Microchip has released a low-cost development tool supporting 3,3 V 16-bit and 32-bit PIC microcontrollers (MCUs), as well as 16-bit dsPIC digital signal controllers (DSCs) in 28-pin SPDIP packages. The ...
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Microchip announced the expansion of its sinusoidal, sensorless, three-phase BLDC fan motor driver portfolio with the MTD6505, a standalone, resistor-programmable driver that enables the selection of ...
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Microchip has expanded its eXtreme Low Power (XLP) MCU lineup with the PIC24F ‘GA3’ family, which claims the industry’s lowest active current for 16-bit Flash MCUs, as well as several flexible new low-power ...
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Microchip has premiered its first instrumentation amplifier, the MCP6N11. The device features Microchip’s unique mCal technology, which is an on-chip calibration circuit that enables low initial offset ...
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Microchip’s new PIC12LF1840T48A is the first in a family of single-chip devices that integrate an eXtreme Low Power (XLP), 8-bit PIC microcontroller with a sub-GHz RF transmitter. The IC’s combination ...
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Microchip has expanded its enhanced core 16-bit dsPIC33 and PIC24 ‘E’ DSC and MCU families. The new devices include on-chip op-amps and Microchip’s charge time measurement unit (CTMU) peripheral to enable ...
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Microchip announced a new series of low pin-count 32-bit PIC32 microcontrollers (MCUs) that provide 61 DMIPS of performance, in packages as small as 5 x 5 mm, for space-constrained and cost-sensitive ...
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New from Microchip is a development kit for embedded motor control designs based on the Microchip dsPIC33 digital signal controller (DSC). The Digilent Cerebot MC7 development kit addresses the growing ...
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Microchip has introduced the SST39VF80xC and SST39VF160xC NOR Flash memory devices which combine small size, low power consumption and high performance. The SST39VF80xC offers 8 Mbit of memory while the ...
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Microchip débuted its next-generation, open-source integrated development environment (IDE) with cross-platform support for Linux, Mac OS and Windows operating systems. The MPLAB X IDE introduces a ...
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The following continues on from the article in Dataweek 28 September 2011.       Power management A typical analog power supply will accomplish its power management requirements using a housekeeping MCU ...
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Microchip has released new 8-bit PIC MCUs in 6- to 20-pin packages that feature configurable logic and a high level of peripheral integration. The PIC10F(LF)32x and PIC1xF(LF)150x each feature new peripherals, ...
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