Mixed-Signal MCU Targets Medical Apps

摘要

Low-power design aimed at portable sensing applications that require high precision.A NEW MIXED-SIGNAL microcon-troller (MCU) promises higher accuracy and lower power draw for applications ranging from blood glucose meters to fitness monitors to home thermostats.The Q32M210 mixed signal MCU, as it's known, is targeted at portable sens-ing applications that call for high pre-cision. It incorporates an ARM Cortex M3 processor, dual 16-bit analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), and three 10-bit digital-to-analog converters (DACs). ON Semiconductor, maker of the new MCU, says the device's real advantage is its ability to offer high precision while operating at just 400 uA/MHz.