All the low power modes in the world will not help your application if you are unable to control the power used by circuits external to the microprocessor. Lighting an LED is equivalent to running most ...
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Microchip Technology has added a 32 KB memory option to its 64- and 80-pin TQFP PIC18F Flash microcontroller family. Ideally suited for applications requiring a large memory, these microcontrollers offer ...
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Microchip Technology offers a tip/trick for users of its 8-pin Flash MCUs: a single I/O can be used for both a single direction communication and the power source for another microcontroller. The I/O ...
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A device claimed to provide embedded system designers with a very low-cost method of adding IrDA (Infrared Data Association)-Standard wireless connectivity to their systems has been announced by Microchip ...
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Microchip is offering its new PICDEM 4 Demonstration Board that it says helps engineers to evaluate and demonstrate the advanced capabilities of the company's low pin-count PICmicro Flash microcontrollers. ...
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Continuing to provide novice and experienced RF designers with easy-to-adopt solutions, Microchip Technology has introduced a complete system solution for short-range uni-directional RF communication. ...
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Microchip Technology has introduced the Application Maestro, a software tool which allows users to customise firmware modules written specifically for Microchip's PIC16 and PIC18 microcontrollers, to ...
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Microchip Technology offers a 500 mA, DC-to-DC synchronous step-down converter that operates over a multitude of input and output conditions giving designers an efficient method of transforming battery ...
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Microchip Technology has announced its first programmable gain amplifier, which enables users to have digital control of the analog domain, with the integration of an amplifier, MUX, and gain control ...
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Microchip says that its new 512 Kb I2C compatible serial EEPROMs are the first to be available in an 8-pad dual flat no-lead package. The 6 x 5 x 0,9 mm DFN packages are ideal for low-headroom applications, ...
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Microchip has released what it says is a low-cost, easy-to-use programmer, evaluation and development kit for the company's 8- and 14-pin Flash-based microcontrollers. Supporting the PIC12F629, PIC12F675, ...
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Microchip claims its new MPLAB In-Circuit Emulator 4000 provides full speed, low voltage emulation, interchangeable processor modules and device adapters and offers advanced features normally found on ...
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