Freescale’s Insanely Tiny ARM Chip Will Put the Internet of Things Inside Your Body

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Freescale’s Insanely Tiny ARM Chip Will Put the Internet of Things Inside Your Body.

Chipmaker Freescale Semiconductor has created the world’s smallest ARM-powered chip, designed to push the world of connected devices into surprising places.
Announced today, the Kinetis KL02 measures just 1.9 by 2 millimeters. It’s a full microcontroller unit (MCU), meaning the chip sports a processor, RAM, ROM, clock and I/O control unit — everything a body needs to be a basic tiny computer.

The KL02 has 32k of flash memory, 4k of RAM, a 32 bit processor, and peripherals like a 12-bit analog to digital converter and a low-power UART built into the chip. By including these extra parts, device makers can shrink down their designs, resulting in tiny boards in tiny devices.



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2 Comments

  1. These are fun chips but the multilayer PCBs are incredibly expensive because of the tiny, specialized vias. I always wanted to use the similar LPC1102 … but could never justify the prototype and production board costs. But perfect for very small in high volume!

    Comment by Kevin — February 26, 2013 @ 6:43 pm

  2. You guys think you could make so crazy breakouts for this thing?

    Comment by Kevin Groce — February 26, 2013 @ 7:31 pm

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