“This announcement is very important for Microchip as it represents the union of the two most powerful 8-bit microcontroller brands under one roof,” said Steve Sanghi, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Microchip Technology Inc. “Customers love both PIC® and AVR® microcontrollers, and Microchip is driving the development of new products not only to continue supporting them but also to expand the AVR portfolio.”.
The new ATtiny817/816/814/417 devices offer all the features necessary to foster product innovation, such as their small size, low pin count, and peripherals that include numerous functions with 4 KB or 8 KB of Flash memory. Other integrated features include: a core-independent Peripheral Touch Controller (PTC); an Event System for peripheral cooperation; custom programmable logic blocks; self-programming for firmware updates; non-volatile data storage; an internal 20 MHz oscillator; high-speed serial communication with USART; operating voltages from 1.8 V to 5.5 V; a 10-bit A/D converter with internal voltage references; and sleep currents below 100 nA in power-off mode with SRAM retention.
CIPs allow peripherals to operate independently of the core and include serial communication and analog peripherals. Together with the event system, which enables peripheral communication without using the CPU, applications can be optimized at the system level. This reduces power consumption and increases system performance and reliability.
Along with the announcement of the four new devices, Microchip is expanding support for the new AVR family on START, its online tool for configuring software components and customizing embedded applications. This free tool offers a streamlined environment that allows users to focus on adding differentiating features to their applications.
