Fujitsu Semiconductor Asia has launched of the third wave of products in its FM3 Family of new 32-bit RISC microcontrollers based on the ARM Cortex-M3 processor core.

Fujitsu Semiconductor is releasing 64 new products, which incrementally will be made available in sample quantities, said the company.

The new products are divided into two groups: a High Performance Group with a total of 54 products that includes the MB9B610/510/410/310/210/110 Series, the MB9BF618TPMC, and other products; and an Ultra Low Leak Group with a total of 10 products that includes the MB9A130 Series, the MB9AF132LPMC, and other products.

The MB9B610/510/410/310/210/110 Series in the High Performance Group are designed for processor-intensive system controllers and communications-oriented systems, with CAN and USB2.0 functionality, as well as the industry’s first 2-channel Ethernet-MAC support.

The MB9A130 Series in the Ultra Low Leak Group is optimised for a range of battery-powered applications.

Fujitsu Semiconductor plans to continue expanding the FM3 to reach 200 products by the end of 2011, and over 500 products by the end of FY 2012.