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Happy new year 2018!
26
Dec
2017
There were a few adds at NXP with Flashless parts in the LPC540xx family and a host of minor changes. To end the year on a lighter note, we are introducing a new feature to our newsletter – Pearls of MCU – where we show screenshots of funny or spooky MCU pages, yes, these exists! Enjoy the rest of the week and happy new year!
Atmel/Microchip
There were 72 new SAMD20 products, actually silicon revision B of existing products: D20E14/5/6 but not 17/8, D20G14/5/6 but not 17/18, same for the D20J. This is similar to last month’s changes in the SAM4E/S/DS and likely the result of a Q4 tape out. Only a few ATTiny1 came out.
There were 72 new SAMD20 products, actually silicon revision B of existing products: D20E14/5/6 but not 17/8, D20G14/5/6 but not 17/18, same for the D20J. This is similar to last month’s changes in the SAM4E/S/DS and likely the result of a Q4 tape out. Only a few ATTiny1 came out.
Dialog
No change.
No change.
Infineon
No change.
No change.
Microchip
78 dSPIC33 left this earth together with 2 dSPIC30 and 63 PIC24. New products came in for the PIC16(L)F191xx (28) parts and 62 others for the PIC18(L)F27K42/47K42/57K42. The PIC18(L)F57 is a new addition, and sports a 64MHz/16MIPS core with 128 kB Flash and 8 kB of RAM, DMA, UART/USART 2 I2C, one SPI, a 12-bit ADC and a 5-bit DAC. There were also 5 new PIC32MM0064 parts in this existing family with a new UQFN package (-I/M6 suffix).
78 dSPIC33 left this earth together with 2 dSPIC30 and 63 PIC24. New products came in for the PIC16(L)F191xx (28) parts and 62 others for the PIC18(L)F27K42/47K42/57K42. The PIC18(L)F57 is a new addition, and sports a 64MHz/16MIPS core with 128 kB Flash and 8 kB of RAM, DMA, UART/USART 2 I2C, one SPI, a 12-bit ADC and a 5-bit DAC. There were also 5 new PIC32MM0064 parts in this existing family with a new UQFN package (-I/M6 suffix).
Nordic
No change.
No change.
Nuvoton
Novonton launched 2 series under the MINI brand, the MINI55 and the MINI57. THey are 48MHz Cortex-M0 controllers with respectively:
Novonton launched 2 series under the MINI brand, the MINI55 and the MINI57. THey are 48MHz Cortex-M0 controllers with respectively:
- 17.5kB Flash, 2k SRAM, one ADC, 2 comparators
- 29.5kB Flash, 4kB SRAM, plus 1.5KB Secure Protection ROM (SPROM), Programmable Gain Amplifier (PGA)
NXP
Only a few parts were added this month at NXP in the LPC54 family. These are flashless parts running a Cortex-M4 core at 180MHz. 3 parts were removed in the LPC11U24 and LPC17 series.
Only a few parts were added this month at NXP in the LPC54 family. These are flashless parts running a Cortex-M4 core at 180MHz. 3 parts were removed in the LPC11U24 and LPC17 series.
Renesas
Renesas had no significant changes this month.
Renesas had no significant changes this month.
SiliconLabs
SiLabs added the EFM8UB30/31 to the Universal Bee line (8051 core).
16 new products appeared in the wireless portfolio with the introduction of new QFN32 and QFN48 packages for the EFR32MG, EFR32BG1 and EFR32FG1.
SiLabs added the EFM8UB30/31 to the Universal Bee line (8051 core).
16 new products appeared in the wireless portfolio with the introduction of new QFN32 and QFN48 packages for the EFR32MG, EFR32BG1 and EFR32FG1.
Spansion/Cypress
No significant change.
No significant change.
ST Microelectronics
The STM8 got 4 new parts in the STM8AF62 families. ST introduced an SO-8 package for the STM8L with the STM8L001J. It runs at 16MHz with 8kB of Flash and a temperature range of -40 to 125C.
The STM32 saw 35 additions, mostly due to new combinations of packing or temperature options for existing parts. A few interesting series came up, notably the STM32F778, a 779 without crypto functions or the STM32L4R5 with an LCD interface but no crypto either (vs. the STM32L4S5).
The STM8 got 4 new parts in the STM8AF62 families. ST introduced an SO-8 package for the STM8L with the STM8L001J. It runs at 16MHz with 8kB of Flash and a temperature range of -40 to 125C.
The STM32 saw 35 additions, mostly due to new combinations of packing or temperature options for existing parts. A few interesting series came up, notably the STM32F778, a 779 without crypto functions or the STM32L4R5 with an LCD interface but no crypto either (vs. the STM32L4S5).
Texas Instruments
There were a few new parts in the MSP430FR2110 line.
There were a few new parts in the MSP430FR2110 line.
Pearls of MCU
We are starting this new feature with 2 pearls coming from ST and Nuvoton (as of 2017-12-25).
In the last revision of the Nuvoton web site, we saw some phantom (empty) parts appearing on the site. Halloween has passed but this is still spooky…
ST also ‘has’ an interesting set of parts with operating temperatures going as down as -80C. Maybe new rad-hard applications for these cool parts?
