CAMBRIDGE, UK — Atmel launched the mini USB connector-based Xplain evaluation kit to support its AVR XMEGA microcontroller family. The kit enables users the ability to evaluate features and system ...

Atmel is offering an evaluation kit for its AVR XMEGA microcontroller family priced at $29. Called the Xplain kit, it contains a speaker with an audio amplifier, a potentiometer and temperature sensor ...

Microchip has released the MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment (IDE) version 5.05, which beta supports the majority of AVR microcontrollers (MCUs). This release will allow designers who ...

Atmel(R) (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today a significant enhancement to the ATA2270-EK1 125-kHz RFID demo kit. This kit, which enables the evaluation and prototyping of Atmel's wide portfolio of LF ...

Addressing the challenge of sensor-based IoT systems that combine analog functionality and digital control capability, Microchip Technology Inc. has introduced the first PIC and AVR microcontrollers ...

Mouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking the ATtiny104 Xplained Nano from Atmel. Designed as an evaluation kit for Atmel’s recently launched ATtiny102 and ATtiny104 8-bit AVR microcontrollers, the ...

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) today announced the first ATA874x single-chip UHF ASK/FSK RF transmitter family targeting a broad range of proprietary wireless industrial and consumer applications ...

Semiconductor manufacturer Atmel Corp. recently announced its smaller-than-a-dime 13.56 MHz chip reader–billed also as the lowest cost–geared for the handheld reader market. Available for $250, the ...

Atmel has introduced two new 8-bit AVR microcontrollers for controlling sensor and sensorless brushless DC (BLDC) motors in automotive applications. Michel Passemard, automotive tactical marketing ...

The AT90USB82 and AT90USB162 AVR microcontrollers from Atmel Corp. incorporate a number of performance features, including a full-speed (12-Mbit/s) USB controller. The AVR family of microcontrollers ...