Product category: Microprocessors, Microcontrollers and DSPs
News Release from: Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) | Subject: MSP430F20xx
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 21 October 2005
Microcontrollers draw only 500nA on
standby
A novel series of low-pin-count ultra-low-power microcontrollers delivers a 500nA standby mode using unique very-low-power oscillator technology.
Continuing to demonstrate its leadership in ultra-low-power microcontrollers, Texas Instruments has revealed that the newest MSP430F20xx low-pin-count ultra-low-power MCU series will deliver a 500nA standby mode using unique very-low-power oscillator (VLO) technology The VLO technology allows the MSP430F20xx MCU to be totally self-clocked in an ultra-low-power standby mode with self-wakeup capability using no external components
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 15 Feb 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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