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Microchip Introduces New 8-bit PIC Microcontrollers
[September 28, 2012]

Microchip Introduces New 8-bit PIC Microcontrollers


Sep 28, 2012 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Microchip Technology Inc., a provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, announced the expansion of its 8-bit eXtreme low Power (XLP) Enhanced Midrange Core PIC microcontrollers (MCUs), with the new PIC16F1512/13 devices.



According to the company, the new 28-pin MCUs offer a combination of advanced digital and analog peripherals, along with XLP for the extended battery life that many applications require. These features make the general-purpose PIC16F1512/13 MCUs ideal for a broad range of applications in the appliance, medical, consumer and automotive markets, among many others. Along with active current down to 30 A/MHz and sleep current down to 20 nA, these MCUs integrate a 17x10-bit ADC, EUSART, I2C/SPI, 2x Capture Compare PWMs, 7 KB Flash and 256B RAM.

Compared to other members of the PIC16F151X family, Microchip said these two new devices deliver increased analog capability, including a 10-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) with hardware Capacitive Voltage Divider (CVD) support for mTouch capacitive touch sensing implementation. The additional control logic enables automated touch sampling, which reduces software size and lowers CPU usage. It also provides an automatic control of guard-ring drive and a programmable sample-and-hold capacitance to better match larger touch or proximity sensors.


"The new PIC16F1512/13 devices support a wide range of applications that require best-in-industry low-power modes, with the added ability to reduce software overhead and improve performance when touch sensing is required," said Steve Drehobl, vice president of Microchip's MCU8 Division." In addition, the company noted: -The PIC16F1512/13 MCUs are supported by Microchip's full suite of standard development tools, including the free MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment (IDE), the MPLAB PM3 Universal Device Programmer, and the PICkit 3 and MPLAB ICD 3 debuggers/programmers. The PIC16F15XX MCUs are also supported by Microchip's F1 Evaluation tools, including the F1 Evaluation Platform and the F1 Evaluation Kit, which includes the PICkit 3. Additionally, the MPLAB XC8 Compiler for 8-bit PIC MCUs is available.

-The PIC16F1512 and PIC16F1513 MCUs are both available for sampling and volume production in 28-pin SSOP, SOIC, SPDIP and 4 x 4 x 0.5 mm UQFN packages.

Microchip Technology Inc. is a provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide.

More Information: http://www.microchip.com/get/6WVQ http://www.microchip.com/get/E7A4 http://www.microchip.com/get/NTJN ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected]))

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