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Expanding 32-bit PIC Microcontroller Portfolio with Diversified Options

Six new PIC32 family products added, boasting lower power consumption and higher flash durability

Microchip Technology (Country Manager for Korea: Han Byung-don), a global specialist in microcontroller, analog, and flash IP solutions, has introduced six new 32-bit PIC32MX5/6/7 microcontrollers that include the same built-in Ethernet, CAN, USB, and serial communication peripherals as before, while adding new cost-effective memory options.

These products have also been redesigned to provide an operating current of 0.5 mA/MHz, enhanced flash memory durability of up to 20,000 read/write cycles, and superior EEPROM emulation capabilities. Furthermore, because the PIC32 portfolio maintains a common pinout, designers are free to select and use the optimal product to strike a balance between memory and cost for their respective high-performance applications.

Embedded designers are constantly looking for ways to lower costs without compromising performance or functionality. Microchip’s latest 80MHz PIC32 microcontroller family addresses these requirements by maintaining best-in-class performance of 1.56 DMIPS/MHz, integrating Ethernet, CAN, USB, and multiple serial communication channels, and providing additional cost-effective memory options. In particular, this product family features 32Kbytes of RAM and up to 140Kbytes of flash memory.

“Microchip has successfully expanded its PIC32 portfolio by introducing six new microcontrollers available in five different pin-compatible packages,” said Sumit Mitra, Vice President of Microchip’s High Performance Microcontrollers business unit. “Through these high-performance MCUs with diverse communication capabilities, customers will be able to utilize more affordable memory options that support seamless migration and scalability with Microchip’s growing line of other 32-bit products.”

Art Swift, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at MIPS Technologies, Inc., stated, “Microchip has maximized the fundamental performance of the core while fully leveraging the high flexibility of the MIPS32 M4K core to create a 32-bit microcontroller architecture that exceeds the requirements of demanding embedded designs,” adding, “Furthermore, through the excellent price-to-performance ratio and extensive set of peripherals of this new PIC32 family, designers can [offer] high value