STMicroelectronics Announces First 8 bit Microcontrollers, Combination of High Performance 8-bit Architecture with Ultra-Low-Power Innovations

The new devices will enable engineers to increase the performance and capability of their end products while satisfying market-driven requirements such as end-user demands for ‘greener’ products and longer battery life in portable devices and a variety of medical, industrial, e-metering, sensing or security equipment. Designers will also choose these ultra-low-power microcontrollers to comply with low-power product-design guidelines such as Energy Star, the IEA 1-Watt Plan, or the EU’s EuP directive. Other innovations include low-power embedded non-volatile memory and multiple power-management modes including a 5.4µA Low-Power Run mode, 3.3µA Low-Power Wait mode, 1µA Active Halt with full RTC, and 350nA Halt mode. The device can wake from Halt within 4µs, enabling frequent use of the lowest-power mode. Low-power peripherals including the sub-1µA RTC and Automatic Wake-Up (AWU) unlock further savings. Overall, this platform enables dynamic current consumption as low as 150µA/MHz…

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