Hybrid Microcontrollers (MCUs)
Hybrid microcontrollers (MCUs) are associated with the SAM9 series of microprocessors (MPUs). The SAM9X6 and SAM9X7 series of MPUs are ARM926EJ-S CPU-based embedded MPUs running at up to 800 MHz. Hybrid MCUs support MIPI® Display Serial Interface (MIPI DSI®), LVDS, and RGB display interfaces with 2D graphics acceleration, Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) with Time Sensitive Networking (TSN), and Controller Area Network Flexible Data-Rate (CAN-FD). These hybrid MCUs offer advanced security functions, like tamper detection, secure boot, secure key storage, True Random Number Generator (TRNG), and Physical Unclonable Functions (PUF) as well as higher-performance crypto accelerators for Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and Secure Hash Algorithms (SHA).
These hybrid MCUs are supported by Microchip's mainline Linux® distribution as well as MPLAB® Harmony development tools for bare-metal/Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) support.
Hybrid MCUs are well-suited for industrial and medical applications with or without graphical displays up to 1024 x 768, as well as home automation and security system gateways, including access control with biometrics.
With on-device Double Data Rate (DDR), Systems in Package (SiPs) and Systems on Modules (SOMs) offerings, Arm9™-based hybrid MCUs provide a rich set of peripherals and user interfaces to simplify the design for cost-sensitive consumer, IoT, and industrial applications.
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