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a good cocktail for the summer time
25
Jul
2021
Summer is here with a good cocktail of new products. NXP, Nuvoton, Renesas, Cypress and ST led the changes this month. There was a variety of new parts, from the high performance (600 MHz Cortex-M7 + Cortex-M4) i.MXRT to ST shooting for the low end with the STM32G05x, Renesas and Cypress/Infineon with motor control and Nuvoton pushing hard on the Cortex-M23.
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
No change yet, before the merge storm with Cypress. We are seeing more links between the 2 websites, and we assume this will last a little while.
No change yet, before the merge storm with Cypress. We are seeing more links between the 2 websites, and we assume this will last a little while.
Microchip
Microchip has about 100 new parts, variants of existing ones.
Microchip has about 100 new parts, variants of existing ones.
Nordic
No change.
No change.
Nuvoton
Nuvoton launched their M253 family with 3 parts.
It is based on a 48 MHz Cortex-M23 with up to 128 Kbytes Flash, 16 Kbytets SRAM, 1.75V ~ 5.5V wide operating voltage, and -40°C to +105°C operating temperature. It includes a crystal-less USB 2.0 full speed device and one set of CAN FD interface for industrial automation and automotive related applications.
Nuvoton launched their M253 family with 3 parts.
It is based on a 48 MHz Cortex-M23 with up to 128 Kbytes Flash, 16 Kbytets SRAM, 1.75V ~ 5.5V wide operating voltage, and -40°C to +105°C operating temperature. It includes a crystal-less USB 2.0 full speed device and one set of CAN FD interface for industrial automation and automotive related applications.
The M253 series provides up to 5 sets of UART, 2 sets of I²C, 1 set of SPI/I2S and Universal Serial Control Interface (USCI). It also includes a 12-channel/12-bit 880 kSPS ADC, 6 channels of 16-bit PWM.
Two types of packages are available, QFN33 5×5 and LQFP48 7×7, both are pin-compatible to M251/M252, M031 and M480 series.
NXP
NXP added more options to to the i.MXRT with the dual core RT1160 (Cortex-M7 600 MHz + Cortex-M4 240 MHz). Features include:
NXP added more options to to the i.MXRT with the dual core RT1160 (Cortex-M7 600 MHz + Cortex-M4 240 MHz). Features include:
- 1 MB SRAM with 512 KB of TCM for Cortex-M7 and 256 KB of TCM for Cortex-M4
- Advanced security, including secure boot and crypto engines
- 1 Gbps ENET w/ AVB + 10/100 ENET w/ IEEE 1588
- 2D GPU
- MIPI® CSI/DSI
Renesas
Renesas beefed up the RL78/G1M and RL78/G1N/G1P, respectively
a small pin-count 20-pin package, with real-time output terminals for motor drive. It has 120-degree energization control and can drive a BLDC motor,
an 8-bit general-purpose microcontroller equipped with large current output terminals for driving LEDs. It allows direct drive of 8-segment 6-digit high brightness LEDs,
a 32MHz microcontrollers with a 10-bit D/A and a 12-bit A/D converters.
Renesas beefed up the RL78/G1M and RL78/G1N/G1P, respectively
a small pin-count 20-pin package, with real-time output terminals for motor drive. It has 120-degree energization control and can drive a BLDC motor,
an 8-bit general-purpose microcontroller equipped with large current output terminals for driving LEDs. It allows direct drive of 8-segment 6-digit high brightness LEDs,
a 32MHz microcontrollers with a 10-bit D/A and a 12-bit A/D converters.
SiliconLabs
No change.
No change.
Spansion/Cypress soon Infineon
Cypress/Infineon released 80 new parts, mostly variants of existing parts. The CY8C4147 is new with double the frequency of the CY8C4128 with similar peripherals. We also saw the first PSoC 4500S parts based on a 48-MHz Cortex-M0+, targetting motor and power control. These adds compute capability in the form of divide and square-root accelerators, but also dual 12-bits ADCs for motor control and power conversion.
Cypress/Infineon released 80 new parts, mostly variants of existing parts. The CY8C4147 is new with double the frequency of the CY8C4128 with similar peripherals. We also saw the first PSoC 4500S parts based on a 48-MHz Cortex-M0+, targetting motor and power control. These adds compute capability in the form of divide and square-root accelerators, but also dual 12-bits ADCs for motor control and power conversion.
