SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Atmel®
Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a global leader in microcontroller
(MCU) and touch solutions, today launched four new series of
devices to the Atmel | SMART™ ARM® Cortex®-M7 based MCUs. The new
series deliver the highest performing Cortex-M7 based MCUs to the
market with exceptional memory and connectivity options for design
flexibility making them ideal for the automotive, IoT and
industrial connectivity markets.
All devices allow customers to scale-up performance and deliver
SRAM and system functionality, while keeping the Cortex-M processor
family ease-of-use and maximizing software reuse. The devices
contain advanced memory architectures with up to 384KB of
multi-port SRAM memory out of which 256KB can be configured as
tightly coupled memory delivering zero wait state access at 300MHz.
With over four times the performance of current Atmel ARM Cortex-M
based MCUs running up to 300MHz, larger configurable SRAM up to
384kB and higher bandwidth peripherals, the new devices give
designers the right connectivity, SRAM and performance mix for
their industrial, connectivity and automotive designs. All devices
come with high-speed USB On-the-Go (OTG) and on-chip high-speed USB
PHY and Flash memory densities of 512kB, 1MB and 2MB.
Broadening the Atmel | SMART ARM Cortex-M based MCU portfolio,
the new SAM E70 and the SAM S70 are ideal for connectivity and
general purpose industrial applications, while the auto-grade SAM
V70 and SAM V71 are ideal for in-vehicle infotainment, audio
amplifiers, telematics and head unit control.
Atmel | SMART SAM E and SAM S Series
Atmel's SAM S70 series is based on the ARM Cortex-M7 core plus a
floating point unit (FPU) extending the general purpose product
portfolio with maximum operating speeds up to 300MHz, up to 2MB of
Flash, dual 16KB of cache memory and up to 384KB of SRAM with an
extensive peripheral set including high-speed USB host and device
plus high-speed PHY, up to 8 UARTs, I2S, SD/MMC
interface, a CMOS camera interface, system control and analog
interfaces.
In addition to the SAM S70 series features, Atmel's SAM E70
series include a 10/100 Ethernet MAC and Dual Bosch CAN-FD
interfaces with advanced analog features making them ideal for
connectivity applications. The SAM E70 is upwards compatible with
Atmel's SAM4E series.
Atmel | SMART SAM V Series
The automotive-qualified SAM V70 and V71 series offer unique
Ethernet AVB support, high-speed USB with integrated PHY and Media
LB, which, when combined with the Cortex-M7 DSP extensions, make
the series ideal for infotainment connectivity and audio
applications. The series also offers the latest CAN 2.0 and CAN
flexible data rate controller for higher bandwidth
requirements.
"As one of the first ARM licensees, we are excited to be among
the first suppliers to introduce a portfolio of ARM Cortex-M7-based
MCUs," said Jacko Wilbrink, Sr.
Marketing Director, Atmel Corporation. "Our family of
Cortex-M7-based devices broaden the Atmel | SMART Cortex-M-based
MCUs and provide a robust feature set tailored for the automotive,
industrial, consumer and IoT markets giving designers the next
level of performance, along with advanced high-speed connectivity,
high density on-chip memory and a solid ecosystem to meet every
designers needs. We look forward to seeing more applications in the
market adopt our Cortex M7-based devices."
"Atmel was a lead partner for the ARM Cortex-M7 processor launch
in October 2014 and the milestone of
shipping automotive-qualified SoCs demonstrates significant
progress," said Richard York, vice
president, embedded marketing, ARM. "Atmel's broad family of
Cortex-M7 based MPUs provide high performance, advanced
connectivity, flexible memory options and a solid ecosystem
tailored for the automotive, industrial and general connectivity
markets."
Ecosystem
Atmel is working closely with the ARM ecosystem partners on
development tool support and RTOS BSPs for the new Atmel | SMART
ARM Cortex-M7-based MCUs. Software development tools are available
on Atmel Studio, the ARM MDK and IAR EWARM. Operating system
support include Keil® RTX, Segger embOS, FreeRTOS and Express Logic
Thread-X. A comprehensive set of peripheral driver examples and
open source middleware is provided in Atmel's Software Package. A
full featured ATSAMV71-XULT Xplained evaluation kit supports the
four series. Additionally, the automotive series will come with
complete AUTOSAR support and Ethernet-AVB stack.
Availability and Pricing
Atmel is currently sampling the SAM E70, SAM S70, SAM V70 and SAM
V71 series to select customers. General sampling for the SAM E70
and S70 series and the availability of the ATSAMV71-XULT Xplained
kit is scheduled for February
2015.
Pricing for the SAM S70 starts at $4.80 for 10k-piece quantities. Pricing for the
Xplained board is USD $125.
About Atmel | SMART
Atmel | SMART ARM-based products deliver the platform for
intelligent, connected devices in the era of IoT, wireless and
energy efficiency. These solutions include embedded processing and
connectivity—as well as software and tools, designed to make
development faster and more cost-effective to bring the
best-in-class products to market. Atmel | SMART MCUs combine
powerful 32-bit ARM cores with industry-leading low-power
technology and intelligent peripherals.
More Information
Atmel | SMART SAM S:
http://www.atmel.com/products/microcontrollers/arm/sam-s.aspx
Atmel | SMART SAM E Series:
http://www.atmel.com/products/microcontrollers/arm/sam-e.aspx
Atmel | SMART SAM V Series:
http://www.atmel.com/products/automotive/automotive_microcontrollers/smart-arm-based-automotive-mcus.aspx
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About Atmel Corporation
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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