(NXP) NXP Semiconductors has unveiled the new MCX portfolio of microcontrollers set to power the next era of innovation in smart applications.
The company says the portfolio includes four series of devices sharing a common platform and supported by the MCUXpresso suite of development tools and software.
The new set of microcontrollers are expected to power innovations relating to smart homes, smart cities, smart factories, and other industrial and IoT edge applications.
NXP says the portfolio also features the first instantiation of a new, specialized neural processing unit or NPU. The unit accelerates inference at the edge while delivering up to 30 times machine learning throughput compared to the CPU core.
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