Items tagged with freescale

by Seth Colaner - Tue, Feb 25, 2014

Freescale Semiconductor Debuts Tiny ARM-Based Microcontroller For Internet of Things Applications

Freescale Semiconductor announced its smallest-yet MCU, and it’s destined for the many objects in the growing Internet of Things (IoT) trend. The Kinetis KL03 MCU is a 32-bit chip based on ARM, and it promises lower power requirements in smaller devices than existing solutions. “When size is no longer a... Read more...

by Ray Willington - Wed, Jun 20, 2012

Freescale Reveals Tiny ARM-Based Kinetis L Microcontrollers

Like little components? Sure you do. And if so, Freescale Semiconductor has quite the treat on tap for you. The company is now offering alpha samples of its Kinetis L series, the industry's first microcontrollers (MCUs) built on the ARM Cortex-M0+ processor. The company claims that this little fellow provides he ideal opportunity for users... Read more...

by Ray Willington - Sat, Jun 25, 2011

Freescale Demoes Quad-Core i.MX 6 Series Processor

Desktop CPUs are great, sure, but they only get you so far. With handheld computing on the rise, companies like Qualcomm, Texas Instruments and Freescale have plenty of reasons to celebrate. This week, the last amongst those showcased their scalable i.MX 6 quad-core ARM-based apps processor. It's built on ARM's Cortex A9, and it's targeting... Read more...

by Joel Hruska - Fri, Feb 11, 2011

AMD Executive Exodus Boots COO, Senior VP

When AMD announced roughly one month ago that it was firing Dirk Meyer as CEO, it touched off a controversial debate as to the reason for the CEO's dismissal. The fact that the dust from that decision has scarcely settled hasn't deterred AMD from wielding the axe again—this time it's chief operating officer Robert Rivet and senior VP... Read more...

by Ray Willington - Mon, Jan 03, 2011

Freescale's ARM-Based i.MX 6 Series Sees Speed Boost

The CES madness has officially started. Freescale, the company that has produced chips for just about every mobile device known to man, is taking this chance to introduce some new gear as well. The new i.MX 6 series of quad-, dual- and single-core applications processors are badly needed in a world where software is quickly becoming too advanced... Read more...

by Paul Lilly - Fri, May 28, 2010

Shogo Tablet Lets You Get Your Open-Source Geek On

The folks over at ARMDevices have posted an exclusive look (via YouTube video - see below) at the Realease Shogo tablet. Sporting a 10.1 inch capacitive touchscreen, the Shogo comes built with a Freescale i.MX37 (ARM11) or i.MX51 (ARM Cortex A8) processor inside and is completely open with Linux as the OS. Realease's has all the makings of... Read more...

by Shawn Oliver - Mon, Jan 04, 2010

Freescale Designs $200 Smartbook Tablet: What Now, Apple?

We won't be the ones to say we told you so, but hey, we kind of told you so! The Smartbook revolution looks to be upon us, with Freescale serving up its version of the product just as CES gets unofficially underway. At first glance, you may confused this device with something akin to an Apple tablet, but when you consider that most every tablet... Read more...

by Shawn Oliver - Sun, May 31, 2009

Smartbooks Entering The Fray To Take On Netbooks

Things are about to get a lot more cluttered in the netbook/smartphone/MID/UMPC space. As if that area wasn't jam-packed enough, right? This past week, both Qualcomm and Freescale announced news that they would be supporting a new breed of devices entitled "smartbooks," which would be positioned as smartphone complements and priced between... Read more...