Spansion launches mcus to target industrial Internet of Things
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Following its acquisition of Fujitsu's semiconductor and analogue business earlier in 2013, Spansion has expanded its mcu portfolio with the launch of the FM0+ range, said to be optimised for low power consumption applications.
In particular, the company says the products are targeted at the emerging industrial Internet of Things market, where it says high performance mcus, graphical user interfaces, connectivity and programmability are needed.
The Spansion FM0+ family, based on the Cortex-M0+ core, draws 70µA/MHz and is designed for industrial applications that require low power consumption. Two families of FM0+ parts are sampling.
The entry level family, runs at up to 40MHz and tolerates supplies ranging from 2.7 to 5.5V, is likely to find use in white goods and drives. However, an ultra low power range runs from 1.65 to 3.6V supplies and is targeted at battery operated products, as well as sensor controls.
"Spansion delivers a scalable family of microcontrollers designed for the industrial market with options from low power to industry leading performance that allows for differentiated features such as touch, connectivity and inverter drives to be added into a single mcu," said Saied Tehrani, Spansion's chief technology officer.
