Chandler, Ariz. – Microchip Technology Inc. announced the expansion of its eXtreme Low Power (XLP) PIC microcontroller (MCU) portfolio. The latest family of eXtreme Low Power PIC MCUs offers double the flash memory and adds new security options. Key features of the new PIC24F “GB4” family include an integrated hardware crypto engine with both one-time-programmable (OTP) and Key…
DetailsDallas, Tex. – Addressing the need for security in the Internet of Things (IoT), Texas Instruments (TI) launched the TM4C Crypto Connected LaunchPad development kit to speed design of IoT gateways and nodes, factory control and automation systems, grid infrastructure, alternative energy and industrial applications. Based on TI’s TM4C129ENCPDT microcontrollers (MCUs), the TM4C Crypto Connected LaunchPad development kit…
DetailsIrvine, Calif. — Broadcom Corporation released a new global navigation satellite system (GNSS) chip for the Internet of Things (IoT) and wearable devices. The advanced chip enables devices such as fitness bands to deliver pinpoint location while consuming minimal power, and, in some cases, can eliminate the need for a separate microcontroller, said Broadcom. The…
DetailsMouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking the MAX32620/MAX32621 microcontrollers from Maxim Integrated. The MAX3262x devices are based on the 32-bit RISC ARM® Cortex®-M4F microcontroller with a floating point unit (FPU), ideally suited for the emerging category of medical and fitness applications. Both devices include 2MBytes of flash and 256kbits of SRAM, with the architecture combining…
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Brian Ellison is very passionate about his company. He wants the customers, suppliers and employees of America II Electronics to see and understand the dramatic changes the components distributor has engineered in only a few years to reposition itself in the electronics supply chain. In the last weeks Ellison has crisscrossed North America to educate…
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Ask engineers to solve a problem, and they're bound to come with something. The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) can attest to that. Last year, the agency published a call for proposals turning to engineers to develop a nearly microscopic component that could be attached to system components. The idea behind the Supply Chain…
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While the military detects a good percentage of counterfeit parts coming into their sphere of purchases, the commercial side is still wide open. Counterfeiters view the commercial supply chain as much more attractive. The commercial market is much larger and more diversified, the level of testing is lower, and product life cycles are much shorter.…
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LONDON — Behrooz Abdi, CEO of fabless MEMS company InvenSense Inc. (San Jose, Calif.), has said MEMS sensor component companies should offer complete IoT application solutions including data analytics. What 's the reason for that? Because the price of MEMS sensor components is likely to be eroded rapidly and largest part of the value is…
DetailsSan Jose, Calif. — Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a global leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch solutions, today announced it is shipping the industry’s lowest power, smallest footprint Bluetooth® Smart solution in production quantities. Consuming less than 4mA in RX and less than 3mA TX at 3.6V, the devices increase battery life by as much as one year or…
DetailsTTI, Inc., a world leading specialist distributor of electronic components, has announced Ros Kruger as Director Supplier Marketing Europe – Sensors and Power. The new position reflects the importance that TTI places on these technology sectors and the growth it is experiencing, both with current and new franchises, in these areas. TTI believes strongly in…
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