EDN’s 20th annual Innovation Awards Finalists
-- EDN, February 18, 2010
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&& PREVIOUS FINALIST | MAIN | NEXT FINALIST >> Category: Microcontrollers Finalist: PIC24F16KA nanoWatt XLP PIC microcontrollers, Microchip Technology  The PIC24F16KA family of 16-bit microcontrollers features nanoWatt XLP eXtreme Low Power Technology, including sleep currents as low as 20 nA, which enables battery life of up to 20 years. They also integrate peripherals such as capacitive touch sensing. The PIC24F16KA family includes the following features: watchdog timer modes down to 370 nA, Real Time Clock and Calendar mode down to 510 nA, low-power active mode down to 8 µA, 1.8V to 3.6V operating voltage for all on-chip analog and digital peripherals, and a 32-MHz max speed at a battery-friendly 3.0V. The PIC24F16KA family achieves maximum battery life from 3.0V batteries, such as lithium coin cells and two alkaline cells like AA or AAA. This includes the ability to run all on-chip analog and digital peripherals at a minimum voltage of 1.8V. 90% of the PIC24F16KA instructions executing in one instruction cycle to enable software to execute more efficiently and get tasks done more quickly, while lowering overall power consumption across the life of an application. This means less time spent consuming higher power when doing tasks, and more time spent in sleep mode consuming very little power. The PIC24F16KA features two-speed startup, which is a battery-friendly method to wake up from sleep and get a task done in a timely manner. It achieves this without creating large current drains on the battery. This feature, coupled with the efficient instruction set, has a huge impact on reducing active-mode current and hence power consumption. |
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