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Microprocessors, Microcontrollers and DSPs
News Release from: Seiko Epson Corp | Subject: S1C63708
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 23 June 2005
Frugal 4bit micro arrives on time
The S1C63708 is an ultra-low-power 4bit microcomputer ideal for use in watches and clocks.
New from Seiko Epson Corp, the S1C63708 is an ultra-low-power 4bit microcomputer ideal for use in watches and clocks This product uses newly developed circuitry to achieve ultralow power consumption by the power source and the oscillator
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 27 Jun 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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With typical low-speed operation consuming current of just 0.15mA (in halt/3.0V/LCD off), power consumption is reduced to one third that of earlier models.
The product will be shipped as a bare chip, and shipment of samples will begin in September.
Volume production is scheduled to commence in December 2005 with an estimated monthly output of one million units.
The S1C63708 is a microcomputer with a CMOS 4bit core, integrating elements including ROM (9K x 13bit), RAM (1K x 4bit), serial interface, PWM programmable timer, LCD driver (32 x 6), sound generator and stepping motor driver on a single chip.
An earlier Epson microcomputer had already achieved the industry's lowest level of power consumption, but the S1C63708 consumes only one third as much power.
This will enable dramatic improvements in battery life for applications where increased consumption of current is an issue, such as radio-controlled timepieces.
The built-in LCD driver and stepping motor driver make this product suitable for analogue quartz, digital quartz, and mixed analogue/digital quartz timepiece applications.
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