Top and bottom waves growing bigger in 2024
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Dec
2023
Renesas adds more graphics power to its RA8 Cortex-M85 based group with 11 more parts in the RA8D1 group, while Infineon announced the PSoC Edge family based on the Cortex-M55. Be prepared in 2024 for more announcements on ML/AI at the edge.
At the opposite end of the spectrum, Texas Instruments confirms its come back on the MCU scene with a whooping $0.204/1ku Cortex-M0+.
Revolution next year will continue at the top and the bottom.
Infineon
Infineon announced last month the PSoC™ Edge family, dubbed “the next generation of MCUs for Machine Learning”
It is designed for applications that require hardware-assisted machine learning (ML) acceleration. The family includes multi-core products with the following main compute elements:
Infineon announced last month the PSoC™ Edge family, dubbed “the next generation of MCUs for Machine Learning”
It is designed for applications that require hardware-assisted machine learning (ML) acceleration. The family includes multi-core products with the following main compute elements:
- A Cortex-M55 with Helium DSP support paired with Arm® Ethos™-U55
- A Cortex-M33 paired with Infineon’s ultra-low power NNLite neural network accelerator
Lead devices are built in ultra-low power 22-nm embedded-RRAM technology. PSoC Edge is available for early access customers now.
No information on the products portfolio has been shared yet.
Microchip
Microchip announced the AVR EB family to support motor applications across consumer, automotive and industrial markets.
Many designers select Brushless DC (BLDC) motors to increase device longevity and lessen Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH).
AVR EB MCUs can adjust speed, timing and waveform shape—creating sinusoidal and trapezoidal waveforms—to improve the smoothness of motor operations, reduce noise and increase efficiency at high speeds.
AVR EB MCU key features include:
Microchip announced the AVR EB family to support motor applications across consumer, automotive and industrial markets.
Many designers select Brushless DC (BLDC) motors to increase device longevity and lessen Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH).
AVR EB MCUs can adjust speed, timing and waveform shape—creating sinusoidal and trapezoidal waveforms—to improve the smoothness of motor operations, reduce noise and increase efficiency at high speeds.
AVR EB MCU key features include:
- New 16-bit Timer/Counter E (TCE) with four compare channels for Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and Waveform Extension (WEX) for smooth BLDC motor control with tunable dead band insertion
- New 24-bit Timer/Counter F (TCF) for flexible and accurate frequency generation and timing
- New Programming and Debug Interface Disable for advanced code security
50 products were released.
Nordic
No change.
No change.
Nuvoton
Nuvoton released the NuMicro NUC1263 series 32-bit microcontroller, based on the Cortex-M23. It supports a LED Light Strip Interface (LLSI), I3C, and USB2.0 full-speed device. Parts run up to 72 MHz and feature 64kBytes of Flash, 20 kBytes of SRAM, 2.5V ~ 5.5V wide operating voltage, and -40°C ~+105°C operating temperature.
4 parts were added.
Nuvoton released the NuMicro NUC1263 series 32-bit microcontroller, based on the Cortex-M23. It supports a LED Light Strip Interface (LLSI), I3C, and USB2.0 full-speed device. Parts run up to 72 MHz and feature 64kBytes of Flash, 20 kBytes of SRAM, 2.5V ~ 5.5V wide operating voltage, and -40°C ~+105°C operating temperature.
4 parts were added.
NXP
No change.
No change.
Renesas
Renesas announced the RA8D1 MCU group, a higher performance sibling to the recent RA8M1 both featuring the Cortex-M85 core running at 480MHz.
The RA8D1 adds a high-resolution TFT-LCD controller with parallel RGB and MIPI-DSI interfaces, 2D drawing engine, 16-bit camera interface, and multiple external memory interfaces, optimized to address the needs of diverse graphics and Vision AI applications.
These MCUs are available in 176 and 224 pin packages. Secure Element-like functionality is built-in with advanced cryptographic Security IP, immutable storage, a true secure boot, and tamper protection, for truly secure IoT.
11 parts were added with 1 or 2 MB of Flash.
Renesas announced the RA8D1 MCU group, a higher performance sibling to the recent RA8M1 both featuring the Cortex-M85 core running at 480MHz.
The RA8D1 adds a high-resolution TFT-LCD controller with parallel RGB and MIPI-DSI interfaces, 2D drawing engine, 16-bit camera interface, and multiple external memory interfaces, optimized to address the needs of diverse graphics and Vision AI applications.
These MCUs are available in 176 and 224 pin packages. Secure Element-like functionality is built-in with advanced cryptographic Security IP, immutable storage, a true secure boot, and tamper protection, for truly secure IoT.
11 parts were added with 1 or 2 MB of Flash.
SiliconLabs
No change.
No change.
ST Microelectronics
ST had only minor changes to its portfolio.
ST had only minor changes to its portfolio.
Texas Instruments
TI extended its Cortex-M0+ portfolio with 16 new products in the MSPM0G11/15 and 35 groups. See below for the full portfolio. Source: Texas Instruments.
Prices now start at a whooping $0.204 per part at 1,000 volume break for the MSPM0C1104.
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TI extended its Cortex-M0+ portfolio with 16 new products in the MSPM0G11/15 and 35 groups. See below for the full portfolio. Source: Texas Instruments.
Prices now start at a whooping $0.204 per part at 1,000 volume break for the MSPM0C1104.
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