Boston - NetSilicon Inc. hopes to steal microcontroller slots from 16-bit devices with a stripped-down 32-bit ARM7-TDMI-based MCU tailored for low cost. The controller, designated the NS7520 and slated to debut here this week at the Embedded Systems Conference, is the first in a family of 33- to 55-MHz devices that will be priced at less than $10 each in volume. Selling for $7.95 apiece in 10,000-unit quantities, the NS-7520 targets the core of the 16-bit microcontroller's domain: hard-real-time deterministic control applications in industrial environments, automotive engines and building automation. The 177-pin device, in a ball-grid array package, is sampling now and is expected to ship in volume in January.
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