Fujitsu Semiconductor launches MCU MB95560 series with new dual channel flash technology

SINGAPORE: Fujitsu Semiconductor Asia Pte Ltd has released the MB95560 Series, a dual channel Flash 8-bit general-purpose microcontroller with a combination of high-security, high-precision and high-cost performance.

This product series includes twelve 20-pin products from the MB95560 Series with built-in LIN-UART, six 16-pin products from the MB95580 Series, and six 8-pin products from the MB95570 Series. New product samples will be available from August 2011 and product shipment will commence in October 2011.

The MB95560 Series is totally pin-to-pin compatible with the MB95260 Series. Based on the 8-bit microcontroller of the “F2MC-New8FX Family”, this series of products applies dual channel Flash technology.

This technology enables a program to operate on Flash while performing the read/write operation on another Flash channel, thereby protecting customers’ important data. Moreover, this product series integrates a number of highly versatile timers, high resolution A/D converter, oscillation circuit, low-voltage detection circuit and LIN-UART circuit. This configuration significantly reduces the number of components in the system, thus lowering product cost.

Products from the MB95560 Series achieve the industry’s most leading-edge low-power consumption. The series runs on an operating current of 110 µA/MHz with a standby current of 5 µA. This new product features 180 nm technology with high design efficiency. Advanced technology is adopted to make MB95560 realize a higher degree of integration and precision. For instance, the chip is equipped with a 16.25MHz ±1 percent oscillator, Flash memory that supports background running and supports 100,000 program/erase cycles. It also achieves high accuracy with its internal A/D converter and low voltage detection circuit.

MB95560 uses the common development tool and software development environment of the “F2MC-New8FX Family”. All products in this series use the 1-line on-chip debug function, which enables customers to debug with only a minimal number of pins during product development.

The MB95560 Series can be applied to a wide range of small electrical appliances, digital electronic products, chargers, PC products, electric tools, remote control products, etc.