| ST to distribute 7,000 MCU discovery kits
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2011-02-21 |
| ST will distribute 7,000 discovery kits for low-risk prototyping with its 8bit and 32bit MCU devices as part of its MCU tool strategy at the Embedded World 2011 registration |
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| MCU supply chain still in trouble
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2011-05-12 |
| Disruptions and shortages continue to loom over MCU product suppliers while Renesas' loss may be a boon for Microchip and other MCU vendors |
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| ST exec: 8-bit MCU market not dead
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2008-11-25 |
| Daniel Colonna said the 8-bit MCU market is still alive and remains interesting to serve |
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| Renesas CEO discusses devt of MCU market
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2008-01-01 |
| Satoru Ito, Renesas Technology chairman and CEO, discusses the development of the MCU market in Asia, and how he will lead the company to further growth |
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| TI India opens 'MCU Design Contest
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2011-12-02 |
| India's first 'TI MCU Design Contest 2011' will give design engineers an opportunity to showcase their designs to potential investors and commercialise the product |
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| ...Green' trend to drive automotive MCU market
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2008-08-14 |
| Gartner predicts that by 2012, "green" optimisations will account for 50 per cent of the automotive MCU market |
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| Microchip aims to 'elbow out' MCU rivals
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2009-04-17 |
| Microchip hopes to expand its product lines amid a growing crisis in the MCU and overall IC supply chain |
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| MCU packs RF transmitter, low-power CPU
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2009-10-09 |
| Atmel's ATA874X MCU range features low-power AVR CPU, highly-effective RF transmitter, and sleep-mode power consumption of 160nA |
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| Innovasic Semi's MCU touts TCP/IP capabilities
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2007-03-01 |
| Seeking to take a bigger bite of the embedded-systems market, Innovasic Semiconductor Inc. is adding TCP/IP capabilities to its 32bit MCU line. The TCP/IP software stack will enable the first member of the controller family—the fido1100 |
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| Next-gen MCU core on Renesas drawing board
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2007-05-23 |
| Renesas is planning a revolutionary enhancement over the current generation of MCU cores in a bid to make them faster and more code-, cost- and power efficient |
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| Freescale MCU drives 'first' use of FlexRay in sports cars
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2006-11-23 |
| Freescale Semiconductor's 32-bit FlexRay MCU ushered the 'first' use of FlexRay technology in BMW's X5 sports vehicle. The FlexRay network communications system was implemented to provide fast and reliable coordination of BMW's proprietary AdaptiveDrive function |
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| MCU market on the move
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2008-10-27 |
| EMITT Solutions has announced the release of its updated market analysis report on microcontrollers. |
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| NXP acquires Sharp ARM-based MCU product biz
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2007-07-11 |
| NXP's acquisition of Sharp's BlueStreak microcontroller product portfolio expands NXP's extensive ARM Powered microcontroller portfolio to 50 products. |
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| Frost & Sullivan: MCU market to hit $22.7B
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2006-07-27 |
| According to market researcher Frost & Sullivan, the global microcontroller market reached Rs.62,787.10 crore ($13.7 billion) last year, and is expected to rise further to Rs.1,04,034.10 ($22.7 billion) in 2009,. |
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| 16bit MCU portfolio targets performance, cost goals
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2005-11-21 |
| In the advent of more complex electronic design requirements from customers for increased speed, efficiency and performance, chipmakers jumped on the 32bit bandwagon for microcontroller-intensive applications. |
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| Renesas takes lead in MCU market
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2009-03-23 |
| According to Databeans, Renesas still dominates the MCU market with an estimated 20 per cent share worldwide |
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| Atmel starts Chennai-based MCU R&D unit
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2010-12-15 |
| Atmel Corp. has formally started an R&D facility in Chennai, India that will focus on IC development and software-oriented application engineering. |
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| Microchip expands MCU portfolio
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2005-12-01 |
| Embedded systems engineers, especially in Asia, are being challenged with demands for product differentiation, cost savings and greater speed and performance. Microchip Technology, an MCU and analog semiconductor provider, addresses these by intensifying its 16bit MCU and DSC portfolio |
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| Atmel expands MCU deal with ARM
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2009-05-22 |
| Atmel and ARM have extended their strategic relationship with a new subscription licence agreement. |
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| Japan quake impacts MCU production
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2011-03-23 |
| The Japan earthquake and its aftermath will severely hit the production of MCUs, and consequently of every device into which these chips go, from cars to industrial controls and even medical equipment. |
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| USB-IF certifies Atmel Flash MCU's USB 2.0 interface
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2006-01-12 |
| Atmel Corp. has announced that it has been granted certification by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) for its AT91SAM7S64 ARM-based 32-bit Flash microcontroller. |
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| Zilog works with ARM for 32bit MCU line
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2008-05-13 |
| Zilog Inc. licenses ARM's processor to develop its new family of 32bit MCUs. |
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| Fujitsu taps SpringSoft for automotive MCU solutions
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2011-01-17 |
| Fujitsu's automotive business unit taps SpringSoft's Certitude Functional Qualification System to develop microcontroller solutions for a range of automotive electronics applications. |
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| Renesas completes MCU production facility
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2010-02-05 |
| Renesas Technology Corp. has completes a new facility to increase microcontroller production capacity at the back-end process plant of Renesas Semiconductor (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (RSB), in Beijing, China. |
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| MCU market set to post a growth of 11
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2010-03-31 |
| Databeans forecasts a revenue growth of 11 per cent for the microcontrollers market with it exceeding Rs.55,412.40 crore ($12 billion) for 2010. |
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| NXP, ARM extend ties on energy-efficient MCU design
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2011-03-04 |
| NXP and ARM have extended their strategic licensing agreement to jointly develop future MCU cores with focus on areas such as performance and energy efficiency |
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| Peripheral DMA boosts networked MCU security
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2006-02-21 |
| Streaming AES encryption bandwidth is 20 times greater than software encryption alone, with the help of a peripheral DMA controller. |
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| Cost vs. security trade-offs in embedded MCU design
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2006-02-21 |
| Extraordinary cost reductions and flexibility that wireless brings to MCU-based applications offset the price of security technology |
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| Choosing the best MCU vendor
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2008-08-04 |
| As markets have accelerated, users have learned to wait for standards to emerge before buying equipment. |
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| ARM, Cisco invests in MCU start-up
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2010-11-18 |
| Ambiq Micro Inc., a developer for energy-efficient MCUs has received Rs.10.72 crore ($2.4 million) in venture capital funding from ARM Holdings plc, Cisco Inc. and other investors. |
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