Enjoy the holidays folks and happy new year.
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We are starting this new feature with 2 pearls coming from ST and Nuvoton (as of 2017-12-25).
In the last revision of the Nuvoton web site, we saw some phantom (empty) parts appearing on the site. Halloween has passed but this is still spooky…
ST also ‘has’ an interesting set of parts with operating temperatures going as down as -80C. Maybe new rad-hard applications for these cool parts?
Enjoy the holidays folks and happy new year.
The lowest frequency Cortex-M
06
Dec
2017
It was great seeing some cleanup at NXP to make room for innovative products like a very low frequency (for a 32-bit architecture) Cortex-M NFC LPC8N04FHI24. SiLabs beefed up their propietary protocol EFR32FG family with a mid-range product, the FG14. Renesas continues to invest into the RXv2 core with 2 new families focused on applications requiring secure elements, the RX65N and RX651.
Atmel/Microchip
Looks like we have a new load of 100 parts for SAM4E16, 4S16, 4S2/4/8, 4SA16, 4SD16/32 (Cortex-M based) products. Most of these are MRL B (revision B of the silicon) with new combinations of packages including MN, UU, CN, CF and AN. There was also the creation of the ATSAME51J20 doubling the Flash size to 1MB of its smaller cousin, the ATSAM351J19 as well as the V70N, adding 100-pin packages to the V70.
Looks like we have a new load of 100 parts for SAM4E16, 4S16, 4S2/4/8, 4SA16, 4SD16/32 (Cortex-M based) products. Most of these are MRL B (revision B of the silicon) with new combinations of packages including MN, UU, CN, CF and AN. There was also the creation of the ATSAME51J20 doubling the Flash size to 1MB of its smaller cousin, the ATSAM351J19 as well as the V70N, adding 100-pin packages to the V70.
Dialog
No change.
No change.
Infineon
No significant change.
No significant change.
Microchip
66 parts made their debut in the PIC16 and PIC18 families, here is the split:
66 parts made their debut in the PIC16 and PIC18 families, here is the split:
- 8 were PIC16
- The remaining parts were from the PIC18(L)F25/6 family
Nordic
No change.
No change.
Nuvoton
No change.
No change.
NXP
Only a few parts were added this month at NXP including an interesting Cortex-M part with NFC, the LPC8N04FHI24. With 8MHz it is one of the lowest frequency part of the Cortex-M market. The second lower frequency we have seen is the MKE, also from NXP, running at 20 MHz.
There was also a nice cleanup of older generations of Kinetis MK products, most of them NRND or defintely gone. We captured 84 of them, from MK10 to MK20/30/40/51/53/60 100MHz to MK21 and MK22 120MHz. The MK11/21 50MHz got a new silicon revision.
Only a few parts were added this month at NXP including an interesting Cortex-M part with NFC, the LPC8N04FHI24. With 8MHz it is one of the lowest frequency part of the Cortex-M market. The second lower frequency we have seen is the MKE, also from NXP, running at 20 MHz.
There was also a nice cleanup of older generations of Kinetis MK products, most of them NRND or defintely gone. We captured 84 of them, from MK10 to MK20/30/40/51/53/60 100MHz to MK21 and MK22 120MHz. The MK11/21 50MHz got a new silicon revision.
Renesas
Renesas uncovered 130 new products in the RX family, the R5F5651C/E, R5F565NC/E.
The RX65N and RX651 Groups are new mainstream RX microcontrollers with a 120MHz-RXv2 core, large-capacity RAM, and enhanced security, connectivity, and HMI.
The RX65N/RX651 can be divided into 1MB or less and 1.5MB or more flash. The former has 256kB RAM with Ethernet, USB, CAN, SD host/slave interface, and quad SPI while the latter has even more enhanced encryption functionality with 640kB RAM, LCD controller and 2D graphics engine.
Renesas uncovered 130 new products in the RX family, the R5F5651C/E, R5F565NC/E.
The RX65N and RX651 Groups are new mainstream RX microcontrollers with a 120MHz-RXv2 core, large-capacity RAM, and enhanced security, connectivity, and HMI.
The RX65N/RX651 can be divided into 1MB or less and 1.5MB or more flash. The former has 256kB RAM with Ethernet, USB, CAN, SD host/slave interface, and quad SPI while the latter has even more enhanced encryption functionality with 640kB RAM, LCD controller and 2D graphics engine.
SiliconLabs
SiLabsremoved a couple of products, the EFM32GG11B820F2048GL192 and EFM32GG11B820F2048GQ100 while they (corrected following an indexing error. Both GG11 products are alive and well) introduced the new EFR32FG14, with 12 parts at 40MHz and 128/256kB Flash. It serves the proprietary protocol market in the 2.4GHz (FG14P232), sub-GHz (FG14P231) or both (FG14P233).
SiLabs
Spansion/Cypress
No significant change.
No significant change.
ST Microelectronics
The STM8 got 10 new parts in the STM8AF63, AL31, S105 and S207 families.
The STM8 got 10 new parts in the STM8AF63, AL31, S105 and S207 families.
Texas Instruments
No significant change.
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