For customers that have been affected by the recent Federal Trade Commission's ruling that prohibits sale and/or import of several ColdFire products within the United States, Texas Instruments offers a broad portfolio of alternative products today to meet your needs.

TI offers over 140 different Stellaris microcontrollers across four progressive generations - all based on the ARM® Cortex™-M3 processor core. The result is a broad line of mixed-signal microcontrollers focused on applications in energy, security, and connectivity markets, and unique IP for motion control applications, real time connectivity (Ethernet, Controller Area Network, and USB), intelligent analog functionality, and power conservation. Because Stellaris microcontrollers are based on the standard ARM Cortex-M3 architecture, your investment in tools and experience can span across the entire range of processing performance and integration: from the microcontroller space with the deterministic and efficient Stellaris MCU family (based on the ARM Cortex-M3) all the way to application processor space with the superb, low power, high performance (>1GHz) OMAP family (based on the ARM Cortex-A8). With Stellaris, enjoy the awesome experience of fastest time-to-market for the most cost effective, standardized, market-leading solutions through extensive Stellaris hardware tools, StellarisWare® software, documentation, technical support, and ARM’s vast 3rd party ecosystem.

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Stellaris Resources

• Stellaris Family of ARM Cortex-M3 Microcontrollers
• Stellaris Low-Cost, Quickstart Evaluation Kits
• Stellaris Open-Tool, Complete Reference Design Kits
• Stellaris full-featured, easy-to-use Development Kits
• Complete, fully functional, and royalty-free StellarisWare® Peripheral Driver, Graphics, and USB Libraries

Recommended Stellaris MCUs alternatives for affected ColdFire products:

• For MCF523x ColdFire product replacement suggestions, please see:
  >> Stellaris MCUs for sophisticated motion control
• For MCF532x and MCF537x CodlFire products, consider:
  >> ARM-based Texas Instruments OMAP application processors