Maxim Releases Latest Low-Power Microcontrollers to Extend Battery Life in Portable Devices such as Wearables

Maxim announces the introduction of the ultra-low-power MAX32660 and MAX32652 microcontrollers to help extend battery life and enhance functionality for Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, environmental sensors, smart watches, medical/preventive health wearables, and other size-constrained devices. These microcontrollers are based on the Arm® Cortex®-M4 FPU processor core and are designed for high-end applications where power consumption is strictly limited. Maxim's Darwin Series MCUs combine wearable power management technology to provide the largest storage capacity in the equivalent product and the industry's most advanced embedded security technology.

MAX32660: Providing Maximum Processing Capability in the Smallest Size
For engineers who need to design more sophisticated algorithms for smart IoT applications, storage capacity, device size, power consumption, and processing power are critical. Today's solution presents two extremes - excellent power consumption, but limited processing and storage capabilities, or powerful processing and storage capabilities, but high power consumption. The MAX32660 provides designers with the best balance between accessing enough memory to support advanced algorithms and managing sensors (256KB of flash and 96KB of SRAM). The device also has excellent power consumption (down to 50uW/MHz), excellent small size (1.6mm x 1.6mm, WLP package), providing cost-effective. Engineers are now able to build smarter sensors and systems with smaller size, lower price, and longer battery life.

MAX32652: Low-Power, Scalable Memory
As IoT devices become more intelligent, systems begin to require more memory and additional embedded processors, which are expensive and power-hungry. In addition, the device can execute code from external memory through HyperBus or XcellaBus, allowing the MAX32652 to meet more design requirements in the future, providing designers with advanced, scalable memory architectures to meet the growing expectations of smart devices.

The main advantage
• Ultra-low power consumption: The lowest power efficient mode provides advanced power management; Low power SRAM hold mode extends battery life
• Highly integrated: Integrated high-speed peripherals, including SD memory cards and controllers, Hi-Speed ​​USB 2.0, TFT display, and external memory
• Security: Make use of the best Maxim security toolbox in the industry to build a security sensor solution for IoT devices

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