Spansion licenses Cortex-M7 for next gen MCUs
Spansion has licensed ARM's Cortex-M7 processor for its new range of next generation MCUs and system solutions.
"The new ARM Cortex-M7 processor will deliver advanced intelligence and energy efficiency for embedded applications," said Dhiraj Handa, senior vice president and general manager of Spansion's multi-market microcontroller susiness. "We look forward to introducing innovative MCUs with the Cortex-M7 core. These new devices will address our customer requirements in emerging applications for the industrial, consumer, IoT and wireless connectivity markets."
Richard York, vice president of embedded marketing at ARM, added: "With double the compute and DSP capability of the previous ARM Cortex-M processor, the Cortex-M7 is purpose built for high end embedded applications. We fully expect to see Spansion capitalising on the core's features to create unique and exciting new MCUs for their customers."
