New agreement gives solution for battery-powered and power-sensitive applications

Ambiq Micro and Fujitsu Electronics have signed a distribution agreement whereby FEI will market Ambiq Micro Apollo family of ARM Cortex MCUs and RTCs in Japan, Asia and EU. With these devices, customers have an ideal solution for battery-powered and other power-sensitive applications, including IoT and wearable devices where energy savings translate into much longer battery life and enhanced feature sets. Their semiconductor components can also enable much smaller batteries to be used, allowing greater creativity in the design and form factor of the end products that utilise these innovative solutions. The Apollo MCU features active mode current in the order of 34mewA/MHz when running from flash and sleep mode current less than 150nA. In addition, the MCU is a microcontroller that consumes less than half the energy of any many other when tested to the industry-standard EEMBC ULPBench(TM) benchmark in March 2016. "IoT represents unprecedented possibility for the features consumer devices can provide," said Fumihide Esaka, CEO, Ambiq Micro. "Fujitsu Electronics and Ambiq Micro's commitment to the digital transformation of the market will enable consumers to realise the full potential of their devices,often necessary for maintaining health and wellness. Ambiq Micro is thrilled to have Fujitsu as a distribution partner and we look forward to shaping the digital future together."