Product category: Microprocessors, Microcontrollers and DSPs
News Release from: Atmel Corporation | Subject: AT91SAM7L series
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 27 February 2008
Microcontrollers are made for saving
power
In power down mode, the AT91SAM7L consumes only a typical 100nA, which is believed to be a unique feature for 32bit MCUs.
Atmel has a new series of high-performance ultra-low-power ARM7TDMI-based microcontrollers, the AT91SAM7L series, embedding power switches controlling multiple power islands and programmable voltage regulators to reduce power consumption in active and standby modes There is a rapidly growing demand for more power efficient products that is driven by a market trend towards environmentally friendly, battery operated and portable products like media players, remote controls, weather stations, calculators, toys, control panels, thermostats and handheld medical devices such as glucose meters, blood pressure meters and fitness monitors
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 18 Nov 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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