Tag Archives: Microchip Technology

Microchip is aiming at motor control by combining a triple half-bridge mosfet gate driver, a 100MHz processor and CAN FD transceivers in the same IC. Other members of the family offer LIN transceivers instead of CAN, or a CAN interface without transceivers, or no CAN or LIN, and a base model has a 70MHz processor. Some have SENT interfaces for ...

Microchip has announced 10 automotive-grade multi-channel temperature monitoring ICs that use external diodes, transistors or substrate diodes (MCU or other die) as sensors. Called the MCP998x family, they communicate over a serial bus and a pair of discrete output pins. Accuracy is ±1°C max (±0.2°C typ) with the IC and probe diodes anywhere in the range +20°C to +85°C – ...

Microchip has upped the security of a family of PIC18 microcontrollers by adding a one-time disable to its programming and debugging interface. Called PDID (programming and debugging interface disable), “when enabled, this enhanced code protection feature is designed to lock out access to the programming-debugging interface and block unauthorised attempts to read, modify or erase firmware”, according to Microchip. The ...

Mouser and Microchip  have produced an eBook highlighting the value propositions and use cases for 8-bit MCUs entitled The Mighty 8-Bit Microcontroller. In automotive applications, 8-bit MCUs can be preferred in vehicle subsystems because of their simplicity and efficiency, which help keep the design compact. Microchip offers solutions, such as select AVR EA MCUs, tailored to automotive applications and featuring compliance ...

Designed for work in circuits with varied voltage levels. Until recently, a very common problem faced by electronic circuit designers was the difference in supply voltage standards between microcontrollers (e.g. 3.3 V) and peripheral ICs (e.g. 5 V). In order for them to operate together, the use of additional voltage translators was required, which made the device more complicated and ...

Microchip has created a PIC32 family with a 300MHz 32bit Arm Cortex-M7 processor and hardware security, for industrial and consumer devices. “Application designers must consider implementing security functionality in their devices during the development process as security threats evolve and become more sophisticated,” said Microchip. The devices are called PIC32CZ CA90, and their secure module has its own microcontroller running ...

Teledyne e2v is developing a fully radiation-tolerant (RT) space computing reference design, enabling high-speed data routing in space applications. Based on an Arm Cortex-A72, and with multiple high-speed interfaces, it will process and route data from various sources, such as RF front ends, image sensors and radars. Target use cases for the design include Earth observation, SATCOM applications, defence in ...

Microchip has introduced a family of 14 and 20 pin microcontrollers with up to two I3C (improved inter integrated circuit) busses that work up to 12.5MHz. The smallest measures 3 x 3mm. PIC18-Q20 parts, as they will be known, have the company’s ‘multi-voltage’ IO so that they can work in circuits with up to three different logic voltages. “Compared to ...

Machine Learning Development Suite is a toolkit from Microchip that supports some of its 8, 16 and 32bit microcontrollers. “Machine Learning is the new normal for embedded controllers, and utilising it at the edge allows a product to be more secure and use less power than systems that rely on cloud communication for processing,” according to Microchip v-p of development ...

Microchip has announced a cesium atomic clock that can keep time for months in the event of GNSS denials, according to to the company. Called 5071B, it comes in a 3U (three-unit high) 19inch rack-mount enclosure. Compared with the existing 5071A, the next-generation 5071B “has upgraded electronic components to address possible obsolescence or non-RoHS [Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive] circuitry” ...