SAN JOSE, Calif.,
Jan. 5, 2015
/PRNewswire/ -- Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ:
ATML), a global leader in microcontroller
(MCU) and touch technology solutions,
today announced the company has expanded its
award-winning SAM G series of ARM®
Cortex®-M4-based MCUs to include the SAM G54 and SAM
G55.
Targeting the rapidly emerging Internet of Things (IoT)
market for battery-operated devices including wearables such as fit
bands and smart watches, sensor hub management, healthcare,
gateways, bridges, audio devices and much more, the two new series
deliver the right feature mix including higher performance,
ultra-low power, smaller form factors and more SRAM. These two new
series also include all the features of the current SAM G family
including an Atmel | SMART ARM Cortex-M4
MCU + FPU (floating point unit), integrated sensor fusion
algorithms, down to 2.84 x 2.84mm package, high-performance
frequency of up to 120MHz, ultra-low power down to 102µA/MHz in
active mode, and down to 5µs wake-up.
Additional key features for the new SAM G series
include:
- High-performance throughput and efficiency with a Cortex
M4-based MCU and FPU
- Up to 512KB of Flash and up to 160KB of SRAM
- SRAM power banking
- Down to 2.84 X 2.84mm 49-ball WLCSP with 0.4mm
pitch
- Flexible serial peripherals and ultra-low power
ADC
- USB Host and Device
- Peripheral Event System and SleepWalking
- Atmel ultra-low power picoPower®
technology
- 64-pin QFP and QFN package options.
In order to maintain energy efficiency, many smart,
connected devices use a sensor hub to aggregate and manage the
sensors in the device, converting the information into usable data
to improve power efficiency and performance. The new SAM G55 series
gives designers the option to determine how much SRAM they will
require to retain in sleep mode in order to achieve lower and
better power efficiency for their designs by utilizing SRAM power
banking.
"Designers are looking for simple-to-use solutions with an
edge to help bring their differentiated products faster to market
for both wearables and sensor hub management," said Vince Murdica, Sr. Director of Sensor Centric
Systems, Atmel Corporation. "Atmel's new SAM G series delivers
differentiation for these markets by offering ultra-low power,
higher performance, more memory and smaller form factor, along with
connectivity options on a single chip to fuel the innovation.
Atmel's expanded SAM G series builds on our portfolio of touch,
security, connectivity and software solutions for this rapidly
growing market."
Tools
To accelerate the design, a
SAM G55 Xplained Pro evaluation kit is available for the SAM G55
series. The ATSAMG55-XPRO evaluation board includes an embedded
debugger, Atmel Studio integrated development
platform and the Atmel Software Framework. The kit is
also fully supported by third party partners
IAR and
Keil.
More Information
Atmel® | SMART:
http://www.atmel.com/ARM/whysmart.aspx
Atmel SmartConnect:
http://www.atmel.com/products/wireless/wifi/smart-connect.aspx
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About Atmel
Atmel Corporation
(NASDAQ: ATML) is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture
of microcontrollers, capacitive touch solutions, advanced logic,
mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and radio frequency (RF)
components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest intellectual
property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide the
electronics industry with intelligent and connected solutions
focused on the industrial, consumer, communications, computing and
automotive markets.
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