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Epson: New 16-bit Microcontroller Greatly Enhances Home Appliance Interfaces

TotB — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:26:11 +0000

Single-chip solution for controlling displays, touch panels, music & voice Seiko Epson Corporation (“Epson,” TSE: 6724) today announced that it has recently developed a 16-bit microcontroller that enhances the user interface of control panels used in items such as white goods and factory automation equipment. Samples of the new microcontroller, called the S1C17803, will be available to ship from the end of March 2009. Epson expects to launch volume production in August 2009, with a monthly output of 500,000 units. The company plans to make the new microcontroller available in two package types, a TQFP (0.4-mm pitch) and a QFP (0.5-mm pitch). Microcontrollers are essential for the increasingly complicated user interfaces employed on control panels for home ...

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Epson: New 16-bit Microcontroller Greatly Enhances Home Appliance Interfaces

Epson Toyocom Develops World’s Smallest 32.678-kHz Crystal Oscillator

TotB — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:56:30 +0000

Epson Toyocom Corporation, the leader in crystal devices, has developed the world’s smallest* 32.768-kHz crystal oscillator *1. The maximum dimensions of the new crystal oscillator, known as the SG-3050BC, are just 2.2 mm x 1.4 mm x 1.0t mm. With a footprint and cubic volume that are 70% and 75% smaller, respectively, than its predecessor, the new crystal oscillator will help electronic equipment manufacturers further downsize their products while boosting performance. In today’s world 32.768-kHz crystal devices are indispensable as clocks, microcontroller subclocks and timer functions in a variety of applications, including compact portable consumer products such as cell phones and digital still cameras. They are also essential for industrial measuring instruments and machine tools and ...

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Epson Toyocom Develops World’s Smallest 32.678-kHz Crystal Oscillator

Epson Develops Host Controller LSI Designed Exclusively for SD Memory Cards

TotB — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:42:07 +0000

Seiko Epson Corporation (“Epson”, TSE: 6724) has developed the S1R72E11 host controller LSI designed exclusively for SD memory cards and ideally suited for embedded devices. Shipment of samples has already commenced with a sample price of 650 yen per unit. Use of the SD memory card, which has become the de facto standard for memory cards, has become common worldwide for a wide range of applications. The SD memory card makes it easier for users to transport stored data because is not only compact, but also offers increasingly high capacities and speeds. The SD memory card is an extremely convenient type of media that can be used with various types of devices, including personal computers. Demand ...

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