Factors Determining Low Power Consumption in MCUs

Factors Determining Low Power Consumption in MCUs

Follow+Star Public Number, don’t miss out on exciting content Author | strongerHuang WeChat Official Account | Embedded ColumnMany IoT terminal products are powered by batteries, which have certain power consumption requirements, and some products have extremely stringent low power consumption requirements.Today, we will discuss some factors that affect the low power consumption of MCUs. Sources … Read more

The MCU Chaos: Prices Surge by Several Times, Counterfeits and Refurbished Goods Run Rampant, Will It Collapse?

The MCU Chaos: Prices Surge by Several Times, Counterfeits and Refurbished Goods Run Rampant, Will It Collapse?

In mid-May, a notice circulated regarding a major MCU manufacturer criticizing agents and sales for violating regulations by selling at high prices in the open market. MCU, short for Microcontroller Unit, is a microcomputer. It is small, with an ordinary MCU being about the size of a fifty-cent coin; it is inexpensive, with prices ranging … Read more

Review of Domestic Alternatives to STM32 (3)

Review of Domestic Alternatives to STM32 (3)

Last week, the embedded ARM article “With the Soaring Prices of STM32, Reviewing Domestic Alternatives to STM32” received widespread attention. At the request of readers, embedded ARM will continue to introduce domestic products that can replace STM32.Today, we present the products that can perfectly replace STM32: the HK32F103VET6 and HK32F030M from Hangshun, the latter being … Read more

Embedded Development: Understanding Power-Up and Power-Down of MCUs

Embedded Development: Understanding Power-Up and Power-Down of MCUs

Source | Pistachio Need Car Knowledge Circle | Join the in-vehicle camera community, add WeChat 13501975564, note “Vision” In engineering, issues related to sleep and wake-up are numerous, and many nodes in the vehicle’s network topology face similar problems. For example: communication loss due to shared SPI, nodes unable to sleep, node startup times exceeding … Read more

New Tang Launches NuMicro® M2A23 Automotive-grade MCU, Setting New Standards for Intelligent Vehicle Lighting, Body Control, and Industrial Applications

New Tang Launches NuMicro® M2A23 Automotive-grade MCU, Setting New Standards for Intelligent Vehicle Lighting, Body Control, and Industrial Applications

NEWS New Tang Launches NuMicro® M2A23 Automotive-grade MCU, Setting New Standards for Intelligent Vehicle Lighting, Body Control, and Industrial Applications New Tang Technology has launched the NuMicro® M2A23 series microcontroller, designed specifically for automotive and industrial applications. This series can operate in ambient temperatures of up to 125°C and features up to three CAN FD … Read more

Jihai Launches the World’s First Dual-Core Cortex-M52 Real-Time Control MCU/DSP

Jihai Launches the World's First Dual-Core Cortex-M52 Real-Time Control MCU/DSP

On May 13, 2025, the “15th Songshan Lake China IC Innovation Summit Forum” themed “Embodied Intelligent Robots” was officially held in Dongguan Songshan Lake, hosted by Chipone Technology. At this forum, Mr. Lu Pengsheng, Senior Manager of the Real-Time Control Product Line at Zhuhai Jihai Semiconductor, introduced the high-performance, high-safety real-time control MCU/DSP aimed at … Read more

Xinch Semiconductor Launches High-Performance Edge AI SoC D9 MAX

Xinch Semiconductor Launches High-Performance Edge AI SoC D9 MAX

On May 13, 2025, the “Embodied Intelligent Robots” themed innovative IC product launch, the 15th Songshan Lake China IC Innovation Summit Forum, was officially held in Dongguan Songshan Lake, hosted by Xinyuan Co., Ltd. At this forum, Sun Mingle, CTO of Beijing Xinch Semiconductor Technology Co., Ltd., introduced the high-performance edge AI SoC – D9 … Read more

RP2350 Core Board Design Tips (1) – How to Fully Utilize Limited IO Resources?

RP2350 Core Board Design Tips (1) - How to Fully Utilize Limited IO Resources?

Having worked in R&D for six years in university laboratories, I first entered the corporate world in 2000 and learned what an “embedded system” truly is. I observed a team of five or six top software experts spend nearly a month optimizing a program that originally fit into 512KB of ROM for a VCD player, … Read more

How Embodied Intelligence is Reshaping the MCU Chip Landscape?

How Embodied Intelligence is Reshaping the MCU Chip Landscape?

Image Source / Doubao The differentiated demand for MCU chips by humanoid robots may unlock a trillion-dollar market. Source /Ringier Industrial Media “Smart Manufacturing” Embodied intelligence is profoundly transforming the operational model of industrial production. It endows machines with the ability to perceive their environment, make autonomous decisions, and physically interact, significantly enhancing the flexibility … Read more

RP2350 Core Board Design Tips (1) – How to Fully Utilize Limited IO Resources?

RP2350 Core Board Design Tips (1) - How to Fully Utilize Limited IO Resources?

Having worked in R&D for six years in university laboratories, I first entered the corporate world in 2000 and learned what an “embedded system” truly is. I observed a team of five or six top software experts spend nearly a month optimizing a program that originally fit into 512KB of ROM for a VCD player, … Read more