Atmel adds 14 mcus to AVR family
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Atmel has unveiled 14 new devices in its AVR microcontroller family in a bid to provide more options to meet unique design requirements.
The new devices are designed to add more memory, connectivity peripherals and system integration, the new devices support a broader range of application areas including consumer electronics, capacitive touch, utility metering, home automation and medical.
According to Atmel, the AVR mcus are designed for the lowest possible power consumption using the company's picoPower technology, operating down to 1.62V while maintaining all functionality and short wake up times. The new family also includes devices that support Atmel QTouch Library for capacitive touch functions.
The AVR XMEGA C mcus are 8/16bit general purpose microcontrollers with full speed USB and deliver the product line's highest Flash and sram memory densities. Atmel states the mcus also provide the largest 8bit mcu on the market with up to 384KB Flash and up to 32KB of sram. The eight new devices available are suitable for consumer, industrial and home automation applications.
Atmel's tinyAVR ATtiny1634 mcus feature multiple digital interfacing options, including more communication interfaces than existing devices in the product line and up to 16KB Flash memory. This new device is suitable for interfacing and control in industrial and consumer applications.
The AVR UC3 L3 range features ultra low power consumption and more Flash memory, integrated USB controller, I2S support, audio bit stream d/a converter and package options with more pins. With the three new devices available, Atmel says designers can implement more advanced algorithms requiring more memory in their low power applications, such as consumer products.
Atmel's AVR UC3 D4 devices are low power, entry level 32bit mcus, designed to offer enhanced performance and features such as a hardware based QTouch capacitive touch interface and full speed USB. The two new devices are said to be ideal for high data throughput applications in areas such as USB human interface, biometrics, bridging and industrial control.
"The newest additions to the Atmel AVR mcu family provide design engineers with more options than ever to meet their unique performance, power, price and connectivity requirements," said Ingar Fredriksen, senior director of AVR products at Atmel. "Whether they need a small and powerful chip for a smartphone or a lot of memory for a utility metering system, designers can count on our AVR mcus to deliver the functions and features required to innovate and differentiate in these markets."
In the AVR XMEGA line, the ATxmega384C3, ATxmega256C3, ATxmega192C3 and ATxmega384D3 are sampling now and other devices will begin sampling in Q2 and Q3 2012, with volume shipments to follow. All AVR UC3 L3 and AVR UC3 D4 devices are available for orders. All AVR ATtiny1634 devices are available now, with the exception of the ATTiny1634-UUR, which will be available in Q2 2012.
