Following on from our post last September, we’re pleased to see more manufacturers getting on this bandwagon.
Infineon have just announced their new XMC1000 range, aimed (like other Cortex M0 manufacturers) at the low-end 8-bit industrial applications, which is where many of our designs lie. They offer an interesting range of features and peripherals aimed at motor control, LED lighting, digital power conversion, etc. etc.. Nice to see an extended temperature range (-40 to 105°C), but slightly odd that they’re only available in TSSOP packages, which use a fair bit of board real estate.
What really caught my eye is their headline pricing – as low as €0.25!
For more info see their press release at
http://www.infineon.com/cms/en/corporate/press/news/releases/2013/INFATV201301-022.html