MCU
Can microcontroller market consolidate? An analysis on the future of this market
While the global semiconductor sales generated a revenue around $620-630 billion in 2024, an increase of close to 20% compared to the 2023, that was mainly due to HBM memory and AI processor and to some extend due to smartphone AP chips. However some of the semiconductor markets did not see
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Tiniest Arm Cortex-M0+ MCU in the market: Measures 1.38 mm2
Are you designing 32 bit microcontroller based tiny health care wearables, harvested-energy powered wireless sensors, and any personal care device whose size can be huge market advantage, than you must look into the new MCU from Texas Instruments for your choice of MCU for designing size constrai
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Embedded World 2025: Qualcomm to acquire EdgeImpulse, a edge AI software company
At the on-going Embedded World 2025, Qualcomm entered into an agreement to acquire EdgeImpulse, a end-to-end software solutions provided to implement edge AI in IoT embedded systems for range of applications. Examples of implemenations include keyword spotter, voice/speech recognition, object det
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PROFINET-certified IRT and PROFIdrive software stack for Renesas RZ/T and RZ/N processors
Renesas to showcase its PROFINET IRT solution at its booth, Hall1, Stand 234 at embedded world 2025 in Nuremburg, Germany from March 11-13. Renesas has made available on its website PROFINET-certified IRT and PROFIdrive software stack for its RZ/T and RZ/N series of microprocessors (MPU) for indu
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Low power Arm Cortex-M33 STM32U3 MCUs from STMicro: 1.6µA stop current and 117 Coremark/mW
STMicroelectronics a well known source for extreme low power and robust MCUs for ultra-low-power applications announced latest Arm Cortex-M33 core based STM32U3 MCUs running at up to 96MHz. These UFQFPN, WLCSP, LQFP, and UFBGA packaged MCUs deliver Coremark-per-milliwatt score of 117, nearly doub
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Silicon Labs announces new concurrent multiprotocol SoC MG26 and PG26 MCU for IoT
Silicon Labs announced immediate availability of its new EFR32MG26 Series 2 Multiprotocol Wireless SoC suggested as ideal for mesh IoT wireless connectivity using Matter, OpenThread, and Zigbee protocols for smart home, lighting, and building automation products. With key features such as high-pe
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Low power Arm Cortex-M55 powered AI edge SoC for smart anything IoT applications
Low power semiconductor chip maker Ambiq announced launch of the Apollo330 Plus System-on-Chip (SoC) series consisting of the base Apollo330 Plus, the Apollo330B Plus, and the Apollo330M Plus. Built on Ambiq’s proprietary subthreshold power optimized technology (SPOT) platform, these chips
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Renesas launches new MCUs with proprietary low-power tech delivering 168 µA/MHz
Renesas announced immediate availability of 80-MHz Arm Cortex M33 processor based low power MCUs delivering 168 µA/MHz active mode @ 80 MHz and standby current of 1.70 µA with all the SRAM retained. The new RA4L1 microcontroller (MCU) group feature advanced security with T
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Infineon and Green Hills delivered integrated MCU platform for real-time automotive sys
Infineon and Green Hills Software have partnered to introduce a new integrated microcontroller-based processing platform made for real-time automotive systems. This partnership combines Green Hills' safety-certified real-time operating system (RTOS) µ-velOSity with Infineon's latest generation of sa
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e-peas secures €17.5 Million funding for energy harvesting innovation
e-peas, renowned for its leadership in ultra-low power management for energy harvesting, announces the successful closure of a new funding round totaling €17.5 million. Spearheaded by Otium Capital, the round also saw participation from new investors Nomainvest and EIC Fund, alongside existing backe
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Toshiba adds new improved Arm Cortex-M4 MCUs for motor control
Toshiba has introduced eight new products to the M4K Group of the TXZ+ Family Advanced Class 32-bit microcontrollers. These new additions come with enhanced features to meet the growing demands of motor applications supporting IoT. Key Features: Enhanced Memory Capacity: The new products offer a
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STMicro launches STM32H7R/S microcontrollers for smart home and such applications
STMicroelectronics has unveiled new microcontrollers STM32H7R/S to meet the evolving demands of smart home and industrial systems, combining the best features of microprocessors and microcontrollers. Performance and Sc
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