Energy Micro’s new Tiny Gecko devices with BGA48 package

Published:2012/4/6 3:30:00 Author:Ecco From:SeekIC

Energy Micro has developed its EFM32 Gecko range of microcontrollers which are available in a very thin, fine-pitch BGA48 packaging. The Tiny Gecko devices are based on the ARM Cortex-M3 processor that makes them be suitable for extreme space constraints, such as wireless sensing nodes, home automation systems and portable health and fitness products.

The new smaller packages support the trend towards installing intelligence at the sensor node itself. The new Gecko devices offer designers an ultra-small solution with no compromise in terms of performance, and a rich peripheral set.

The new Tiny Gecko devices need a current of just 150µA/MHz when active. Despite their exceptionally small size (4mm x 4mm x 1mm high), the VFBGA48 Tiny Gecko devices include all of the energy-friendly peripherals.

Energy Micro’s Gecko microcontroller portfolio consists of more than 240 variants based on the ARM Cortex-M processor cores, and includes Gecko Technology benchmarked to consume just a quarter of the energy of competing 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit MCUs. The Cortex-M3 Tiny Gecko microcontroller runs at a clock speed of up to 32MHz. Equipped with memory configurations up to 32KB of Flash memory and 4KB of RAM, the new RoHS compliant VFBGA48 devices will be available in sample quantities in Q3 2012.

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