Fujitsu Semiconductor Releases 52 Products as Second Offering of New FM3 Family of 32-bit Microcontrollers

Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited today announced the release of 52 microcontrollers, the second offering of chips from its new FM3 family of 32-bit general purpose RISC microcontrollers, announced last November, that employ the ARM® Cortex™-M3 core. Recently, a total of 52 new products, including MB9AF316NBGL from the MB9A310 Series and MB9AF116NBGL from the MB9A110 Series, will gradually begin shipping in sample quantities.

FM3 is a family of 32-bit microcontrollers that employ the ARM® Cortex™-M3 global-standard processor core and incorporate a wide variety of peripheral features that have been cultivated during Fujitsu’s years of experience developing its FR microcontrollers.

The MB9A310 Series and the MB9A110 Series achieve a balance between cost-performance and low power consumption. They have been designed for applications including inverter control in major home appliances, particularly those in emerging countries, as well as motor control used in printers, copy machines and other devices.

The FM3 family, which employs the high-performance ARM® Cortex™-M3 core, combines Fujitsu Semiconductor’s wealth of experience in implementing ASIC products using ARM® cores with the peripheral features cultivated through the FR microcontroller family, which has gained broad market acceptance. With the addition of the latest 52 products, Fujitsu Semiconductor has expanded the FM3 family’s basic product line to a total of 60 chips. The lineup has been expanded with a focus on applications in major home appliances (air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, etc.), digital consumer devices, and office automation devices. The FM3 family now boasts a total of 96 products, including both the high-performance and basic product lines.