Small form factor MCU integrates more circuitry

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Mar 6, 2007

Highly integrated 8bit MCU combines a 25MIPS CPU, 10bit 500Ksample/s ADC and an internal +/-2 % oscillator in a 3 x 3mm package.

Silicon Laboratories has released what it reckons is the most highly integrated 8bit MCU combining a 25MIPS CPU, 10bit 500Ksample/s ADC and an internal +/-2 % oscillator in a 3 x 3mm package.

The C8051T60x product family adds to Silicon Laboratories' portfolio of over 60 high-performance small form factor MCUs.

The C8051T60x is ideal for consumer and industrial applications including toys, camera modules, cellphone accessories, portable devices, home appliances and motor controllers.

With the highest functional density in the 8bit MCU market, the C8051T60x enables designers to easily work within space constraints.

By using a highly integrated solution, manufacturers are able to decrease the number of external components and board space and ease design while reducing the total system cost.

The C8051T60x is also pin-compatible with Silicon Laboratories' C8051F30x Flash-based MCU family to allow both upgraded and lower-cost product versions without requiring the designer to develop multiple hardware platforms.

In addition, the C8051T60x provides a full-featured development kit containing all the hardware and software required to develop an embedded system, including a socket to program one-time programmable (OTP) memory.

The C8051T60x incorporates 8Kbyte of OTP memory, PWM, timers, SMBus and UART.

The result is unparalleled performance compared with similarly sized competing chips.

"The C8051T60x is the first mixed-signal 8bit MCU with unprecedented functionality designed for cost- and space-sensitive applications", said Derrell Coker, Vice President of Silicon Laboratories.

"With the highest performance and integration in a small form factor, the C8051T60x enables manufacturers to easily and cost-effectively design high-performance products".

The C8051T60x small form factor MCU family is available now with pricing beginning at US $0.45 in quantities of 10,000.