Microchip Technology Corp.'s PIC24F16KA 16-bit microcontroller (MCU) Family with nanoWatt XLP eXtreme Low Power Technology

The PIC24F16KA family of four 16-bit microcontrollerproducts forms part of Microchip's growing nanoWatt XLP portfolio. This familyprovides designers with high-performance, feature-rich low-power 16-bitMCUs. The PIC24F16KA parts feature manyintegrated peripherals, including a 10-bit ADC, Analog Comparators, Real-TimeClock and Calendar (RTCC), capacitive touch sensing, and also on-chipEEPROM. This industry-leadingcombination of low power consumption and functionality makes these PIC MCUsideal for any battery-powered or power-constrained application. Withthe April 2009 introduction of the PIC24F16KA family of 16-bitmicrocontrollers, featuring nanoWatt XLP eXtreme Low Power Technology,Microchip is providing microcontrollers with power consumption that is below long-standingindustry minimums, including sleep currents as low as 20 nA, whichenables battery life of up to 20 years. Additionally, they integrate peripherals notcommonly found in low-power microcontrollers, such as capacitive touchsensing. The PIC24F16KA family has thefollowing features that make them the most battery-friendly MCUs in the worldaccording to the company: sleep modesdown to 20 nA; watchdog timer modes down to 370 nA; real time clock and calendarmode down to 510 nA; low-power active mode down to 8 AmuA; 1.8 to 3.6V operatingvoltage for all on-chip analog and digital peripherals; max speed (32 MHz) at abattery friendly 3.0V; higher speeds at lower, more battery-friendly voltages;and higher instruction-set efficiency for lower power consumption. The companysays the low-power PIC24F16KA family is the most battery friendly MCUs in theworld for its maximum battery life for alkaline cells and lithium coin cells;maximum performance from a battery; and its instruction-set efficiency improvesbattery life. Two-speed startup also saves battery power.

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