Fujitsu Semiconductor releases 44, 32-bit general purpose RISC MCUs

Fujitsu Semiconductor Asia Pte Ltd (FSAL) has released 44 microcontrollers, the initial offering of chips from its new FM3 family of 32-bit general-purpose RISC microcontrollers using the ARM Cortex-M3 core.

The FM3 family offer MB9BF500/400/300/100 Series for the 32-bit market, which demands high-speed performance, and the Basic MB9AF100 Series for the 16-bit market, which requires superior cost-performance and low power consumption.

The applications targeted are home appliances (air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, etc.), digital consumer devices and office automation devices.

FR family of microcontrollers has been optimized for the uses in servo control for factory automation applications and in inverter control, to increase system power efficiency.

With enough on-chip NOR memory this family of microcontrollers can respond without time lag at up to 60MHz. In addition, through its high-speed 12-bit A/D converter (1.0µs), as well as its various timers, USB2.0 Host/Function, CAN, and ability to operate with a wide range of power supplies (5.5V to 2.7V), the microcontrollers are highly suggested for motor solution for use in servo control for factory automation applications.

Price: US$6.5

Availability:
Samples of the new chips will begin shipping from late November 2010, with volume shipping to be gradually rolled out starting in late January 2011.