SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Atmel®
Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller (MCU) and
touch technology solutions, today announced the company has
launched its next-generation family of automotive-qualified ARM®
Cortex®-M0+-based MCUs with an integrated peripheral touch
controller (PTC) for capacitive touch applications. The new SAM DA1
is the first series in this Atmel |SMART MCU automotive-qualified
product family, operating at a maximum frequency of 48MHz and
reaching a 2.14 Coremark/MHz.
Atmel's SAM DA1 series is ideal for capacitive touch button,
slider, wheel or proximity sensing applications and offers high
analog performance for greater front-end flexibility. The new
devices are available down to a very compact QFN 5x5mm package with
wettable flanks for automated optical inspection.
Eliminating external components and offering more robust
features, devices in the SAM DA1 series come with 32 to 64 pins, up
to 64KB of Flash, 8KB of SRAM and 2KB read-while-write Flash and
are qualified according to the AEC Q-100 Grade 2 (-40 to
+105degreeC).
"As a leader in both automotive touch and LIN solutions, we are
committed to bringing innovative, cost-effective solutions to
next-generation vehicles," said Matthias
Kaestner, Vice President of Automotive, Atmel Corporation.
"With a comprehensive peripheral set for connectivity and
state-of-the-art touch support, the SAM DA1 series allows system
designers to perfect the human-machine interface in the automobile
with capacitive touch. We are committed to offering a wide range of
cost-optimized auto-qualified products for in-vehicle networking,
infotainment connectivity and body electronics."
Key Features of Atmel's SAM DA1 Series
- Atmel |SMART ARM Cortex-M0+-based processor
- 45 DMIPS
- Vcc 2.7 to 3.63V
- 16kB to 64kB Flash; 32 to 64 pins
- Up to six SERCOM (Serial Communication Interface), USB,
I2S
- Peripheral Touch Controller
- Complex PWM
- AEC Q100 Grade 2 Qualified
Design Support
To accelerate the design development, the ATSAMDA1-XPRO
development kit is available to support the new devices. The new
SAM DA1 series is also supported by Atmel Studio, Atmel Software
Framework and debuggers.
Availability
Atmel is now working on the SAM DA1 series with lead customers.
General sampling will start the end of April
2015.
More Information
Atmel Automotive Touch:
http://www.atmel.com/products/automotive/automotive_touch/default.aspx
Atmel Automotive-qualified MCUs:
http://www.atmel.com/products/automotive/default.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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