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Infineon and Renesas plow forward, TI gets prosaic
31
Mar
2022
Infineon gave us more clarity into where they will invest moving forward while Renesas continues to plow forward on the RX with a new packing option across the portfolio and a new RA group. In the meantime, TI is becoming prosaic, giving us a whiff of the spring to come…
Dialog
Dialog got acquired by Renesas last year, no change to the portfolio.
Dialog got acquired by Renesas last year, no change to the portfolio.
Infineon
Infineon has now completed the integration of the Cypress parts and website.
Here is the summary:
PSoC™ 4 Low power and integration for Industrial and Consumer applications (Cortex-M0/M0+)
This is the workhorse and features a wide array of peripherals including analog sensor integration, capactitive touch, and wireless connectivity, some of which can be software configured through a drag and drop user interface: Capacitive Sensing, Programmable Analog Blocks, Programmable Digital Blocks and Wired and Wireless Connectivity.
PSoC™ 6 Purpose-built for the IoT (Cortex-M4+ + Cortex-M0+)
The PSoC™ 6 family focuses on low power and the highest level of security (as defined by the ARM Platform Security Architecture) with the flexibility to run complex algorithms on the Cortex-M4 while keeping the power consumption low with the Cortex-M0+.
XMC™ 1000/4000 One MCU Platform, Countless solutions
The family is dedicated to applications in the segments of power conversion, factory and building automation, transportation, and home appliances. XMC1000 bring together the Cortex-M0 core and differentiating peripherals in a leading-edge 65 nm manufacturing process. XMC4000 are powered by a Cortex®-M4 with a built-in DSP instruction set.
Infineon has now completed the integration of the Cypress parts and website.
Here is the summary:
PSoC™ 4 Low power and integration for Industrial and Consumer applications (Cortex-M0/M0+)
This is the workhorse and features a wide array of peripherals including analog sensor integration, capactitive touch, and wireless connectivity, some of which can be software configured through a drag and drop user interface: Capacitive Sensing, Programmable Analog Blocks, Programmable Digital Blocks and Wired and Wireless Connectivity.
PSoC™ 6 Purpose-built for the IoT (Cortex-M4+ + Cortex-M0+)
The PSoC™ 6 family focuses on low power and the highest level of security (as defined by the ARM Platform Security Architecture) with the flexibility to run complex algorithms on the Cortex-M4 while keeping the power consumption low with the Cortex-M0+.
XMC™ 1000/4000 One MCU Platform, Countless solutions
The family is dedicated to applications in the segments of power conversion, factory and building automation, transportation, and home appliances. XMC1000 bring together the Cortex-M0 core and differentiating peripherals in a leading-edge 65 nm manufacturing process. XMC4000 are powered by a Cortex®-M4 with a built-in DSP instruction set.
In the process, the following families have been put on the chopping block (under the legacy category):
- FM0+ Cortex-M0+, 40 MHz, up to 40kB Flash
- FM3 Cortex-M3, 144 MHz, up to 1.5MB Flash
- FM4 Cortex-M4,200 MHz, up to 2MB Flash
The PSoC5 (Cortex-M3, 80MHz, up to 256kB Flash) and PSoC Analog Coprocessor are barely making it under the PSoC family, but not advertised on the main page.
Microchip
There were about 100 new parts with the PIC32MXx30 taking the lion’s share. They complement an existing portfolio of MIPS4K products running at 120 MHz with 76 kB of Flash.
There were about 100 new parts with the PIC32MXx30 taking the lion’s share. They complement an existing portfolio of MIPS4K products running at 120 MHz with 76 kB of Flash.
Nordic
No change.
No change.
Nuvoton
No change.
No change.
NXP
NXP released the i.MXRT1021 series, a Flashless 396 MHz Cortex-M7 with 256 kB of RAM, part of the EdgeVerse™ computing platform that targets low cost edge applications across IoT, industrial and automotive markets. 4 parts span 396 to 500 MHz and 0+95C to -40+105C.
NXP released the i.MXRT1021 series, a Flashless 396 MHz Cortex-M7 with 256 kB of RAM, part of the EdgeVerse™ computing platform that targets low cost edge applications across IoT, industrial and automotive markets. 4 parts span 396 to 500 MHz and 0+95C to -40+105C.
