I think that many of those who are hesitant about replacing an 8- or 16-bit microcomputer with a 32-bit microcomputer are concerned about cost. Speaking of 8 and 16-bit microcomputers, "low performance but cheap". On the other hand, 32-bit microcomputers may have the opposite image of "high performance but high price".

But that's a general 32-bit microcomputer image, and it might be a prejudice.

Among 32-bit microcontrollers, there are products equipped with the Arm® Cortex®-M0+ core, which is ideal for replacing 8- and 16-bit microcontrollers.
Products using this Cortex®-M0+ core are "best of the best". It is low cost, low power consumption, and inherits the high performance of 32-bit microcomputers.

The demands placed on microcontrollers, such as high-speed processing and increased memory, will continue to increase. In addition, the issue of second sources also becomes important.

Arm® microcontrollers also have the advantage of being able to switch vendors relatively smoothly.

We are at a crossroads between continuing to use 8- and 16-bit microcontrollers, or migrating to mainstream high-performance 32-bit microcontrollers.

I would like to introduce the EFM32 Tiny Gecko 11 (TG11) family recently announced by Silicon Labs to those who are considering replacing a 32-bit microcontroller.

Featuring the Arm® Cortex® -M0+ core, this family excels in low-power performance and also features a richer set of peripherals than the previous M0+ product line from the same manufacturer.

It is a product with various functions, but among them, we will introduce three features.