Microchip announces availability of high-voltage variant of MCU

Microchip Technology has announced an expansion to the PIC16F75X family of 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) featuring intelligent analog and core-independent peripherals, making them ideal for power supplies, battery charging, LED lighting, power management and power control/smart energy applications.

The key features of PIC16F753 include integrated Complementary Output Generator (COG) peripheral that provides non-overlapping, complementary waveforms for inputs such as comparators and Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) peripherals, while enabling dead-band control, auto shutdown, auto reset, phase control and blanking control.  In addition, it offers an Op Amp with 3 MHz of Gain Bandwidth Product (GBWP), 3.5 KB of self-read-write program memory, 128B of RAM, an on-chip 10-bit ADC, 9-bit DAC, Capture Compare PWM modules, high-performance comparators, and two 50 mA-capable I/Os. All these features of the MCU will enable the engineers to increase overall system capabilities and reduce costs.

The MCU as claimed by the company helps boost system performance and efficiency for newer LED-lighting and smart-energy applications. 

Steve Drehobl, Vice-President of Microchip's MCU8 Division, said, "With all of its enhancements, the PIC16F753 MCU enables efficient power conversion for applications such as LED lighting and power control applications. The PIC16F753 MCU provides a versatile platform to incorporate intelligence into numerous applications.  Whether the MCU is used in the automotive, consumer, commercial or industrial markets, it provides for a smart system infrastructure with increased efficiencies, reduced costs and an enhanced user experience."

The PIC16F753 is available for sampling in a 16-pin 4 mm x 4 mm QFN package, as well as 14-pin PDIP, SOIC and TSSOP packages. It is supplied in 10,000-unit quantities.