Microchip announced from Electronica in Germany an expansion of its 8-bit PIC® microcontroller (MCU) portfolio, with the peripheral-rich, low-pin count PIC16(L)F161X family. These new MCUs introduce and expand the offering of Microchip’s Core Independent Peripherals (CIP), which were designed to reduce interrupt latency, lower-power consumption and increase system efficiency, and safety, while minimizing design time […]
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Now Viewing: Top Five MCU Posts on EDAboard.com
Last month, we shared the five, top-viewed threads from the Microcontroller Forums on our Electro-Tech-Online.com community. We are back again this month to present the five, top-viewed Microcontroller Forum threads on our EDAboard.com community. From time to time, we’ll also spotlight the top 10 most active threads, as well as point you to select unanswered threads where you may be able to contribute. EDAboard is […]
Now Viewing: Top MCU Threads on Electro-Tech-Online
Want to know what your colleagues working with microcontrollers want to know and are talking about? Starting this month, we’ll share five, top-viewed threads from the Microcontroller Forums on Electro-Tech-Online.com. From time to time, we’ll also share some of the top 10 most active threads, as well as point you to select unanswered threads where you may be able […]
The Mighty Microcontroller
By Miles Budimir, Senior Editor As prices drop and the available number of functions increase, new microcontroller offerings are ready to add smarts to your latest design. Microcontrollers are microprocessor’s strong little cousin. Designed to handle specific control tasks, they are generally easier to program, cost less and require much less engineering support. The first […]
Microchip Introduces Cost-Effective 8-bit PIC® Microcontroller Family
Microchip Technology Inc., a provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced from EE Live! and the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose the PIC16(L)F170X and PIC16(L)F171X family of 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs), which combine a rich set of intelligent analog and core independent peripherals, along with cost-effective pricing and eXtreme Low Power (XLP) […]
Clock Startup in Low Power Microcontroller Design
Using a low power microcontroller and making it “sleep” as much as possible is a common power reduction technique as they can be woken by either an internal or external clock, or by an internal or external event. Taking the PIC 8 bit XLP devices as an example (the so called nanoWatt devices), they have […]
LAPIS Semiconductor’s 8bit Flash Microcontrollers
LAPIS Semiconductor Co., Ltd., a ROHM Group Company, is introducing a family of 8bit microcontrollers designed for single-phase DC motor control that supports a wide variety of applications. The ML610Q101 and ML610Q102 include peripherals and functions designed to control small single-phase DC motors with greater efficiency and lower noise compared with previous solutions. Optimized features […]
