October 1, 2014, Atmel, Santa Clara, CA—Laurence Barberis from Atmel introduced the latest SAMA5 ARM Cortex-A5-based microcomputer family. This new set of chips adds a floating point unit and other functions to the A5 family to extend the family and offer increased features and performance. Part of the new releases are geared for low power…
April 23, 2013, Atmel released their latest development tools platform for programming all of their micro-controller families. The increasing amount of software in embedded designs calls for better tools for code development. Although the tools can be critical to project completion, the main purpose for their existence is to encourage more MCU adoption. This release…
As an extension to their existing touch solutions products, Atmel announced a flexible touch sensor. The Xsense is a flexible film-based touch sensor that can be integrated into a flat panel display. The impetus for this product is the growth in touch-based interfaces on many products. The primary drivers are smart phones and tablets, but…
January, 2012 We talked with Sherif Hanna about the release of extensions and upgrades to their touch controller product line. The changes address the areas of noise, resolution, for the larger screen product and a reduced parts count. The division grew from $140M in ’10 to over $300M last year. Now, they are working to…
We talked with Atmel and Red Pine Signals about their joint move into embedded WiFi. The two companies are working together to provide an embedded wireless data solution to their mutual customers. Red Pine makes an RF module for 802.11a/b/g/n service. The complete module is available in two configurations, a 1X1 and a 3X3. The…
June 28, 2011, we talked with Tushar Dhayagude, Marketing Director, Smart Power Business Unit at Atmel about the new LED driver family of products. These devices for lighting control feature system-centric solutions in various applications and are a result of the acquisition of mSilica. All the part families are intended for managing and controlling multiple…
April 21, 2011 We talked with Patrick Hanley, product marketing manager from Atmel about their new haptics interface and capacitive touch interface. This product addresses the challenge of missing feedback in touch applications. The current software processes of adjacent key selection discrimination, next letter anticipation, and proximity enlargement give some slow-response visual feedback. The problem…