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News Release from: Microchip Technology | Subject: Low-pincount microcontrollers
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 19 July 2005
More options for low-pincount MCUs
Microchip has added eight new Flash 8bit PIC microcontrollers, along with tiny new package options, to its low-pincount microcontroller portfolio.
Microchip has added eight new Flash 8bit PIC microcontrollers, along with tiny new package options, to its low-pincount microcontroller portfolio Microchip's PIC10F family remains the first and only 6-pin microcontroller family in the world, and it now offers increased performance and an integrated analogue-to-digital convertor
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 10 Apr 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Microchip has added two new devices to its PIC16C92X family of 8bit one-time-programmable microcontrollers with integrated liquid-crystal display controller.
The new devices, in a 6-pin SOT23 package, are available today for limited sampling, and volume production is planned for late 2005.
Microchip has also added the 8bit ADC, faster internal oscillator, and a comparator module, to its baseline 8- and 14-pin microcontrollers.
The PIC12F510 (in 8-pin PDIP, SOIC and MSOP packages) and the PIC16F506 (in 14-pin PDIP, SOIC and TSSOP packages) are available today for general sampling, and volume production is planned for late 2005.
Microchip has also introduced a cost-effective and code-compatible migration path from existing 8- and 14-pin package options up to 20-pin microcontrollers with a richer set of peripherals.
The peripheral enhancements on the PIC16F685/687/689/690 devices include a new comparator module with more internal and external connections, and a 10bit analogue-to-digital convertor (ADC) with up to 12 channels.
Additionally, the onboard I2C synchronous serial port has address masking to support multiple addresses.
The enhanced capture/compare/PWM module incorporates "PWM steering", allowing output to multiple pins under software control.
The PIC16F685/687/689/690 are available now for sampling and volume production in 20-pin PDIP, SOIC, SSOP and QFN packages.
All eight new PIC microcontroller devices are supported by the full suite of Microchip's development tools, including MPLAB IDE (integrated development environment), the MPLAB ICD 2 (in-circuit debugger), and the new PICkit 2 starter kit (DV164120).
The PIC10F2XX programmer adapter for the 6-pin SOT-23 devices is available.
In addition, the new 20-pin 16F685/687/689/690 devices, along with another ten 8- and 14-pin PIC microcontrollers are being offered in new lead (Pb) free 4 x 4mm QFN package options.
These new package options are 50 to 70% smaller than standard SOIC and SSOP packages.
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