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Fujitsu Introduces New 8-Bit Microcontrollers for Digital Audio-Visual Systems, Household Appliances



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Adds to Low-Power, High-Speed F2MC-8FX Family Developed to Meet Market Requirements

SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA), a leading provider of low-power, high-speed microcontrollers for appliances and consumer electronics, today introduced a pair of new 8-bit MCUs for digital audio-video applications, portable radios, and household appliances.

The MB95F146 is a 32-pin microcontroller suitable for small, embedded applications like managing the power supply and remote controller of digital A/V equipment and systems. The MB95F156H comes in 48-pin and 52-pin packages, with an LCD display controller, making it an ideal design choice for portable equipment, remote control, air-conditioning systems and other applications. The MCUs expand the Fujitsu Flexible Microcontroller series, the F2MC-8FX family, which was introduced in March 2004 to deliver optimal power consumption and performance for the consumer electronics and appliance markets.

"New generations of appliances and consumer electronics equipment are using increasing numbers of digital microcontrollers that optimize their performance," said Akio Nezu, product manager for Fujitsu Microelectronics America. "Fujitsu has become a global industry leader by working closely with customers worldwide to deliver the best value and performance for these designs," he added.

Integrated ROM, RAM, A-D Channels

Each of the new MCUs includes 32kBytes flash ROM and 1 kilobyte of RAM, along with one-channel UART, eight channels of 10-bit analog-to-digital, up to eight external interrupts, a PPG (Programmable Pulse Generator) timer, and watchdog timers. The MB95F146 also incorporates 24 I/O ports, and runs on supply voltages ranging from 1.8V to 3.6V. The MB95F156H includes up to 39 I/O ports along with an LCD display controller, and operates on voltages between 2.5V and 5.5V. Both MCUs perform count operations at intervals up to one minute, providing the lowest possible power consumption in target applications. Both versions deliver execution times of 100ns/10 MHz.

Pricing and Availability

The MB95F146 is available now in 32-pin LQFPs, with prices starting at $1.76 each in 10,000-piece quantities. The MB95F156H comes in 48-pin and 52- pin LQFPs. Prices start at $2.54 each in 10,000-piece units. Fujitsu Microelectronics provides a complete evaluation board and a full set of development tools that can be used with any member of the F2MC-8FX microcontroller family, including these two new versions.

About Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc.

Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) leads the industry in innovation. FMA provides high-quality, reliable semiconductor products and services for the networking, communications, automotive, security and other markets throughout North and South America. For more information about the Fujitsu microcontrollers please see http://us.fujitsu.com/micro/mcu or address e-mail to Email Contact

Trademark notice: All product names and company names mentioned herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective firms.

    Major specifications of MB95F146 and MB95F156H

    Product name              MB95F146                MB95F156H
    Minimum instruction       100 nanosecond (at internal clock of 10 MHz)
     execution time
    Memory         ROM        32 kilobytes (flash)     32 kilobytes (flash)
                   RAM        1 kilobyte               1 kilobyte
    Serial Communi-
     cation       UART or     1 channel                1 channel
                   SIO
                  LIN or      1 channel                1 channel
                   UART
                  I2C         None                     1 channel
    Analog        10-bit A/D  8 channels               8 channels
     function
    Timer         16-bit PPG  1 channel                1 channel
     function       timer
                  8/16-bit    8-bit: 4 channels        8-bit: 4 channels
                   PPG timer    (16-bit: 2 channels)     (16-bit: 2 channels)
                  8/16-bit    8-bit: 4 channels        8-bit: 4 channels
                   combined   (16-bit: 2 channels)      (16-bit: 2 channels)
                   timer
                  Clock       1 channel                1 channel
                   counter
                  Watchdog    1 channel                1 channel
                   timer

    External interrupts       Up to 8                  Up to 8
    LCD controller            None                     16 segments . 4
                                                        common pins
    I/O ports                 Up to 24                 Up to 39
    Supply voltage            1.8 to 3.6 V             2.5 to 5.5 V
    Operating temperature     -40 to 85 degrees C
    Package size              LQFP                     LQFP        LQFP
                              (32-pin, 0.8-mm           (48-pin,    (52-pin,
                               pitch, 7 mm square)      0.5-mm      0.65-mm
                                                        pitch,      pitch,
                                                        7 mm        10 mm
                                                        square)     square)

CONTACT: Emi Igarashi of Fujitsu Microelectronics America,
+1-408-737-5647, or Email Contact, for Fujitsu Microelectronics
America

Web site: http://www.fma.fujitsu.com/




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