Microchip announces wider temperature-range qualification for 32-bit PIC32 MCUs

CHANDLER, USA: Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, announced that the 32-bit PIC32 microcontrollers (MCUs) now operate from - 40°C to 105°C, enabling their use in a wide range of robust applications.

Examples include applications in the communications, industrial, medical, automotive, appliance and renewable-energy market spaces, among others. The newly qualified V-Temp MCUs continue to provide the wide variety of features for which the PIC32 MCUs are known—including peripherals for connectivity, graphics, audio, touch sensing and industrial CAN—bringing the most capable and cost-effective solutions to these targeted markets.

Many applications in the aforementioned markets must operate at higher temperatures of up to 105°C. With their new, wider temperature-range qualification, designated as V-Temp, the PIC32 MCUs give designers the flexibility to add the features and functionality that will help differentiate their products in the marketplace, while maintaining the ability to operate under extreme temperatures.

Further, the MCUs provide full access to up to 128 KB RAM for simultaneous use with the Ethernet, USB and CAN buffers; and the on-chip Ethernet, industrial CAN and USB modules have a built-in DMA interface to maximize data throughput.

“With industry-leading performance and now a wider temperature-range qualification, the PIC32 MCUs enable our customers to design applications that need higher temperature tolerance with an exceptional price/performance combination,” said Sumit Mitra, VP of Microchip’s High-Performance Microcontroller Division.