Recognizing the demand for increased performance and peripherals within the 8-bit Microcontroller (MCU) market, Microchip continues to invest in its 8-bit PIC MCU line to provide a broad product portfolio that meets the needs of its existing and future customers. The enhanced core builds upon the best elements of the existing Midrange core and provides additional performance, while maintaining compatibility with existing Mid-range products for true product migration.

The enhancements provide users with a boost of performance of up to 50% and codesize reductions of up to 40% for various algorithms and functions. The enhanced core enables increased levels of integration and the use of multiple peripherals without sacrificing performance. It also provides a long-term expansion path for new peripheral support. These features result in application longevity, scalability, ease of design and overall versatility. Example peripheral support onboard the enhanced Mid-range core includes Microchip’s mTouch Sensing Solution module for touch-sensing user interfaces; LCD displays; multiple Analog to-Digital Converters (ADCs) and Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) modules; additional timers and analog comparators, among other peripherals.

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