Win a Microchip nanoWatt XLP Microcontroller!

31. March 2010 by admin.

Electronics World is offering its readers the chance to win the new next generation, low-power PIC microcontroller (MCU) with  nanoWatt XLP eXtreme Low Power Technology, for sleep currents as low as 20nA from Microchip.  These three new 8- and 16-bit MCU families join three other recent 8-bit families that are all part of Microchip’s nanoWatt XLP portfolio, providing designers with a rich and compatible low-power migration path that includes on-chip peripherals for USB and mTouch sensing solutions.

The three new nanoWatt XLP MCU families being announced include the 16-bit PIC24F16KA family, which features typical sleep currents as low as 20nA; and the 8-bit PIC18F46J11 and PIC18F46J50 families, both of which feature typical sleep currents of less than 20nA. The six general-purpose members in the PIC18F46J11 family provide up to 64kbyte of Flash program memory and the peripheral set of a typical
64- or 80-pin device in only 28- or 44-pins. The PIC18F46J50 family also features six members, which in addition integrate full speed USB 2.0 to enable connectivity for embedded applications requiring remote field upgrades or the downloading of data.

The extremely low sleep currents and numerous wake-up features of Microchip’s new nanoWatt XLP MCUs should be ideal for battery operated devices, which actually spend most of their time asleep. The interest in the market for such low power processors, for use in consumer to industrial applications, is now on the rise. Numerous consumer, industrial, automotive and medical applications can benefit from the extremely low power and peripheral integration of the nanoWatt XLP MCUs.

For your chance to win a Microchip nanoWatt XLP Microcontroller, simply answer the following question to be in with a chance to win:
What is the lowest sleep current of the low-power PIC microcontroller (MCU) with nanoWatt XLP eXtreme Low Power Technology from Microchip:
(a) 20nA
(b) 70nA
(c) 50nA

Email your answer, along with your name, position, company and email address, to Svetlana.josifovska@stjohpatrick.com

The winner will be announced online and in print.

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