Energy Micro extends range with Cortex-M4F based microcontrollers
Energy Micro is extending its EFM32 Gecko mcu range with the addition of 60 products based on the ARM Cortex-M4F core. The company now offers more than 240 parts in its portfolio.
Called the Wonder Gecko range, the Cortex-M4F mcus are said to offer a blend of control and signal processing functionality, along with technology to minimise energy consumption.
Andreas Koller, vp of worldwide sales and marketing, said: "It's the most energy friendly M4 based mcu available. By combining dsp and floating point functionality with our low power technology, designers won't have to make compromises when developing battery powered devices."
With up to 256kbyte of flash memory and up to 32kbyte of ram, the Wonder Gecko devices boast an active mode current consumption of 180µA/MHz. A deep sleep mode consumes 400nA with the real time clock running, while a shut off mode draws 20nA, with a wake up time of 2µs.
According to the supplier, Wonder Gecko processors will sample in Q3 of 2012.