Renesas
A good portion of the RX portfolio got a new packing (#10 suffix) this month, with around a thousand parts released.
The RA family based on a Cortex-M23 core also got new parts with the creation of the RA2E2 group (27 parts), an entry line single-chip MCU running at 48MHz, with small package options of 20/24QFN and WLCSP16. It targets IoT sensor nodes, portable devices, and industrial control applications.
A good portion of the RX portfolio got a new packing (#10 suffix) this month, with around a thousand parts released.
The RA family based on a Cortex-M23 core also got new parts with the creation of the RA2E2 group (27 parts), an entry line single-chip MCU running at 48MHz, with small package options of 20/24QFN and WLCSP16. It targets IoT sensor nodes, portable devices, and industrial control applications.
SiliconLabs
No change.
No change.
Spansion/Cypress now Infineon
Long live Cypress, it will now be reported under Infineon.
Long live Cypress, it will now be reported under Infineon.
ST Microelectronics
ST had a few changes with the addition of a 512 kB Flash variant to its STM32F446Z family, a 180 MHz Cortex-M4 MCU with prices around $5@10k.
ST had a few changes with the addition of a 512 kB Flash variant to its STM32F446Z family, a 180 MHz Cortex-M4 MCU with prices around $5@10k.
Texas Instruments
TI slightly changed its nomenclature this month where the MSP430 is no longer a “low power MCU”, but rather a “microcontroller” and the “MCU” acronym was banned in favor or the more plainful “microcontroller” for the ARM-based and C2000 bunches. :)
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TI slightly changed its nomenclature this month where the MSP430 is no longer a “low power MCU”, but rather a “microcontroller” and the “MCU” acronym was banned in favor or the more plainful “microcontroller” for the ARM-based and C2000 bunches. :)
Prolific month for Renesas again and Microchip
31
Jan
2022
Renesas is again the darling of this month with a host of new groups both in the Cortex-M and the RL78 realms edging their bets between the ubiquitous Cortex-M and the large installed base of Renesas-born cores. Nuvoton continued to spin new Cortex-M4 MCUs. Microchip for its part released low pin parts to support raw inputs requiring signal conditioning and filtering.
Dialog
Dialog got acquired by Renesas in February, no change to the portfolio.
Dialog got acquired by Renesas in February, no change to the portfolio.
Infineon
Infineon has now completed the integration of the Cypress parts and website.
Infineon has now completed the integration of the Cypress parts and website.
Microchip
A number of familes got some attention this month:
A number of familes got some attention this month:
- The AT89C51 got 22 parts updated with a newish nomenclature that includes an extra character e.g. AT89C51ED2T-RLRUM
- The ATSAMC21 is also adding extra characters at the end of the part numebr e.g. ATSAMC21J18A-AUT64
- The PIC16F171xx is a new family with advanced analog peripherals designed for raw sensor applications requiring signal gain or filtering. It offers an op-amp and a 12-bit differential ADC with computation in low pin count packages. Over 80 products were released. Alas, with availability for some of them not until March… 2023.
- The PIC16F181xx is a F171xx without the operational amplifier. The same number of parts were released too.
Nordic
No change.
No change.
Nuvoton
Nuvoton unveiled the Cortex-M4-based M471 series with 5 parts, targeting the smart home appliance applications. With the growing requirement of the safety functions on the home appliance, the M471 series provides certified Software Test Library (STL) and an application note for IEC60730-1 Class B Annex H. The M471 series runs up to 72/120 MHz, has a 2.5V to 5.5V operating voltage, -40°C to 105°C operating temperature range , a variety of packages with wide pin pitch, and excellent high immunity characteristics by ESD HBM 8 kV and EFT 4.4 kV, to meet the rigid requirements for stability, reliability and safety of home appliance systems.
The M471 series provides up to 512 KB Flash for code, 64 KB SRAM for run time operation and 32 KB independent Data Flash for parameters. Besides, a peripheral direct memory access (PDMA) is provided to reduce the data access overhead of CPU core to peripherals.
