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Freescale has launched the ColdFire V1 core, which it claims blends 32bit performance with the ease of use of an 8bit microcontroller. The move is a response to increasing performance and memory requirements in such applications as medical, industrial and motor control.
The 68K/ColdFire V1 core will provide the engine for 32bit devices that are not only compatible with 8bit microcontrollers – allowing easy migration between architectures – but which also use the same peripheral modules and development tools as products based on the S08 architecture.
“The 68K/ColdFire V1 core is Freescale’s next step in delivering the Controller Continuum, our roadmap for 8 and 32bit product compatibility that will give designers the ability to move effortlessly between 8 and 32bit microcontrollers,” said Mike McCourt, vice president and general manager of Freescale’s Microcontroller Division.
Early supporters of the 68K/ColdFire V1 core include Opto 22, a developer of hardware and software products for applications in industrial automation and remote monitoring.
Matt Chang, Opto 22’s engineering manager, said: “The introduction of the V1 core will allow us to use both 8 and 32bit technology in a formerly 8bit only space, without the development discontinuities imposed by multiple architectures.”
The 68K/ColdFire V1 core has the lowest power consumption of any 68K/ColdFire product to date, while offering more performance than 8bit microcontrollers.
The V1 core uses the S08 bus structure, which enables the use of similar peripheral and memory modules. For package pin compatibility, the V1 uses the S08’s single pin background debug mode to create simple interface configuration.
Freescale intends to introduce multiple products based on the 68K/ColdFire V1 core throughout 2007

Neubiberg, Germany – July 30, 2007 – Infineon Technologies (FSE/NYSE: IFX) today announced that its stand-alone FlexRay™ communication controller CIC-310 (CIC for Companion IC) has passed the FlexRay conformance test. Infineon is among one of the first semiconductor suppliers to deliver high-volumes of FlexRay-enabled microcontroller solutions in conformance with the FlexRay protocol specification V2.1. The Conformance Test certificate was performed by TÜV Nord Group’s Institute for Vehicle Technology and Mobility, Germany, an official conformance test organization nominated by the FlexRay consortium. Infineon offers system suppliers a scalable solution to develop a FlexRay bus system in vehicles at such an early design stage. The current Infineon FlexRay solutions consist of the communication controller CIC-310 and the TC1796 and TC1766 32-bit microcontrollers, part of the company’s TriCore® family, and the recently introduced XC2200 and XC2300 families which provi

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MB91F467BA MCU Available Now for Vehicle and Industrial Applications

Sunnyvale, California, July 31, 2007 — Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today added to its popular MB91460 series of high-performance 32-bit microcontrollers for automotive applications by introducing the new MB91F467BA MCU. The MB91F467BA is specifically designed for integrating several in-vehicle Control Area Networks (CAN) or for controlling CAN, LIN and FlexRay™ mixed network gateways.

The MB91F467BA incorporates a CAN controller industry-leading six channels. Each channel consists of 32 message buffers, seven channels of LIN-capable UART, two channels of I2C communication suitable for the interconnection and gateway functionality and to allow the MCU to easily control combinations of different in-vehicle networks. The MB91F467BA operates at 100MHz using a single 3.0-5.5V power supply, simplifying power supply circuitry while providing flexibility on hardware design.

The new MCU is the latest in the popular MB91460 lineup, providing the CAN and FlexRay™ capabilities that have become widely used for vehicle body and chassis applications. The new microcontroller specifically addresses the increasing speed and connectivity requirements that characterize vehicle applications, with the ability to control and integrate entire in-vehicle networks from within the head electronic control unit (ECU) that manages individual electronic components throughout the vehicle.

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