Microchip launches industry's first low-pin-count MCU family to support I3C

 


【Lansheng Technology News】As data collected and transmitted from cloud-connected edge nodes gradually increases, improved integrated circuits are quickly becoming a more sustainable solution for connecting high data rate sensors and will help expand the next Generation device capabilities. Microchip Technology Inc. pioneered the PIC18-Q20 family of microcontrollers, the industry's first low-pin-count MCUs with up to two I3C peripherals and multi-voltage I/O. Available in 14-pin and 20-pin packages with dimensions as small as 3 x 3 mm, PIC18-Q20 MCUs are compact solutions for real-time control, touch sensing and connectivity applications. The MCU provides configurable peripherals, advanced communication interfaces and easy connectivity across multiple voltage domains without the need for external components.


The PIC18-Q20 MCU's I3C functionality, flexible peripherals and ability to operate on three independent voltage domains make it ideal for use with a host MCU in larger overall systems. This family of MCUs can perform tasks that the main MCU cannot perform efficiently, such as processing sensor data, handling low-latency interrupts and system status reporting. Central processing units (CPUs) operate in different voltage domains, while I3C peripherals operate from 1.0 to 3.6V. The MCU features low power consumption and small size and can be used in a wide range of space-sensitive applications and markets, including automotive, industrial control, computing, consumer, IoT and medical.


Greg Robinson, corporate vice president of Microchip’s MCU Division, said: “One of the major barriers to large-scale IoT adoption is the cost of implementing edge nodes. Microchip is helping to break down this barrier with the launch of the PIC18-Q20 family of MCUs. This is an industry first. This low-pin-count MCU uses I3C and uses a new standard communication interface to enable flexible and cost-effective expansion of IoT applications."


As the market shifts to the need for higher performance, lower power and smaller size solutions, I3C can help designers and software developers meet these potentially challenging requirements. Compared with I2C, I3C has higher communication speed and lower power consumption, while maintaining backward compatibility with legacy systems. I3C and MVIO functionality combined with Microchip's Configurable Core-Independent Peripherals (CIP) reduces system cost, reduces design complexity, and shrinks the board by replacing external level translators with on-chip multiple voltage domains space.


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