, Epson significantly improves on its range of 32,768 kHz SMD crystal oscillators.
An extended temperature range as well as a wider operating voltage range are two of its main new features. ...
Microchip unveils 16 bit, digital signal controller archictecture 18 July 2001 Microchip revealed its new 16 bit dsPIC digital signal controllers which have a 16 bit (data) nonpipelined modified Harvard RISC core that combines the advantages of a high performance 16 bit microcontroller ...
Programming solution for COP8 micros 18 July 2001, Sivan Electronic Supplies Kanda Logical Devices and National Semiconductor are jointly developing new programming solutions for the National COP8 series of microcontrollers.
National's COP8 is a powerful 8 bit data, 15 bit address ...
Intelligent universal programmer 18 July 2001, Sivan Electronic Supplies The ChipMaster 6000 from Logical Devices is a PC-based universal programmer that connects through any standard parallel port. The 6000 features a 48-pin universal pin driver and expandable TTL pin driver. ...
8 bit microcontroller speed increased 23 May 2001 Providing the flexibility to operate at higher frequencies, Microchip Technology has increased the top-end performance of its 8 bit PICmicro microcontrollers to a maximum speed of 40 MHz. Offering 10 ...
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 ...
