Microcontrollers

Analog Devices ADuC7xxx precision analog microcontrollers utilize an ARM7TDM® core that integrates 12-, 16-, and 24-bit A/D converters, 12-bit D/A converters with Flash, SRAM, and a host of digital peripherals for a range of industries and applications. The ARM7TMDI core is a 16-/32-bit RISC machine that offers up to 41 MIPS peak performance and views all memory and registers as a single linear array. Applications for our line of ADuC7xxx products include industrial control and automation systems, smart sensors, base stations, industrial automation and process control, patient monitoring, and industrial and medical uses.

Analog Devices ADSP-CM4xx mixed-signal control processors utilize the ARM®-Cortex™ M4 processor core integrated with high precision A/D converters, digital accelerators and filters, SRAM and flash memories, and a rich set of peripherals. The processors are suitable for a wide myriad of embedded applications requiring high performance, real-time control, and analog conversion.

Analog Devices provides a range of analog microcontrollers featuring ARM® Cortex™-M3 processors that help enable this product portfolio’s high precision, high performance, and low cost. By featuring ARM Cortex-M3 processors, our devices include a rich support system to aid product development throughout applications that include optical networking, industrial control, point-of-care diagnostics, and a variety of other industrial, instrumentation, and medical uses. Precision analog blocks including, but not limited to ADCs, DACs and references allow for precision control and measurements. Included also is the ability to read back diagnostics, which is a key requirement in the above applications.

Our secure microcontrollers provide ongoing protection for your digital assets and intellectual property (IP) against continuously emerging threats. Our secure MCU ICs employ FIPS-certified, hardware cryptographic engines, which support industry-standard algorithms. Advanced cryptography, combined with physical layer security, means that when you select a secure microcontroller from our diverse offering, you are guaranteed the highest level of protection against side-channel attacks, physical tampering, and reverse engineering. Other notable features of our secure microcontrollers include integrated secure memory (NV SRAM) that is instantly erased when an intrusion is detected, patented real-time code and data encryption that fully protects external memory, hardware that conforms to EMV, PCI, and FIPS standards, and secure boot and ChipDNA^® PUF technology that protect IoT designs against hacker attacks.

Analog Devices’ ultra low power (ULP) microcontroller allows edge nodes to intelligently process localized data with the smallest amount of system power needed. This allows customers to extend battery life and extend the time between charges allowing longer use. Smaller battery sizes and longer time between in-field product replacements provide cost saving for our customers.

ULP Microcontrollers (MCUs) and sensor signal processors utilize ARM^®-Cortex^® processor cores with integrated power management for processing, control, and connectivity. Some of our ultra low power technology such as SensorStrobe^™ enable over 10X system power savings when combined with Analog Devices’ digital sensors and ultra low power transceivers. They offer robust features for high volume applications and security features for IP protection.

Our ultra low power MCUs offer intelligence at the edge nodes for IoT Applications by allowing local decision making to happen at the node allowing only the most important data to be sent to the cloud.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is opening up a whole new universe of possibilities, from virtual assistants to self-driving cars, automated factory equipment, and voice recognition in consumer devices. But the computational horsepower to enable these possibilities is extreme and requires expensive, power-hungry, and big processors. In embedded devices, this functionality isn't really available—embedded microcontrollers are too slow to effectively process images and make decisions in real time. Enter Analog Devices’ new line of AI microcontrollers. They run AI inferences hundreds of times faster and lower energy than other embedded solutions. Our built-in neural network hardware accelerator practically eliminates the energy spent on audio and image AI inferences. Now small machines like thermostats, smart watches, and cameras can deliver the promise of AI—embedded devices can see and hear like never before.