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From March 28-29, the 2024 International IC Exhibition and Conference (IIC Shanghai), hosted by AspenCore, was successfully held at the Zhangjiang Science Hall in Shanghai. Alongside expert-led sessions across multiple fields, the 2024 China IC Design Fabless 100 Ranking was announced during the concurrent China IC Leadership Summit. ARTERY’s AT32F405 was awarded the “China IC Design Achievement Award for MCU of the Year”.

MCU of the Year

As a benchmark event in China’s IC design industry, the 2024 China IC Leadership Summit focused on the theme “Core to the Future”, recognizing domestic IC design companies that have excelled across more than ten technical fields over the past year. The AT32F405 stood out with its exceptional product performance and market success, earning the MCU of the Year title. This award reflects the recognition and validation of ARTERY’s capabilities by both industry experts and media professionals.

The AT32F405 integrates independent HS USB OTG (with built-in PHY) and FS USB OTG interfaces, both supporting crystal-less (Xtal-less) operation in device mode. This significantly enhances data transfer speeds and has demonstrated outstanding performance across various applications. It meets the demands of high-performance gaming keyboards and mice, industrial automation, USB peripherals, IoT devices, and consumer electronics that require advanced computational power and high-speed USB connectivity. Its comprehensive performance exceeds that of similar HS USB OTG chips in the industry.

With a minimal package size of 4x4mm, the AT32F405 also fulfills the needs of compact wireless USB dongles. The gaming keyboard and mouse solutions based on the AT32F405 can achieve an impressive 8k report rate. Additionally, by integrating external RF modules, the devices can support triple-mode connectivity—USB + BLE + 2.4G—providing gamers with a smoother and faster input experience.

MCU & Embedded Systems Application Forum

The IIC Conference is one of China’s most influential system design events, bringing together industry leaders, experts, and corporate representatives from around the globe to create an annual celebration of the electronics industry. During the MCU & Embedded Systems Application Forum, Lin Jinhai, ARTERY’s Director of Product Marketing, delivered a keynote speech titled “Efficient Driving, Innovative Breakthroughs: ARTERY Continues to Build a High-Performance Development Ecosystem”. He explored industry developments with experts and shared ARTERY’s latest strategies and achievements in technological innovation, product development, and strategic planning.

Lin Jinhai highlighted that, fueled by the rapid growth of industries like AIoT, industrial control, and automotive electronics, the demand for MCUs will continue to rise. The diverse application scenarios call for high-performance, low-power, and high-reliability MCUs. ARTERY has responded to these market demands by expanding its MCU product lines to include six categories: Low-Power, Value-Line, Mainstream, High-Performance, Wireless, and Automotive Series. Additionally, ARTERY plans to release motor-specific MCUs later this year, offering high-performance, high-integration, and cost-effective solutions tailored for motor applications.

In the IoT sector, MCUs need to meet the requirements for low power consumption and long battery life across numerous devices. ARTERY’s recently launched AT32L021 entry-level low-power MCU features a compact 3x3mm footprint, 9uA current in Deep Sleep mode, and a wake-up time of less than 17µs. The Standby mode consumes just 1.2uA, effectively extending battery life. This MCU is ideal for portable devices, wireless sensors, OBD systems, BMS, RF industrial control, wireless communication modules, and various battery-powered IoT devices with compact design requirements.

In the automotive electronics sector, the increasing penetration of new energy vehicles and advancements in smart driving technologies are further driving the MCU market’s growth. MCUs must offer high reliability and stability to ensure driving safety. ARTERY’s AT32A403A automotive MCU series and the upcoming AT32A423 have both passed AEC-Q100 certification, meeting the stringent reliability and stability standards required for automotive applications. These MCUs are widely applicable to body control, ADAS systems, in-car entertainment, and BMS in new energy vehicles.

Beyond a comprehensive product line, ARTERY enhances its product competitiveness with high-efficiency development tools, including RTOS, GUI, and IDE platforms, alongside timely local support. ARTERY continues to invest in R&D, optimizing its products and ecosystem to create an efficient, open MCU development platform that drives industry progress and delivers greater value to users.

From system development to mass production programming and firmware updates, ARTERY provides a rich suite of software tools. The upgraded AT-Link Family programming and debugging tools enhance usability and compatibility. In partnership with SEGGER, J-Link debuggers and Flasher in-system programmers now fully support AT32 MCU products. Additionally, ARTERY offers its proprietary AT32 Workbench, a graphical code generation tool that helps developers configure MCU pins and peripherals easily, quickly generating initialization code to meet design requirements and reduce overall development time. This ensures a more efficient, reliable development process and shortens time-to-market.

At the IIC exhibition, ARTERY showcased its high-performance MCU products and diverse industry applications, including solutions for motor control, smart digital PC cases, gaming keyboards, photovoltaic inverters, high-speed hair dryers, electric two-wheelers, millimeter-wave radar, and automotive electronics.

ARTERY remains committed to driving technological innovation and delivering cutting-edge MCU solutions to meet the evolving needs of industries worldwide.