Some critics doubt the battery in the Apple Watch will last a full day. Short battery life has become the bane of existence for many smartphone users too, but Atmel has released a new microcontroller that can power Internet Of Things devices for more than a decade on a single charge.
Don't throw away your chargers just yet. Obviously, we're still a long way from a phone that can last 10 years on one charge, but the new microcontroller will likely be used in thousands of Internet Of Things (IoT) devices with low power consumption.
Atmel's SAM L21 family of microcontrollers, which are powered by the ARM Cortex-M chip, are designed for use in devices with extremely low power consumption like fire alarms, building sensors and even small wearables. Atmel says the new microcontrollers consume only a third of the power of comparable products on the market.