ST Microelectronics
ST had 40 new parts, with an interesting STM32G05x/06x. The new STM32G050 Value Line and mainstream STM32G051 and STM32G061 MCUs add analog features and up to 18KBytes of RAM, with package options up to 48-pins. In addition, the STM32G0B0 Value Line, STM32G0B1 and STM32G0C1 MCUs introduce new features to the STM32G0 series by integrating a USB 2.0 device/host controller and dual-bank Flash memory. The STM32G0B1 and STM32G0C1 feature ST’s FDCAN peripheral.
The new STM32G0 devices are in production now, priced from $0.47 for the STM32G050F6P6 Value Line in TSSOP20 with 32KBytes Flash. The STM32G0B product line begins at $1.21 for the STM32G0B0KET6 in LQFP32 with 512KBytes Flash for orders of 10000 pieces.
ST had 40 new parts, with an interesting STM32G05x/06x. The new STM32G050 Value Line and mainstream STM32G051 and STM32G061 MCUs add analog features and up to 18KBytes of RAM, with package options up to 48-pins. In addition, the STM32G0B0 Value Line, STM32G0B1 and STM32G0C1 MCUs introduce new features to the STM32G0 series by integrating a USB 2.0 device/host controller and dual-bank Flash memory. The STM32G0B1 and STM32G0C1 feature ST’s FDCAN peripheral.
The new STM32G0 devices are in production now, priced from $0.47 for the STM32G050F6P6 Value Line in TSSOP20 with 32KBytes Flash. The STM32G0B product line begins at $1.21 for the STM32G0B0KET6 in LQFP32 with 512KBytes Flash for orders of 10000 pieces.
Texas Instruments
TI only had a few minor variants this month.
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Spring cleanup and hopes
27
May
2021
This was a quiet month, with Microchip shedding about 10% of its PIC31MX/MZ portfolio. It is still 2,000 strong though. There are also rumors of ST releasing a very low cost STM32, below $0.32, but at what volume?
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
No change yet, before the merge storm with Cypress.
No change yet, before the merge storm with Cypress.
Microchip
Microchip shed about 10% of its PIC32MX/MZ portfolio this month through obsolescence notices. Is a writing on the wall for the PIC32MZ/X?
AVR32/64/128DB were the focus of new products together with ATTINY4/8.
Also, Microchip seems to be moving toward re-branding the Cortex-M based MCU to PIC32CM. So PIC32 is here for the long haul.
Microchip shed about 10% of its PIC32MX/MZ portfolio this month through obsolescence notices. Is a writing on the wall for the PIC32MZ/X?
AVR32/64/128DB were the focus of new products together with ATTINY4/8.
Also, Microchip seems to be moving toward re-branding the Cortex-M based MCU to PIC32CM. So PIC32 is here for the long haul.
Nordic
No change.
No change.
Nuvoton
No change.
No change.
NXP
NXP added a few options to its power house, the Cortex-M7 based i.MXRT1060. Details are still sketchy with the buy/parametrics table mostly empty.
NXP added a few options to its power house, the Cortex-M7 based i.MXRT1060. Details are still sketchy with the buy/parametrics table mostly empty.
Renesas
No change.
No change.
SiliconLabs
No change.
No change.
Spansion/Cypress soon Infineon
Cypress/Infineon released 6 variants in the PSoC64 (Cortex-M4), 26 variants of existing parts in the FM4 S6E2G series.
Cypress/Infineon released 6 variants in the PSoC64 (Cortex-M4), 26 variants of existing parts in the FM4 S6E2G series.
ST Microelectronics
ST deployed 8 STM32 variants of existing parts, nothing overly noticeable… but we have strong rumors of ST planning to release a below 32 cents STM32 MCU.
It remains to be seen at what volume. For now, the lowest cost 32-bit Cortex-M based MCU remains the Cypress/Infineon CY8C4013SXI-400 with $0.42@1k (from the Cypress Semiconductors website).
ST deployed 8 STM32 variants of existing parts, nothing overly noticeable… but we have strong rumors of ST planning to release a below 32 cents STM32 MCU.
It remains to be seen at what volume. For now, the lowest cost 32-bit Cortex-M based MCU remains the Cypress/Infineon CY8C4013SXI-400 with $0.42@1k (from the Cypress Semiconductors website).
Texas Instruments
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