Apollo2 MCU Paves The Way For New Generation IoT Devices

Ambiq Micro, the leader in ultra-low power solutions, launched  the Apollo 2 Wearables and IoT Platform. The Platform offers breakthrough power consumption of under 10 μA/MHz, which allows for double the battery life in wearable devices. Apollo 2’s performance will lead to longer battery life, enhanced intelligence and improved functionality in wearables and IoT consumer electronics (CE) products. Ambiq Micro’s Apollo 2 Platform provides dramatic reductions in energy consumption through its patented Subthreshold Power Optimized Technology (SPOT™) technology.

“The incredible pace of Moore’s Law disrupted computing every year or two and took us from room-sized supercomputers to billions of pocket-sized mobile phones,” said Scott Hanson, founder and CTO, Ambiq Micro. “Ambiq Micro’s SPOT technology will bring a similar pace of innovation to the IoT. As the foundation of our Apollo MCU, SPOT allows us to drive energy consumption below what we previously imagined was possible. With Apollo 2, we extend the SPOT technology to achieve new efficiencies for the next wave of IoT and connected devices.”

Apollo 2 MCU key features and specifications

• Ultra-low supply current
  • <10 μA/MHz executing from flash at 3.3 V
  • <10 μA/MHz executing from RAM at 3.3 V
• ARM Cortex-M4 Processor up to 48 MHz with FPU, MMU, wake-up interrupt controller with 32 interrupts
• Ultra-low power memory
  • Up to 1 MB of flash memory for code/data
  • Up to 256 KB of low leakage RAM for code/data
  • 16kB 1 or 2-way Associative Cache
• Ultra-low power interface for off-chip sensors
  • 14 bit, 15-channel, up to 1.2 MS/s ADC
  • Voltage comparator
  • Temperature sensor with +/-2ºC accuracy
• Serial peripherals – 6x I2C/SPI master,1x I2C/SPI slave,2x UART, PDM for mono and stereo audio microphone
• Clock sources
  • 32.768 kHz XTAL oscillator
  • Low frequency RC oscillator – 1.024 kHz
  • High frequency RC oscillator – 48 MHz
  • RTC based on Ambiq’s AM08X5/18X5 families
• Wide operating range – 1.8-3.6 V, –40 to 85°C
• Package –  2.5 x 2.5 mm 49-pin CSP with 34 GPIO; 4.5 x 4.5 mm 64-pin BGA with 50 GPIO

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