Hardware Podcasts

104: Only the Paranoid Survive

Embedded.fm · 10 Jun 2015 · 1h 04m

What this episode covers

Andreas Eieland, Director of Product Marketing at Atmel, discusses low-power embedded design, highlighting the EEMBC ULPBench benchmark and Atmel's SAM L21 microcontroller, which achieved a score of 185. He explains practical power optimization techniques, including using DMA, managing sleep modes, and leveraging peripherals like 'sleepwalking' to keep the CPU idle. The conversation also covers the trade-offs between process node size and leakage current, and the gap in performance for mid-range wearable devices. Finally, Eieland mentions upcoming Atmel products, including new Mega AVRs and the BTLC1000 BLE SoC, and notes the resolution of the Arduino legal dispute.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Atmel, TI, ST, Silabs
Products
SAM L21, Arduino, BTLC1000
Chips
Cortex-M4, Cortex-A5
Also
EEMBC, ULPBench

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