Philips Semiconductors Advances 80C51-Based Microcontroller Leadership By Extending Two Key Product Families
SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 26 -- Philips Semiconductors, a
division of Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG), today announced extensions
of two key families to advance its position as the industry's innovation
leader of 80C51-based microcontroller solutions.
The 87LPC769 is the
industry's first 80C51 microcontroller with two onboard Digital to Analog
Converters (DACs).
The 8xC554 features include UART modes and advanced
integrated power management support.
Both products use the 6-clock core,
which provides improved power consumption and noise immunity, thereby lowering
the Electro Static Discharge (ESD). Both the 87LPC769 and 8xC554 can be configured for industrial control
applications such as speed, temperature and power controls.
The 87LPC769
features a unique 8-bit DAC and a dedicated 8-bit ADC that is easily
configurable via software as a second DAC.
The ADC is a four channel 8-bit
Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) that can be used in a wide variety of
applications, such as volume control in an MP3 player to speed controls in DC
motors.
For higher resolution, the 8xC554 features an 8-channel, 10-bit ADC. ``Features and application flexibility in our new 87LPC769 and 8xC554
products reinforce Philips Semiconductors' leadership in 8051 innovation,
especially a 20-pin product with a dual DAC that is completely unique to this
market,'' said Geoff Lees, Director of Marketing, Microcontroller Business
Line, Philips Semiconductors.
``The 80C51 family is extremely versatile and
offers new levels of integration for emerging industrial control and system
management applications to speed time-to-market.'' 87LPC769 Features The 87LPC769 incorporates UART and I2C serial communications while
addressing DAC and ADC needs, enabling shorter design times, reduced board
space and significantly lower development costs.
In addition, the 87LPC769
features 4 KBytes of One Time Programmable (OTP) memory and 128 Bytes of RAM
in a 20-pin package. Philips Semiconductor's Low Parts Count (51LPC) Solutions Philips Semiconductors has extended the successful 80C51 architecture into
its low-power, small footprint and low-system cost 51LPC family.
The 51LPC
family features several supervisory functions such as brownout detection
function, power-on reset and a watchdog timer that operates over a wide
voltage range.
This family includes an on-chip oscillator providing
five user-programmable modes, which allow designers to tune the performance
and power consumption of the device, making it suitable for a variety of
high-volume applications.
When using the on-chip oscillator, two additional
pins are accessible for use as I/Os, increasing the total I/O pin count from
16 to 18.
When combined, these features deliver a significant impact in
minimizing the parts count, which reduces the overall system cost in the
design.
Philips Semiconductors' 51LPC family of devices execute at twice the
speed of traditional 80C51 devices, six clocks instead of twelve, minimizing
power consumption and overall EMI. Philips Semiconductors is the world's leading supplier of the most popular
8-bit microcontroller architecture, the 80C51. Philips Semiconductors has
extended this successful architecture into its low-power, small footprint and
low-system cost 51LPC family.
This enables customers to preserve their
software, development tools and technology investment in the 80C51, while
capitalizing on low-power, small footprint and enhanced performance.
With the
introduction of the 80C51MX Memory eXtension, Philips Semiconductors has
extended the 80C51 architecture to support more than 64 KBytes of on-chip
memory.
Dataquest's 1998 Microcontroller Market Share and Unit Shipments
Report, issued in July 1999, stated that Philips Semiconductors' 80C51 sales
totaled US$ 445 million in 1998, this represented a 38 percent share of the
total 80C51 microcontroller market. 8xC554 Features The 8xC554 incorporates enhanced UART and an I2C serial bus with an
8-channel, 10-bit ADC.
Key applications for the 8xC554 include battery power
management and precision measurement and control. In addition, the 8xC554
features 16KBytes of OTP memory and 512bytes of RAM in a 64-pin LQFP package.
As with the 51LPC family, the 8xC554 supports six clocks to maximize battery
life and reduce ESD and increase noise immunity. Pricing and Availability The 87LPC769 in an extended 125C temperature range is currently available
in volume production in a 20-pin SOIC package for $2.68 in quantities of
10,000.
The 87C554 is available now in a 64-pin LQFP packaging for $4.45 in
quantities of 10,000. About Philips Semiconductors Philips Semiconductors, which has annual revenues of approximately
$5 billion, designs and manufactures semiconductors and silicon systems
platforms.
Philips Semiconductors is spearheading the emerging field of
systems on silicon solutions with the innovative Nexperia(TM) platform and
VLSI Velocity(TM) tool set.
The company's Sea-of-IP(TM) design methodology
allows plug and play intellectual property blocks for easily customizable
products.
The company is a leader in communications, consumer, PC peripherals
and automotive semiconductors, which are key applications for convergence in
end-user products.
Philips Semiconductors is headquartered in Eindhoven, The
Netherlands, and has operations throughout the world.
For more information:
www.philips.semiconductors.com.
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