Santa Clara, Calif., November 13, 2012 – Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the release of the RL78/G1C Group of microcontrollers (MCUs), which are the industry’s first 16-bit MCUs that conform to the USB Battery Charging Specification, Revision 1.2 and provide USB host/function interfaces.

The battery charging function of the new RL78/G1C conforms to the USB BC 1.2 standard, which enables high speed charging up to 1.5 A. Furthermore, by adopting the RL78 core, which features the lowest power consumption class in the industry, power consumption during USB operation is … Read More → "Renesas Electronics Announces Industry’s First Low-Power 16-bit Microcontrollers with Integrated USB that Enables High-Speed Charging (BC1.2 Standard)"

Eindhoven, Netherlands and Sheffield, UK, November 19, 2012 – NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today announced the JN516x family – its next generation of ultra-low-power wireless microcontrollers for JenNet-IP™, ZigBee® and other IEEE 802.15.4 applications. Integrating a 2.45-GHz radio and analog peripherals with microcontroller functionality in a single die, the JN516x wireless microcontrollers are the only single-chip devices in the industry to support JenNet-IP, ZigBee Light Link, ZigBee Smart Energy, ZigBee Home Automation and RF4CE. The JN516x family also offers best-in-class memory options, with up to 256 … Read More → "NXP Introduces New Wireless Microcontroller Family for the Internet of Things"

Milton Keynes, UK, November 21, 2012: Cyntech Components, a specialist supplier of electro-mechanical components and power supplies, now has stock of its custom designed enclosure for the Raspberry Pi computer. Cyntech is also offering the enclosure with a full kit of cables and power supply unit (PSU). Both the enclosure and the full kit with cables are in stock for immediate delivery with higher volumes subject to a lead-time of just two weeks.

Dave Mellor, Cyntech’s managing director, said. “Our aim is to make life easier for our customers, especially educational users who just want … Read More → "Cyntech offers immediate availability of its new enclosure and cable kit for the Raspberry Pi computer"