14 October 2008

Toshiba Rolls Out ARM Cortex-M3 Microcontroller

Toshiba Electronics Europe (TEE) has rolled out a general-purpose ARM Cortex-M3 core-based microcontroller targeted at digital AV applications.

The TMPM330FDFG general-purpose microcontroller with an ARM 32-bit CPU for embedded applications has an HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronic Control) channel enabling interdependent control of digital AV applications through a single cable. It also has a feature for handling a remote control signal.

Toshiba’s original low-power consumption flash memory, NANO FLASHTM, is incorporated as on-chip ROM to enable high-performance, low power consumption operation with the Cortex-M3 core, the company said.

The device is the first in a family of Cortex-M3 devices that will become available during 2009, Toshiba confirmed. Samples of the TMPM330FDFG  will be available in December 2008 and mass production will start in March 2009.