ICs & Semiconductors

Wireless microcontrollers are Bluetooth 5-ready

Fri, Jan 20, 2017

Wireless microcontrollers are Bluetooth 5-ready: Two devices have been added to the SimpleLink Bluetooth wireless microcontroller family. They deliver more available memory, Bluetooth 5-ready hardware, automotive qualification and a new wafer-chip-scale package (WCSP) option, says Texas Instruments.

The SimpleLink CC2640R2F comes in a tiny 2.7 x 2.7mm chip-scale package (WCSP) option that is less than half the size of the company’s smallest 4.0 x 4.0mm QFN package. Despite its size it delivers the longest range with the lowest power consumption, claims the company. It is ready for the Bluetooth 5 core specification which offers longer range, higher speed and more data for enhanced connection-less applications in building automation, medical, commercial and industrial automation.

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Suited to medical and fitness applications, Mouser makes Maxim’s microcontollers part of its line-up

Thu, Jan 19, 2017

Suited to medical and fitness applications, Mouser makes Maxim’s microcontollers part of its line-up: Mouser Electronics is now stocking the MAX32625/MAX32626 microcontrollers from Maxim Integrated.

The devices are based on the 32-bit RISC ARM Cortex-M4F microcontroller with a floating point unit (FPU), and are suited to medical and fitness applications. Both devices include 512 MBytes of flash and 160 kBytes of SRAM, with the architecture combining high-efficiency signal-processing functionality with low cost and ease of use. The MAX32626 is a secure version of the MAX32625, incorporating a trust protection unit (TPU) with advanced security features.

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Rutronik supplies Bluetooth Smart ICs with low current performance from Toshiba

Thu, Jan 19, 2017

Rutronik supplies Bluetooth Smart ICs with low current performance from Toshiba: Three new ICs TC35678FSG, TC35678FXG and TS35679FSG from Toshiba, and distributed by Rutronik, support Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) version 4.1 communications.

They achieve low current consumption and are suitable for use in Bluetooth Smart devices, such as wearable technology, medical equipment, smartphone accessories, remote controls and a variety of emerging IoT solutions.

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Mouser is the first to offer Texas Instruments LDC2114 evaluation module

Tue, Jan 10, 2017

Designed for inductive touch sensing, the LDC2114 evaluation module (EVM) for the LDC2112 and LDC2114 inductive touch solutions from Texas Instruments, is available from distributor, Mouser. It is the first distributor to offer the module which demonstrates the use of inductive sensing to detect and measure the presence of conductive objects to implement inductive touch buttons. The LDC2114EVM features the LDC2114, a multi-channel, low-noise inductance-to-digital converter optimised for inductive touch applications on monolithic surfaces.

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