Microchip announces it has the industry’s broadest portfolio of semiconductors specified for operation up to 150°C ambient - including 8- and 16-bit PIC microcontrollers (MCUs) and dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs); serial EEPROM devices, and analogue products. Qualified and tested in accordance with AEC-Q100 Grade 0 requirements, the devices are optimum for under-the-hood automotive applications; extreme-environment industrial applicat...

Microchip is building on the success of its 80MHz 32-bit PIC32 microcontroller (MCU) portfolio with three new families. The new PIC32MX5/6/7 families are designed specifically for data-intensive applications running several software stacks simultaneously and are complemented by Microchip’s free software stacks, making it easier for embedded designers to add connectivity to their applications.

Microchip announces two new families of 16-bit PIC24F microcontrollers (MCUs) - one with USB functionality and one for general-purpose applications - both of which feature nanoWatt XLP extreme low power technology, small packages and mTouch capacitive touch sensing. The USB family provides for Peripheral, Embedded Host and On-the-Go (OTG) implementations. Microchip’s nanoWatt XLP technology provides the world’s lowest sleep currents, with c...

Microchip has announced a new range of solutions that complement market trends toward ‘green’ products. The MCP14628 and MCP14700 synchronous buck MOSFET drivers and the MCP1804 Low Dropout Regulators (LDOs), provide maximum efficiency in small packages.

Microchip has announced its next-generation Analogue Front End (AFE) for metering applications. The MCP3901 AFE features high-accuracy, dual 16-/24-bit Delta-Sigma Analogue-to-Digital Converters (ADCs) with up to 91dB Signal to Noise and Distortion (SINAD); internal Programmable Gain Amplifiers (PGAs) and voltage reference; phase-delay compensation; and a modulator output block, enabling more precise measurements than competitive solutions. Wit...

Microchip announces the MCP9804 Temperature Sensor. The sensor provides high temperature accuracy of +0.25°C (typical) and +/- 1°C from -40 to +125°C, as well as static current consumption of just 200µA (typ). Available in small 8-pin MSOP and 2mm x 3mm DFN packages, the I2C™ device reduces board space and enables longer battery life for industrial, automotive and consumer applications.

Microchip has announced the opening of registration for its Embedded Designer’s Forum (EDF), a worldwide series of technical learning events focused on innovative technologies that will help designers stay ahead in today’s competitive environment. The forums will run from October 2009 through February 2010 at 120 locations across the world, with 51 forums located in Europe and 6 forums across UK and Ireland running in November and December.

Microchip has announced the ENC624J600; a low cost standalone IEEE 802.3TM compliant 100Mbps Ethernet interface controller. These Ethernet controllers combine a 10/100Base-TX physical interface (PHY) and a Media Access Controller (MAC) with a hardware cryptographic security engine, and can connect to any PIC® microcontroller (MCU) via an industry-standard Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) or a flexible parallel interface. Additionally, each devi...

Microchip has announced the mTouch AR1000 Resistive Touch-Screen Controllers adding to Microchip’s comprehensive portfolio of mTouch capacitive and inductive touch-sensing solutions. By providing built-in decoding and advanced filtering, as well as controller-driven calibration, the AR1000 controllers lower costs and reduce time to market for any embedded resistive-touch design.

Microchip has announced the first six members of the PIC16F193X family of microcontrollers, featuring Microchip’s enhanced mid-range 8-bit core. The increased memory and core capabilities deliver enhanced support for both C and Assembly programmers, while the ‘LF’ family members feature Microchip’s nanoWatt XLP Technology for extreme low power operation.

Microchip has announced the MCP4728 Digital-to-Analogue Converter, said to be the industry’s first 12bit Quad DAC to include non-volatile EEPROM, enabling the DAC’s configuration to be loaded automatically during power-up. The on-board EEPROM, coupled with an internal voltage reference, four-channel architecture and rail-to-rail precision output amplifier, enables the MCP4728 DAC to significantly reduce the size and component cost in a varie...

Microchip has expanded its RF Products Division wireless portfolio with the new MRF49XA Sub-GHz transceiver radio. The MRF49XA covers the 434/868/915MHz unlicensed Industrial, Scientific and Medical Radio Frequency band, which is ideal for low data-rate, low-power embedded wireless applications. By retaining compatibility with its existing suite of development tools, Microchip makes it easy to integrate this new Sub-GHz transceiver with any 8-, 1...

Microchip has expanded its RF Products Division wireless portfolio with the new MRF49XA Sub-GHz transceiver radio. The MRF49XA covers the 434/868/915MHz unlicensed Industrial, Scientific and Medical Radio Frequency band, which is ideal for low data-rate, low-power embedded wireless applications. By retaining compatibility with its existing suite of development tools, Microchip makes it easy to integrate this new Sub-GHz transceiver with any 8-, 1...

Microchip has announced the immediate availability of the ZeroG Wireless ZG2100M and ZG2101M Wi-Fi Modules, ZeroG IEEE802.11 Development Kit for Explorer 16 and the ZeroG Wi-Fi PICtailTM/PICtail Plus Daughter Board.

Microchip has announced the immediate availability of the ZeroG Wireless ZG2100M and ZG2101M Wi-Fi Modules, ZeroG IEEE802.11 Development Kit for Explorer 16 and the ZeroG Wi-Fi PICtailTM/PICtail Plus Daughter Board.

Microchip has announced the MCP2036 Analogue Front End for inductive touch-sensing applications. Complementing the company’s royalty-free mTouch Inductive Touch-Sensing solutions, the MCP2036 AFE works with almost any 8-, 16- or 32-bit PIC microcontroller or dsPIC Digital Signal Controller, making it even easier and more cost effective for designers to enhance user interfaces with inductive touch-sensing technology.

Microchip's new op-amps include mCal, an on-chip calibration circuit that calibrates offset voltages at power up using an internal power-on reset detector, or based upon the state of an external pin. The result is a low initial voltage offset and a means to minimise drift over time and temperature, which are extremely important for applications involving instrumentation and sensor conditioning.

Microchip has announced the PIC24F16KA family of 16-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) with new nanoWatt XLPTM eXtreme Low Power Technology. The PIC24F16KA family features the world’s lowest sleep current consumption microcontrollers, with typical sleep currents as low as 20nA. Low power, combined with integrated EEPROM in a small footprint and low pin-count package makes the four members of the PIC24F16KA MCU family ideal for battery powered, energy ...

Microchip has announced what it says is the world’s lowest power sleep current for 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs). The PIC18F46J11 and PIC18F46J50 MCUs feature Microchip’s new nanoWatt XLPTM eXtreme Low Power Technology, which enables typical sleep currents of less than 20nA. The new nanoWatt XLP technology gives designers the flexibility to customise their applications for the lowest power consumption through multiple internal wake-up sources...

Microchip has announced the MCP6561/2/4/6/7/9 (MCP656X) family of high speed comparators, with rail-to-rail input and output, push-pull open-drain outputs and a low quiescent current. With an operating speed of 45ns, the new family of devices offers the high performance and low power options needed by a wide range of applications.