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Microchip Technology Adds Two General Purpose Flash-Based 16-Bit dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers

Posted on: Monday, 14 February 2005, 09:00 CST

Small, General Purpose dsPIC30Fs Provide High Performance for Cost-Sensitive Applications

Microchip Technology Inc.(Nasdaq:MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced that it has begun volume production of two 16-bit dsPIC(R) Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) that offer designers performance speeds of 20 and 30 million instructions per second (MIPS), self-programming capabilities via Flash memory, and industrial and extended temperature ranges. The dsPIC30F3014 and dsPIC30F4013 extend the package and memory range of the General Purpose Family, adding 24 and 48 Kbytes of Flash program memory respectively, in a package as small as an 8x8 mm QFN. The dsPIC30F4013 is the smallest General Purpose Family part to offer a CODEC interface and CAN.

Microchip's dsPIC DSCs combine the high performance of a 16-bit Flash microcontroller with the computation and throughput capabilities of a digital signal processor (DSP). dsPIC DSCs have the "heart" of a 16-bit microcontroller with robust peripherals and fast interrupt handling capability, and the "mind" of a DSP that manages high-computation activities, creating the optimum single-chip solution for embedded system designs. This allows designers to integrate functions that save board space, reduce cost or add features to differentiate their products from the competition.

"These two new dsPIC30F devices mark a total of 12 dsPIC DSCs that have been released to volume production in the past 12 months," said Sumit Mitra, vice president of Microchip's Digital Signal Controller Division. "We now have volume production on all of the general purpose devices described at the onset of the dsPIC30F DSC program, and we have many more in development."

Microchip's Enhanced Flash self-programming capability features a remote upgrade to the Flash program memory, allowing code revisions in end-users' applications. These features provide flexibility, reduced development time, increased manufacturing efficiency and faster time to market.

The dsPIC30F3014 and dsPIC30F4013 are able to operate at five volts, which is valuable for noise immunity and minimizing voltage translation logic. Additional key features include:

-- 24 Kbytes (dsPIC30F3014) or 48 Kbytes (dsPIC30F4013) of Flash program memory, which can withstand more than 100,000 erase/write cycles and has 40-plus years of data retention over a wide operating voltage and temperature range.

-- Two Kbytes of SRAM and one Kbyte of high-endurance EEPROM data memory.

-- 12-bit analog-to-digital converter with up to 13 signal channels and 100k samples-per-second.

-- Three (dsPIC30F3014) or Five (dsPIC30F4013) 16-bit Timers.

-- SPI(TM), I2C(TM) and up to two UARTs.

-- One CAN interface (dsPIC30F4013 only).

-- CODEC interface (dsPIC30F4013 only).

Development Tools and Application Notes

All dsPIC30F DSCs are supported by Microchip's high-performance development systems, including: MPLAB(R) Integrated Development Environment (IDE), MPLAB C30 C Compiler, MPLAB SIM 30 Software Simulator, MPLAB ICD 2 In-Circuit Debugger, MPLAB ICE 4000 In-Circuit Emulator and MPLAB Visual Device Initializer. Both the dsPIC30F3014 and dsPIC30F4013 are excellent platforms for Microchip's recently announced encryption libraries (SW300050 -- symmetric and SW300055 -- asymmetric). Additionally, the dsPIC30F4013 is well suited to handle the noise suppression library (SW300040), which was also recently introduced.

Availability and Pricing

The dsPIC30F3014 and dsPIC30F4013 are available today for general sampling and volume production in the package options listed below. Pricing for the dsPIC30F3014 is $5.63 each in 10,000-unit quantities, and the dsPIC30F4013 is $7.25 each in 10,000-unit quantities. For additional information, contact any Microchip sales representative or authorized worldwide distributor, or visit Microchip's Web site at www.microchip.com/dspic.

-- dsPIC30F3014: 40-pin PDIP, 44-pin QFN or TQFP

-- dsPIC30F4013: 40-pin PDIP, 44-pin QFN or TQFP

About dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers

The dsPIC digital signal controller is a 16-bit (data) modified Harvard RISC machine that combines the control advantages of a high-performance 16-bit microcontroller with the high computation speed of a fully implemented DSP to produce a tightly coupled single-chip, single-instruction stream solution for embedded systems design. All dsPIC DSCs integrate Flash program memory and most have EEPROM data storage. For more information on the dsPIC DSC family, please visit: www.microchip.com/dspic

About Microchip Technology

Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq:MCHP) is a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide. Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality. For more information, visit the Microchip website at www.microchip.com.

Note: The Microchip name and logo, dsPIC and MPLAB are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology Inc. in the USA and other countries. I2C is a trademark of Philips Corporation. SPI is a trademark of Motorola. All other trademarks mentioned herein are property of their respective companies.

Source: Business Wire

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