A mixed back to school
01
Sep
2024
Even if the summer months are traditionally quieter, there were a few releases last month with TI adding more low cost Cortex-M0+ MCUs, both for the automotive and non-automotive markets. Nuvoton disclosed Cortex-M7 parts even though the KM1M7 family had been there in a while. Finally, NXP added parts to its multi-Cortex-M33 family, in support of applications using machine learning.
No significant changes this month.
Microchip added less than 20 products this month, mostly variants of existing products in the PIC16F131x family.
No change this month.
Nuvoton added the first links to its not-so-new-anymore Cortex-M7 parts. Recall the KM1M7C series sports a 160MHz Cortex-M7 with a high-resolution PWM, a high-speed, high-precision AD converter, and a feedback control assist function. The family is focused on power control.
NXP is adding a few parts in the new MXC N94x/54x multi-core family.
If you recall, the MCX N94x and N54x are based on dual Cortex-M33 cores running up to 150 MHz, with 2MB of Flash with optional full ECC RAM, a DSP co-processor and an integrated eIQ Neutron NPU. The NPU delivers up to 42x faster machine learning throughput compared to a CPU core alone.
The MCX N94x offers a wider set of analog and motor control peripherals, while the MCX N54x family provides peripherals ranging from high-speed USB with a PHY to secure digital (SD) and smart card interfaces.
No significant changes.
No significant changes.
ST added a few parts this month, all variants of existing parts.
TI released 37 parts, mostly for the Automotive market with the TMS320F28Pxx, the TMS280015x, and the M0G31/35.
TI added a handful non-automotive low cost Cortex-M0+ parts, the MSPM0G.
Summer games
02
Aug
2024
TI continues the aggressive deployment of its portfolio of low cost Cortex-M0+ MCUs, this month with more automotive qualified parts, below $0.75/1ku. In an interesting move, Nuvoton emphasizes the migration of 8-bits parts to a new Cortex-M23 based family. Enjoy the summer.
A handful of CY8C products were removed.
Microchip added 52 products this month, with a focus on the AVR16DU/AVR32DU. The AVR DU family adds real-time control and enhanced USB functionality through Core Independent Peripherals (CIPs), ideal for modern embedded system designs. With easy implementation of a serial-to-USB bridge device, these MCUs address the needs of USB-enabled applications to accommodate the addition of USB features at any stage of design. DU MCUs operate at up to 24 MHz and offer up to 64 KB Flash memory.
No change this month.
Nuvoton launched the M2003 Series to upgrade from 8/16-bit to 32-bit MCU.
The NuMicro® M2003 series relies on a 24MHz Cortex-M23 core with 32 Kbytes Flash, 4 Kbytes SRAM, 2.4V to 5.5V operating voltage, and -40°C to 105°C operating temperature.
The M2003 series with multiple function pins is fully compatible and seamlessly aligned with the Nuvoton N76E003 series, N76S003 series, MS51 series, and MG51 series. This includes compatibility with specific part numbers such as N76E003AT20, N76E003AQ20, N76S003AT20, N76S003AQ20, MS51FB9AE, MS51XB9AE, MG51FB9AE, MG51FC9AE, MG51XB9AE, and MG51XC9AE.
This extra attention will allow Nuvoton to provide a seamless transition to a 32-bit architecture.
It is interesting to note the choice of Cortex core with the M23 vs. M0+. Nuvoton seems to focus on security more than providing a low price.
Only a handful of products were uncovered, on the LPC11 and MIMXRT families.
No significant changes.
No significant changes.
69 products were added this month including 32 in the STM32MP2 microprocessor series. These sport a single or dual Arm Cortex-A35 and Cortex-M33 cores.
The STM32MP2 series is designed to fit the needs of Industry 4.0 applications, including smart factories, cities, and buildings, as well as for advanced HMI applications.
The STM32MP2 supports the growth of connected applications with extended connectivity:
- Ethernet switch
- TSN support
- PCIe
- USB3
- LVDS, DSI, and parallel as display interfaces
- Camera interfaces (CSI, parallel), with image signal processor (ISP)
This product offers advanced edge AI capabilities with its NPU accelerator and the flexibility to run AI applications on either the CPU, GPU, or NPU. Additionally, it supports high-end edge computing use cases, such as machine vision, through its multimedia capabilities. This is enabled by the whole ST edge AI ecosystem offer.
It supports a wide junction temperature range, from – 40°C to 125°C, making it ideal for industrial and harsh environments.
The STM32MP2 series is available in four different lines, which are pin-to-pin compatible. Each line features a security option (cryptography and secure boot with TrustZone®). The STM32MP25x product lines feature up to dual Arm Cortex-A35 cores operating at up to 1.5 GHz, alongside an Arm Cortex-M33 core at 400 MHz.
TI released 26 parts, half of them in the MSPM0 (Cortex-M0+) family.
TI continues its deployment of low cost Cortex-M0+ parts, and focuses on penetrating the automotive market with sub dollar parts.
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