OREANDA-NEWS. September 27, 2012. Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe (FSEU) today announced the launch of the fifth wave of products in its FM3 Family of 32-bit RISC microcontrollers based on the ARM® Cortex™-M3 processor core. In total, Fujitsu Semiconductor is releasing 93 new products in its High Performance and Low Power Group for a vast variety of applications.

The High Performance Group with a total of 72 new products that include the MB9B520M Series, the MB9BF524MPMC has been designed to enable simple and cost efficient inverter control, making products from the group optimal choices for household appliances, office automation equipment, and industrial equipment.

The Low Power Group with a total of 21 new products that include the MB9A150R Series, the MB9AF156RPMC is a product line that meets the demand for low-power consumption. It contains an optimal range of products for the low-power demands of consumer devices, including battery-powered mobile products, digital home appliances, and healthcare products.

The new products will be made incrementally available in sample quantities starting September 28, 2012. With the addition of these new MCUs, Fujitsu semiconductor’s top class ARM® Cortex™-M3 based microcontroller line-up will contain 463 products in total. Fujitsu Semiconductor plans to continue expanding the product line to reach more than 500 products by the end of April 2013.