The M471 series supports a Customizeable IR receiver (CIR) to communicate with a remote controller, up to 24 channels of 16-bit PWM, 6 sets of UART, 2 sets of SPI/I2S, 2 sets of I²C, and a real-time clock (RTC), 2 analog comparators, up to 24 channels of 12-bit SAR ADC, and 1 channel of 8-bit DAC. The M471 series also integrates a pseudo random number generator (PRNG) to support the requirement for encryption and decryption of smart home appliances.
Nuvoton unveiled the Cortex-M4-based M471 series with 5 parts, targeting the smart home appliance applications. With the growing requirement of the safety functions on the home appliance, the M471 series provides certified Software Test Library (STL) and an application note for IEC60730-1 Class B Annex H. The M471 series runs up to 72/120 MHz, has a 2.5V to 5.5V operating voltage, -40°C to 105°C operating temperature range , a variety of packages with wide pin pitch, and excellent high immunity characteristics by ESD HBM 8 kV and EFT 4.4 kV, to meet the rigid requirements for stability, reliability and safety of home appliance systems.
The M471 series provides up to 512 KB Flash for code, 64 KB SRAM for run time operation and 32 KB independent Data Flash for parameters. Besides, a peripheral direct memory access (PDMA) is provided to reduce the data access overhead of CPU core to peripherals.
The M471 series supports a Customizeable IR receiver (CIR) to communicate with a remote controller, up to 24 channels of 16-bit PWM, 6 sets of UART, 2 sets of SPI/I2S, 2 sets of I²C, and a real-time clock (RTC), 2 analog comparators, up to 24 channels of 12-bit SAR ADC, and 1 channel of 8-bit DAC. The M471 series also integrates a pseudo random number generator (PRNG) to support the requirement for encryption and decryption of smart home appliances.
NXP
No major changes.
No major changes.
Renesas
The Renesas RA6T2 Group appeared this month with 20 new parts, targeting motor and inverter control solutions. The RA6T2 combines a Cortex-M33 with a hardware accelerator for motor control and high-speed flash memory for high-speed real-time performance at 240MHz. It can also realize next-generation high-speed, high-response motor algorithms and improve parallel processing performance such as other communication processing. Other characteristics include:
The Renesas RA6T2 Group appeared this month with 20 new parts, targeting motor and inverter control solutions. The RA6T2 combines a Cortex-M33 with a hardware accelerator for motor control and high-speed flash memory for high-speed real-time performance at 240MHz. It can also realize next-generation high-speed, high-response motor algorithms and improve parallel processing performance such as other communication processing. Other characteristics include:
- 256KB -512KB Flash memory and 64KB SRAM with ECC
- 16KB Data Flash to store data as in EEPROM
- 48-pin to 100-pin packages
- HW accelerators for motor control calculation
- 12-bit ADC and DAC
- Programmable Gain Amp
- High speed comparator
- PWM timer
- CAN FD (option)
- SCI (UART, Simple SPI, Simple I2C)
- SPI/ I2C multi master interface
The RL78 had a prolific month with 254 new additions in the RL78/G13 series. Most of them were addition to existing variants, while the R5F101M (80-pin), R5F101P (100-pin) and R5F101S (128-pin) had diffeent RAM/Flash combinations.
Finally, the RX had its share of additions with close to 200 new part numbers. The R111, RX231, RX651, RX65N, RX671 and RX72N shared the majority of the additions, mostly as new variants of existing parts came online.
SiliconLabs
SiliconLabs has quietly removed 5 parts numbers in the EFM32HG350/WG360 families for lack of volume according to the PCN.
SiliconLabs has quietly removed 5 parts numbers in the EFM32HG350/WG360 families for lack of volume according to the PCN.
Spansion/Cypress now Infineon
Long live Cypress, it will now reported under Infineon.
Long live Cypress, it will now reported under Infineon.
ST Microelectronics
No significant changes this month.
No significant changes this month.
Texas Instruments
TI had 2 new multiprotocol 2.4 GHz parts this month, the CC2652.
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TI had 2 new multiprotocol 2.4 GHz parts this month, the CC2652.
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