Silicon Labs Introduces New MCU Line
Dec 17, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) --
Company: Silicon Laboratories Inc. (SLAB)
Silicon Laboratories Inc., a provider of analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, has introduced a new microcontroller (MCU) family.
Silicon Labs said its C8051F91x/0x MCUs increase battery life in portable designs and other power-sensitive embedded systems. The company noted that the new F91x/0x MCUs are ideal for a range of applications where low power consumption is critical such as smart meters, RFID tags, personal medical devices, sensor interfaces, energy harvesting, home security systems, and smoke and fire detectors.
According to a release, the new MCUs offer low mode current consumption (160 microamps per MHz), which saves power when the system is running. They also, the company said, consume low current in sleep mode, either with an active real-time clock and brown-out detect circuit (300 nanoamps) or without a real-time clock or brown-out detect circuit operating (10 nanoamps) while maintaining full RAM retention.
"When evaluating MCU alternatives, power-conscious system designers should assess a combination of active and sleep mode currents," said Tony Massimini, chief of technology at Semico Research Corp. "Silicon Labs has designed its F91x/0x MCU family to deliver impressive low power consumption in both modes. In addition, the new MCU family taps into an extensive code base and offers an ideal memory size and peripheral set for optimal cost and power efficiencies."
"Silicon Labs' F91x/0x family leapfrogs other competitive MCUs by providing the lowest current in common operating modes without sacrificing performance, features or specifications," said Mark Thompson, vice president of Silicon Laboratories. "No other MCU vendor matches Silicon Labs' best-in-class power consumption in both sleep and active modes, further establishing our leadership in ultra-low-power MCUs for power-sensitive applications."
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