Product Roundup: December 2025

SAMA7D65D4G System in Package

Microchip expanded its SAMA7D65 MPU series based on the Arm® Cortex®-A7 core running up to 1 GHz, with the SAMA7D65D4G System in Package (SIP) version featuring 4 Gb DDR3L and enhanced graphic capabilities. Embedded developers must address the challenge of designing systems that achieve a balance between compactness, energy efficiency and high performance. As applications grow more sophisticated with demands for advanced graphics and connectivity, offering multiple solutions ranging from SoCs to SiPs and SOMs simplifies and accelerates development timelines. The graphic features of the SAMA7D65 MPUs include LVDS, MIPI DSI® interfaces and 2D GPU. These high-performance features enable the transmission and processing of more data for efficient graphic performance, making it an optimal solution for HMI applications in industrial, consumer, medical and transportation markets.

LAN8670/1 10BASE-T1S Ethernet PHY Transceivers

The LAN8670 and LAN8671 10BASE-T1S Ethernet PHY Transceivers are advancing the migration to Ethernet everywhere in automotive and industrial sectors, enabling seamless connectivity from the cloud to the network edge. By supporting 10BASE-T1S Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) technology, these PHYs allow sensor and actuator networks to communicate directly over Ethernet, eliminating the need for costly gateways associated with legacy networking solutions. These PHYs feature low power operation with a flexible sleep mode, support partial networking and Topology Discovery per Open Alliance specifications, as well as advanced diagnostics such as receiver Signal Quality Indicator (SQI) for robust monitoring and troubleshooting. The LAN8670/1 can reduce implementation costs by allowing multiple PHYs to share a common bus line, minimizing the number of required switch ports and cabling. Designed for high-reliability, cost-sensitive environments, these devices target automotive, industrial, building automation and sensor/actuator applications. 

Automotive Qualified ATA684P Three-Phase Brushless Motor Gate Single Basis Chip

The latest variant, ATA6847P of the ATA6847x Three-Phase Brushless Motor Gate Drivers are automotive-qualified to the AEC-Q100 Grade 0 standard and offer functional safety support to meet the rigorous demands of modern automotive environments. The ATA6847P integrates a LIN physical layer transceiver and allows the dominant timeout function on the Transmit Pin Timeout (TXD) pin to be disabled, providing greater flexibility for custom communication protocols and applications requiring extended dominant states. The ATA6847P provides high integration with three half bridge gate drivers, op amps for BLDC motor current sensing and low-drop voltage regulators (LDOs) into a single compact device. Flexible control can be enabled via six parallel or three complementary inputs, configurable through an SPI interface. When paired with a microcontroller and six discrete power MOSFETs, it forms a complete brushless DC motor control unit. The ATA6847P is a 6 mm × 6 mm VQFN 48-pin lead package, optimal power management solutions for space-constrained automotive applications such as pumps, fans, actuators, seat adjustment, window lifts, wipers and more. 

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