STM Launches Single-Chip ICs, with Antenna-Matching for STM32 MCUs and BLE SoCs

STM launches single-chip ICs with antenna matching for STM32 MCUs and BLE SoCs. STMicroelectronics has revealed its new line of single-chip antenna-matching ICs that will aid in design speed for Bluetooth LE System of Chips, and two STM32 microcontrollers.

Just a few days ago STM has announced the ICs built with two different devices in mind and fully optimized. The BlueNRG-LPS system on chip IC (SoCs) and STM32WB1x and the STM32WB5x wireless microcontrollers.

SiLab’s Latest MCUs EFM32 and EFM8 are Aimed at Quick Prototyping

SiLab’s latest MCU EFM32 and EFM8 are aimed at quick prototyping. Silicon Labs has announced two new microcontroller (MCU) lines further expanding its portfolio of MCUs. These MCUs leverage Arm Cortex cores, in a number of types and speeds.

The company says the EFM32 is an energy-friendly microcontroller built for ultra-low power applications. They go on to state these microcontrollers are designed for “hard-to-reach,” power-sensitive consumer and industrial applications.

Vorago to Move All Manufacturing to the USA using SkyWater’s Trusted Foundry

Vorago to move all manufacturing to the USA using SkyWater’s Trusted Foundry. SkyWater is to implement Vorago’s HardSil technology, a major component of tradition-hardened and radiation-tolerant devices.

The move will find Hardsil in commercial, aerospace, and defense applications in many industries. The strategic partnership between Vorago Technologies and SkyWater Technology was announced on January 24, 2023. A move to bring Vorago manufacturing stateside into SkyWater’s DMEA-accredited Category 1A Trusted Foundry.

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Microcontroller Markets on the Rise

Circuit Cellar fans, many an expert was thinking Microcontrollers (MCUs) were on the way out.

That, microprocessors (MPUs) would replace the workhorse MCU as advancements in devices became more complex and usage was dropping.

This turned out to not be true. As seen in this past year, microcontroller markets are robust, rising from $18.5 billion in 2021, to $19.71 billion in 2022. The end-of-decade projection shows a CAGR of 9.8% from 2022 to 2030.

Rather than a decline, MCUs are on the increase in all major industries that use the workhorse device.

There is an even better report for the CAGR of IoT microcontrollers with a $4.69 billion share in 2021, and an increase to 12.9% overall for the end-of-decade projections.

MCUs are finding places in space, aerospace, as well as their homes in industry and consumer electronics. It is a robust market and not lagging even as the semiconductor markets see a glut in inventory.

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