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AVR Microcontroller Atmega16/32 PWM Tutorial to Control Brightness of LED Understanding Pulse width Modulation (PWM) in Atmega16/32 AVR Microcontrollers

Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) is a powerful technique where width of the pulse is changed by keeping the frequency constant. The technique is used in many control systems today. The application of PWM is not limited and it is used in wide range of applications such as motor speed control, measurement, power control and communication etc. In PWM technique, one can easily…

 STM32MP1 Microprocessor Series with Linux Distribution to Speed IoT and Smart Industry Innovation STM32MP1 Microprocessor Series with Linux Distribution to Speed IoT and Smart Industry Innovation

STMicroelectronics is applying its Arm Cortex expertise to expand the capabilities of its industry-leading STM32 MCU portfolio to applications requiring even more performance, resources and large open-source software. The introduction of the STM32MP1 multicore microprocessor series with compute and graphics support combined with power-efficient real-time…

New MCU series M031/32 for easy expansion of components and external modules New MCU series M031/32 for easy expansion of components and external modules

Nuvoton introduced brand new MCU series M031/32 based on Arm Cortex-M0 core and low voltage operation 32-bit microcontroller with 16KB to 512KB flash and 20pin to 128pin packages. It features 1.8V - 3.6V operating voltage runs up to 48/72MHz frequency. The new generation M031/32 series offers powerful performance with more peripherals and serial interfaces which enables more…

New Arm Cortex M0 MCU NUC029 Series by Nuvoton for Industrial Control Applications New Arm Cortex M0 MCU NUC029 Series by Nuvoton for Industrial Control Applications

Nuvoton released new NuMicro NUC029 series of Cortex M0 32-bit Microcontroller to improve the industrial control applications. The NuMicro NUC029 has 12 members including value line such as NUC029FAE/TAN/ZAN/NAN/LAN, rich peripheral and high speed PWM members such as NUC029LDE/SDE, high performance members with 256 KB flash/20 KB SRAM such as NUC029LGE/SGE/KGE and the new…

TI’s breakthrough BAW resonator technology paves the way for high-performance communications infrastructure and connectivity TI’s breakthrough BAW resonator technology paves the way for high-performance communications infrastructure and connectivity

Texas Instruments announced new bulk acoustic wave (BAW)-based embedded processing and analog chips for the next generation of connectivity and communications infrastructure. The first two devices developed with TI BAW technology, the SimpleLink™ CC2652RB wireless microcontroller (MCU) and the LMK05318 network synchronizer clock will help system designers streamline…

28nm Cross-Domain Flash MCU with Virtualisation for Automotive ECU Integration 28nm Cross-Domain Flash MCU with Virtualisation for Automotive ECU Integration

Renesas Electronics launched new RH850/U2A MCU with Virtualisation technology which will enable the integration of multiple Application Software with Different Levels of Function Safety in a Single Chip. The new RH850/U2A MCU is designed for the robust function of multiple automotive control applications including body, chassis, domain control, and low/mid-range gateways.…

New RZ/G2 64-Bit MPUs Deliver Increased Performance with Long-Term Linux Support New RZ/G2 64-Bit MPUs Deliver Increased Performance with Long-Term Linux Support

Renesas Electronics released its high performance RZ/G2 ARM MPUs series with more than 10 years of Linux Kernel Support and advanced security features. The four RZ/G2 MPU variants comes with 64-bit Arm Cortex-A57, Arm Cortex-A53 and two-six-eight cores with its new improved on-chip 3D graphic functions. By keeping eye on needs of developers, the four new RZ/G2 MPUs are…

Implementing Low Power Consumption in Microcontrollers Minimizing Power Consumption in Microcontrollers

Just as gas (petrol/diesel) is important for bikes, trucks and cars (yeah, excluding Teslas!) to move, so is electric power for most of the electronics applications and more so, for embedded system based applications which are usually battery (limited energy) powered, from the regular mobile phones to smart home devices amongst others.

 

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PCIe 3.1 Ethernet Bridges Using Low-Power Sub-States Enable Power Savings for Embedded and Automotive Platforms PCIe 3.1 Ethernet Bridges Using Low-Power Sub-States Enable Power Savings for Embedded and Automotive Platforms

Embedded and automotive platform designers who are seeking Peripheral Component Interconnect Express® (PCIe®) 3.1 Low-Power Sub-State (LPSS) L1.1 and L1.2 for power savings now have new options available from Microchip Technology. The LAN7430 Ethernet bridge provides integrated power, clocks and an Ethernet physical (PHY) interface while the LAN7431 provides Reduced…

One-Board Discovery Kit Contains Three 8-Pin STM8 Microcontrollers for Best Convenience and Value One-Board Discovery Kit Contains Three 8-Pin STM8 Microcontrollers for Best Convenience and Value

For less than $10, the STM8-SO8-DISCO 8-bit microcontroller (MCU) Discovery Kit from STMicroelectronics lets users evaluate all three STM8 variants currently available in the popular 8-pin SO8 package.

 

As well as outstanding three-in-one value, the kit offers no-frills simplicity and features to jump-start…

1TB embedded Universal Flash Storage (eUFS) from Samsung Electronics Samsumg Introduced Industry's First 1TB Embedded Universal Flash Storage for Next Generation Mobile Applications

Four years earlier, Samsung Electronics introduced the first eUFS solution (Embedded Universal Flash storage solution) with a 128-GB Flash Storage for mobile phones. Now, considering the demand of storage capacity in premium notebook PC and other mobile devices, Samsung has passed the anticipated terabyte threshold by introducing 1-TB eUFS 2.1 today, which it claims to be…

MaxLinear’s G.hn Wave-2 Platform Offers 
High-Speed Wired Connectivity on Legacy Mediums MaxLinear’s G.hn Wave-2 Platform Offers 
High-Speed Wired Connectivity on Legacy Mediums

Mouser Electronics is now stocking the G.hn Wave-2 networking chipset from MaxLinear, featuring the G.hn digital baseband and G.hn analog front ends. Offering physical data rates up to 2 Gbits per second (Gbps) across a variety of physical media, the Wave-2 networking G.hn processors deliver reliable connectivity and reduced congestion in smart grid, security, broadband,…