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Analog
Devices TigerSHARC DSP with 1.8GFLOPS and 2.4GMACS
ARM Announces AMBA 3.0
Atmel
Announces a Low Cost RF Wireless System Chip Set
19. Chaos Communication Congress: Significant Security Holes in Embedded Systems
Fairchild low voltage microcontroller
Fujitsu Launches FR60Lite Series Microcontroller With Reduced Power Consumption
Hitachi
New H8S microcontroller with MAC and uClinux support
IAR
Systems Introduces Enhanced Atmel AVR toolkit
Microchip Releases New MLAB IDE Software Version
Motorola Expands
16-Bit HCS12 Family Flash Options
Motorola Offers No-Cost HCS12 Reference Design
Myson Century Semiconductor 8051 Embedded Network Microcontroller
National Semiconductor: Bluetooth Made Easy with "Simply Blue" Modules
National Semiconductor Internet Access Reference Design for COP8 Family
Philips:
Bluetooth Made Easy, Take 2
STMicroelectronics' ST9 Microcontroller Family Gets CAN Bus Variants
ARM: New Licensees and Foundry Partners in November
Atmel: New 32k FLASH Smart Card AVR Microcontroller
Atmel: New Low Power 8-bit AVR Flash Microcontroller
Atmel: AVR microcontroller with 1.5/12Mbps USB
Dallas: 8051 with integrated 10/100Mbps Ethernet MAC and TCP/IP stack
EM Microelectronic: 2 New Micros with LCD Controller Consume Only 1.6uA in
Active Mode
Hitachi: SH3 137MIPS Micro with 12Mbps USB and Ultra-Low Power
Infineon Announces New Microcontroller Architecture with 10x Efficiency
Microchip: Two New PIC Micros in 14 Pin Package
Microchip Announces PIC Micros with "nanoWatt" Power Management Technology
Motorola Expands 16-bit Hybrid MCU/DSP Portfolio
Motorola: New PowerQUICC Family
Motorola Introduces First ColdFire Core MCU
National Semiconductor Announces Bluetooth Communication Processor
National Semiconductor Introduces Touchscreen Controller Reference Design
National Semiconductor and ARM Jointly Develop Power Efficient Systems for
Handheld Devices
NEC Introduces New 32-Bit V850E/ME2 Microcontroller For High-Performance
Real-Time Processing
Philips: Four Companies Join Forces To Forge Alliance on ZigBee Wireless
Connectivity Standard
STMicroelectronics Launches New Series of Mid-range General-purpose 8-bit
Microcontrollers
TI: New High Performance C6411 DSP
Zilog Introduces First Member of New Z8 Encore Microcontroller Family
ARM Introduces Two New ARM11 Cores
Atmel Secure Microcontroller with Full-Speed USB V2.0
Cygnal Expands Family of Flash 8051s in Tiny Package
Hitachi: 32-bit Flash Microcontroller with Dual CAN
Infineon: Two New C166 Flash Micros with Dual CAN
Microchip: LIN Bus Peripheral IC
Microchip PIC18FXX8 Family Achieves CAN2.0B Conformance
Mitsubishi: Three New M16 Flash Micros with CAN
Mitsubishi MC16C/26 Series targets 8-bit Market with 16-bit Performance
Motorola Next Generation 32-bit ColdFire Core
NEC: Sixty New 8-bit and 32-bit Microcontrollers
NEC: 8-bit MCU with LCD controller/driver
NEC unveils 800MHZ VR5500 core (MIPS)
Philips Announces ARM Based Microcontroller Line
Sharp Builds Z80 CPU on Glass
ST: New 8051 Flash Micro Family with Integrated Programmable Logic
TI: MSP430 with 12-bit A/D, dual 12-bit D/A and DMA
Altera: Over 100 Embedded Processor Cores Royalty Free for Use with Cyclone FPGA
Family
ARM
Continues Rapid Expansion of Licensee Base
Atmel
Adds FPSLIC Support to AVR Starter Kit
EM
Microelectronic: General Purpose Micro in 8-pin TSSOP
Hitachi: Low-Power
H8 FLASH Micro
Infineon Secure Microcontroller Chips Used in U.S. Department of Defense Smart
Card Program
Micronas 7 Stepper Motors Dashboard Controller
Motorola Gives Away 4000 Free Starter Kits for New Nitron HC08Q Family of FLASH
Microcontrollers
Motorola Expands HC08 LIN Bus Portfolio
Motorola
FLASH Microcontroller with USB and RF Capabilities
Philips Introduces 80C51X2 Family with 50% Less Power Consumption and Higher
Performance
Sharp Introduces High Performance, 8-bit BlueStreak (8051) Microcontroller
TI 600MHZ Media Processor
TI MSP430
Technical Conference in Dallas
Analog Devices Expands Mixed-Signal DSP Family
With New CAN-Based Device
Atmel FLASH Based Microcontrollers With ARM Core In Super Small Package
Atmel 8051 FLASH Starter Kit From Crossware
Atmel Announces 802.11b MAC with Integrated Baseband for Wireless Applications
Cygnal Flash Microcontroller with CAN Bus, 12-bit DAC & A/D, High
Voltage Amplifier and Temp Sensor
Hitachi Low Power SH-3 Controllers with USB, IrDA and Super Small Package
Microchip Licenses RF Transceiver Technology from Adcon Telemetry
Microchip Offers Wireless Sensor Solution
Motorola Coldfire CAN/Ethernet Reference Design
Texas Instruments Upper-Level Bluetooth Stacks for TMS320C54x DSPs
TI Dual Core DSP/ARM Controller
Toshiba 32-bit CISC Processor with Color LCD, USB and Ultra-Low Power
Toshiba 8-bit LCD Microcontroller with On-Board Flash
Atmel Pre-Qualifies CAN Flash Microcontrollers for Extended Temperature Range
Hitachi Performance Improved SH-4 Controllers
Infineon Announces New Microcontroller Family
Microchip Releases Technical Library CD ROM 2002
Motorola Launches PowerQUICC III Communications Processor
NEC 32-bit Microcontroller for Automotive Applications
STMicroelectronics Develops DSP-based Digital AM/FM Radio Chipset That Directly
Digitizes Intermediate Frequency
TI Expands Its Low-Power MSP430 Portfolio With a $0.49 Device
TI $10000.- Microcontroller Design Contest
Analog
Devices announces 32-bit Digital Audio Processor
Green Hills Software support for NEC 32- and 64-bit controllers
Infineon, Motorola and Agere Systems form Join-Venture to develop and license
new DSP
Infineon acquires Ericsson Microelectronics and announces new single chip
Bluetooth
Microchip releases new 28pin FLASH uC with A/D converter
Mitsubishi 16-bit
MCU with USB 2.0
Motorola launches two new M-Core based 32-bit microcontrollers
Motorola
adds Bluetooth baseband to Dragonball processor
STMicroelectronics Announces MP3 Bluetooth Demonstrator
Atmel announces low cost RF transmitter for Embedded Applications
Atmel announces super-small package for their AVR microcontroller line
Atmel production
release USB full-speed secure MCU
Etron
Technology to integrate microcontroller with LCD TCON
IAR Systems qualifies Bluetooth protocol stack on Mitsubishi M16C/62
Microchip acquires PowerSmart, a maker of smart battery ICs for $54M
Microchip- low-cost
demo board for Flash MCUs
Microchip LIN development kit
Motorola 68HC08 microcontrollers with LIN Bus supp
Motorola
Flash MCU with advanced LCD driver architecture
NEC 8-bit
microcontroller with Dot LCD driver
NEC 32-bit
microcontroller with up to 4 CAN channels
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