Mitsubishi Electric Reshapes North American Microcontroller Landscape With Expanded High-Performance 16-Bit Platform.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2001 16-Bit Platform Assimilates High-End 8-Bit and Reaches into Low-End 32-Bit Performance for Increased Design Flexibility at Reduced Cost In anticipation of the increasing rate of market migration from 8- to 16-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) and beyond, the Electronic Device Group of Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc., announced two new MCU (1) (MicroController Unit) A computer on a single chip. See microcontroller. (2) (Multipoint Control Unit) A device that is used to moderate a videoconference of three or more end points (users at computers or groups of users product families that expand the company's standard 16-bit platform, addressing designer demand for platform MCUs that increase design flexibility and reduce system development time and costs. By using the same core, code, and package configuration of Mitsubishi Electric's current M16C 16-bit MCU family, its newest M16C/10 and M32C/83 MCUs bridge the cost/performance gap generally found at the high end of 8-bit and the low end of 32-bit MCUs without expensive and time-consuming redesign. Mitsubishi Electric has developed this expanded 16-bit MCU platform to represent a broad range of processors that offer consistency and design flexibility in pin assignments, flash memory sizes, and code and design reusability throughout many customer design cycles. The lower-end of this 16-bit platform addresses the great market demand for general-purpose 8-bit MCUs with small packages and superior processing abilities. The M16C/10 is a low-cost, high-performance MCU with a miniaturized package, designed to bridge the void between the 8- and 16-bit markets. Similarly, in the high-performance 16-bit MCU market, M32C/83 performance and capabilities extend into the low-end 32-bit market. "By expanding our 16-bit MCU platform at both ends of the performance scale, we're able to offer cost-effective, flexible solutions to designers for improved time-to-market," said Richard Sessions, director of embedded systems for Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc. "Our M16C/10 enables 8-bit customers to cost-effectively upgrade to 16-bit performance and high-level C programming capability. After the initial 16-bit design, customers can reduce their time-to-market for successive platform designs by up to 40 percent." With this extended 16-bit platform, Mitsubishi Electric strengthens its worldwide lead in the 16-bit MCU market. The basis of this standing is the powerful M16C family, renowned for high performance, high C-code efficiency, low power consumption, flash memory, and low EMI/EMS. Optimized for industrial, general consumer and automotive body control applications, the M16C/10 adopts Mitsubishi Electric's 16-bit M16C core. In addition to the M16C's built-in high processing ability, it streamlines peripherals to reduce package size and cost, as demanded by design engineers. The M32C/83 family meets the demand for higher 16-bit performance, faster speed and greater functionality for portable device, automotive, and industrial applications. It is designed to operate at 30 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. with controller area network (CAN) functionality and high-level data link control (networking) High-level Data Link Control - (HDLC) A general-purpose data link control protocol defined by ISO for use on both point-to-point and multipoint (multidrop) data links. It supports full-duplex, transparent-mode operation. . By maintaining the same instruction set, peripheral functions, and configuration, it is compatible with the M16C family, enabling designers to replace the M16C with the M32C/83 when they require higher performance. Packaging, Availability, and Pricing Mitsubishi Electric's M16C/10 is available in 32- and 48-pin LQFP See QFP. and 42-pin SSOP SSOP Shrink Small Outline Package SSOP Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (USDA) SSOP Sanitary Standard Operating Procedures SSOP Sharescan-Open Platform (Ecopy) SSOP Site Security Operational Procedures packages. The M32C/83 is available in 100- and 144-pin QFP (Quad FlatPack) A square, surface mount chip package that has leads on all four sides and comes in several varieties. PQFP (Plastic QFP) may refer to all of the following QFP types. All quad flatpacks use gull-wing leads, except for the CQFP, which stick straight out. packages. Samples of the M16C/10 are available now, with volume production scheduled for the first quarter of 2002. High-volume pricing for the M16C/10 is $2 each. Samples of the M32C/83 will be available in the first quarter of 2002, with volume production scheduled for the following quarter. High-volume pricing for the M32C/83 is $10 each. M16C/10 Notable Features: -- High-function, high-speed M16C/60 16-bit CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. core -- Flash memory: 16-, 24-, and 48-Kbytes -- RAM: 1- and 2-Kbytes -- Short execute time: 62.5ns (f(Xin=16MHz time) -- 8-bit time registers: 4 -- 16-bit time register: 1 -- 10-bit ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. , 8-bit DAC See D/A converter and discretionary access control. DAC - Digital to Analog Converter M32C/83 Notable Features: -- High-function, high-speed M16C/60 16-bit CPU core -- Flash memory: 128- to 512-Kbytes -- RAM: 31 Kbytes -- Minimum execution speed: 33 ns (at 30 MHz) -- Time counter functions (on same MCU): 12 channels -- PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) A modulation technique that generates variable-width pulses to represent the amplitude of an analog input signal. Like its fixed-width pulse density modulation (PDM) cousin, the output switching transistor is on more of the time for a : 28 channels -- ADC: 10-bit (2 independent circuits) -- DAC: 8-bit (2 independent circuits) About Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc. Mitsubishi Electric Corporation is a top-10 semiconductor supplier and ranks among the top-five worldwide suppliers of 8- and 16-bit microcontrollers. The company designs and manufactures powerful embedded MCU platforms for embedded industrial control, automotive, consumer entertainment, and communications applications. Mitsubishi's MCU products include the number one global selling 16-bit, M16C platform -- a feature-rich, low-noise, ultra-low power, and code-efficient core that easily scales across customers' end-product lines. Mitsubishi also offers 8-, 16-, and 32-bit point solution MCU platforms including USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. ; Flash-Over-USB(TM); CAN; LIN; and keyboard, battery, and LCD control. All Mitsubishi Electric semiconductor global manufacturing facilities, engineering design centers, and marketing and sales centers supplying MCU products to the automotive industry are QS-9000 certified. Mitsubishi Electric is a founding member of EEMBC EEMBC EDN Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (Electronic Design News Magazine) -- the Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium -- and is a member of the USB Implementers Forum The USB Implementers Forum, USB-IF, is a non-profit organisation to promote and support the Universal Serial Bus. Its main activities are the promotion and marketing of USB, Wireless USB, USB On-The-Go, and the maintenance of the specifications, as well as a compliance program. and the Smart Battery Implementers Forum. The company markets its microcontroller products in North America through the Electronic Device Group of Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA, Inc. Mitsubishi Electric also offers an extensive range of semiconductor and system components for the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. marketplace, including optoelectronic, microwave/RF, ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. , ASSP (Application Specific Standard Part) An ASIC chip that is designed as a generic device for a particular market. Whereas an ASIC is typically used only by its creator, ASSPs are used by many different companies in the design of their products. See ASIC. , and memory ICs and modules. Additional information on the Mitsubishi Electric Semiconductor Group is available at www.mitsubishichips.com. Trademark Information Mitsubishi and the Mitsubishi logo are registered trademarks of Mitsubishi Electric Corporation in the USA, Japan and other countries. All other companies and products referenced herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. 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