STM32F4 MCUs offer balance of dynamic power consumption and execution performance

STMicroelectronics said its latest STM32F401 microcontrollers are the first in a new line of STM32 Dynamic Efficiency devices that combine multiple technologies to offer the best balance of dynamic power consumption and execution performance, while boosting feature integration. Combining high energy efficiency and over 100DMIPS processing capability, STM32F401 Dynamic Efficiency microcontrollers extend battery life and support innovative new features in mobiles, tablets, and smart watches. They are ideal for managing MEMS sensors in smart connected devices, and are used in Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications and fieldbus-powered industrial equipment. Technologies featured in ST’s new STM32 Dynamic Efficiency devices include the unique ART Accelerator, a prefetch queue and branch cache. This allows zero-wait-state execution from Flash which boosts performance to 105 DMIPS (285 CoreMark) at 84MHz and helps achieve RUN current down to 128µA/MHz. In addition, 90nm process technology boosts performance and reduces dynamic power, while dynamic voltage scaling optimizes the operating voltage to meet performance demands and minimize leakage. STOP mode current is only 9µA at 1.8V. Extending the high-performance STM32 F4 series based on the ARM Cortex-M4 processor with floating-point unit and DSP, the new STM32F401 devices integrate up to 512Kbyte of Flash and 96Kbyte SRAM in ...