Tiny Flash µCs Eye Battery-Powered And Smart Products

The PIC18F010 and PIC18F020 flash microcontrollers pack what's claimed as industry-leading performance of 10 MIPS, 4 KB of program memory, 256 bytes of user RAM and 64 bytes of EEPROM data memory into a small 8-pin package. Implemented on a new 0.5-µm process and expanding the firm's portfolio of flash and PIC18 architecture devices, the new controllers are pin- and code-compatibility with the company's extensive line up of PICmicro µCs, thereby decreasing prototyping and software development times.
Touting a programmable low voltage detect capability, the new µCs have an EEPROM write capability down to 2V, as well as having a programmable internal oscillator, programmable brown-out detector, 8x8 multiply, 31 hardware stack levels, and a 16-bit timer/counter. Pricing in lots of 10,000 is $1.59 each for the PIC18F010 and $1.76 for the PIC18F020. Samples are available.