Renesas Technology Expands Popular M16C Family with 32 New Microcontrollers Offering Faster Speed and More On-chip Flash Memory and Peripheral Functions.The 16-Bit M16C/64 and /65 Devices Deliver Speeds up to 32MHz (30% Faster), 768KB of Flash (50% More), 2.7 to 5.5V Operation, and Enhanced Peripherals SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Renesas Technology America, Inc. today announced a significant expansion of the popular M16C family of 16-bit microcontrollers, adding 12 M16C/64 group models and 20 M16C/65 group models for car audio, home audio, and similar consumer products, as well as industrial applications. The new devices, successors to those in the current M16C/62P group, offer the flexibility customers need to quickly implement system functional enhancements and version upgrades of embedded system designs. The new microcontrollers are fully compatible with the previous-generation products, maximizing the value of customers' engineering investments. The microcontrollers in M16C/64 and M16C/65 groups operate at 2.7V to 5.5V and have a high-performance 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, which enables the use of existing code. Devices in the M16C/65 group operate at speeds up to 35 MHz, 30% faster than the previous generation product, while those in the M16C/64 group run at 25MHz. All of the new devices inherit the M16C family's superior technical capabilities such as excellent electro-magnetic compatibility (EMI/EMS), a low-voltage detection (LVD See LVDS. LVD - Low Voltage Differential ) circuit, a watchdog timer with an independent oscillator oscillator Mechanical or electronic device that produces a back-and-forth periodic motion. A pendulum is a simple mechanical oscillator that swings with a constant amplitude, requiring the addition of energy at each swing only to compensate for the energy lost because of air (125kHz) and a critical-register protection feature for enhanced fail-safe condition. Devices in both product groups offer many improvements in the on-chip peripheral functions, which include timers, a fast A/D converter, serial I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output , and DMA (1) (Digital Media Adapter) See digital media hub. (2) (Document Management Alliance) A specification that provides a common interface for accessing and searching document databases. controller. The devices' 10-bit A/D converter achieves a fast conversion speed of 1.72 us and offers more channels (26). The new microcontrollers in the M16C/65 group are bolstered by a power-on reset (POR POR problem-oriented record. POR abbr. problem-oriented record POR Problem-Oriented Record. ) function, real-time clock (RTC See real time clock. ), and high-precision (32MHz +-1.0% or less) on-chip oscillator. On-chip flash memory is available in densities of 128, 256, and 512Kbytes for microcontrollers in both groups. A higher-density model (768Kbytes) is included in the M16C/65 group. The devices also provide an extra flash memory for data storage: a bank of 8KB data flash with an endurance of 10,000 cycles in both read and write operations. Packages are a small 100-pin LQFP See QFP. (14mm x 14mm) and a 100-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. (14mm x 20mm). A 128-pin LQFP (14mm x 20mm) is also available in the M16C/65 group. General-purpose versions have a -20 to +85oC operating temperature range; wide-temperature-range devices operate from -40 to +85oC. For efficient system development, Renesas offers the new E8a on-chip debugging emulator, which can also be used as a flash programmer. A new low-cost in-circuit-emulator is under development. Price and availability [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] About Renesas Technology Corp. Renesas Technology Corp. is one of the world's leading semiconductor system solutions providers for mobile, automotive and PC/AV (Audio Visual) markets and the world's No.1 supplier of microcontrollers. It is also a leading provider of LCD Driver ICs, Smart Card microcontrollers, RF-ICs, High Power Amplifiers, Mixed Signal ICs, System-on-Chip (SoC), System-in-Package (SiP) and more. Established in 2003 as a joint venture between Hitachi, Ltd. (TOKYO:6501) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HIT) and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503), Renesas Technology achieved consolidated revenue of 953billion JPY JPY In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Japanese Yen. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. in FY2006 (end of March 2007). Renesas Technology is based in Tokyo, Japan and has a global network of manufacturing, design and sales operations in around 20 countries with about 26,500 employees worldwide. For further information, please visit http://www.renesas.com. Product names, company names, or brands mentioned are the property of their respective owners. Specifications: Renesas Technology M16C/64 Group 16-bit Microcontrollers [TABLE OMITTED] Specifications: Renesas Technology M16C/65 Group 16-bit Microcontrollers [TABLE OMITTED] |
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