April - June 2005
Update
2005 Product Selector GuideProduct Pro le
PICmicro Microcontrollers
Microchips PICmicro family of microcontrollers combine high performance, low cost and small package size to offer the best price/
performance ratio in the industry. Based on a powerful RISC core, the PICmicro architecture provides users an easy migration path
from 6 to 84 pins among all families with little or no code change required. Advanced features available are:
sophisticated timing peripherals
embedded analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) and digital-to-analog converters (DACs)
extended instruction/data memory
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communications peripherals (I C/SPI/USB/CAN and USARTs)
In-Circuit Serial Programming technology (ICSP)
memory technology including one-time programmable (OTP), reprogrammable (FLASH) and read-only memory (ROM)
advanced analog features (PBOR, PLVD, DAC, VREF, Op Amps and PSMC)
dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers
Building on its leadership position in 8-bit microcontrollers, Microchip now offers a family of 16-bit High Performance Digital Signal
Controllers (DSC) that combine in a single core the best features of microcontrollers with the best features of DSPs. These dsPIC DSC
devices reach speeds of up to 30 MIPS, are very ef cient for C programming, and have Flash, data EEPROM, powerful peripherals and
a variety of software libraries that allow high performance embedded solutions to be designed effortlessly and in a short amount of time.
With a familiar microcontroller architecture and design environment, these dsPIC DSC devices target applications such as motor control
and power conversion, high-speed sensors, speech and audio, internet and modem connectivity, telecom, encryption and automotive
applications.
Analog & Interface Products
Microchip offers a wide range of analog and related products:
Linear and Mixed-Signal. ADCs/DACs, digital potentiometers, op amps and comparators.
Power Management. LDO and switching regulators, charge pumps, voltage references, CPU/system supervisors and volt age
detectors, battery chargers and power MOSFET drivers.
Thermal Management. Temperature sensors (logic output, voltage output, and serial output), brushless DC fan controllers, and
fan fault detectors.
Interface. Peripheral products supporting industry-standard networking protocols like CAN, LIN and infrared (including IrDA
Standard infrared), as well as products that provide embedded system input/output expansion capability.
Secure Data Products
Microchips KEELOQ family of code hopping devices provides rock solid security for remote-keyless-entry (RKE) and authen tication
applications. Devices using the KEELOQ code hopping algorithm combine high security, a small package outline and a very low cost to
make this an ideal solution for unidirectional RKE systems. The KEELOQ code hopping technology creates a high degree of security using
a long code word length together with encryption and synchronization techniques.
Memory Products
Microchip offers one of the broadest selections of serial EEPROMs in densities from 128 bits to 512 Kbits, with operating voltages
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down to 1.8V, in all popular bus protocols (I C, Microwire and SPI compatible). They are available in all standard temperature
ranges from -40C to +125C and packaged in the worlds smallest standard packaging; up to 16 Kbits in 5-lead SOT-23 and up
to 256 Kbits in 8-lead MSOP. With high-speed buses, low power consumption, the highest E/W endurance and the longest data
retention in the industry, Microchips serial EEPROMs are used for virtually every application in the automotive, PC, consumer
electronics, communications and industrial markets.
rfPIC Microcontrollers and rfHCS Devices
The rfPIC family signi cantly eases the radio frequency (RF) design process while reducing component count and board space. The
rst devices feature an integrated 315/433 MHz ASK/FSK transmitter. These low-power single-chip RF solutions are the rst of many
planned devices in the new family which targets RF connectivity for high-volume embedded control applica tions, such as remote
sensing, remote control, toys, security and access control.
Development Systems
Microchip offers a full range of microcontroller development systems, including the MPLAB ICE 2000 and ICE 9000 in-circuit emulators;
MPLAB Integrated Development Environment; MPLAB C18 and C30 Compiler; the MPLAB ICD In-Circuit Debugger, MPLAB PM3 full-
featured device programmer; PICSTART low-cost development system; the PICkit 1 Flash Starater Kit, SEEVAL Serial EEPROM
Evaluation Kit and various demonstration boards. Microchip has shipped more than 300,000+ development systems worldwide.