The C8051T606 Reduces BOM, Increases Design Efficiency and Flexibility AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 26, 2009--
Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq: SLAB), a leader in high-performance,
analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today announced the expansion of its
best-in-class small
form factor microcontrollers (MCUs) with the C8051T606 low cost
8-bit mixed-signal MCU. The world’s smallest MCU, the C8051T606 provides
a high degree of functional density for programmable embedded systems in
a tiny 2x2 mm2 footprint. The high-performance CPU enables
greater design flexibility, and the integration of a voltage monitor and
precision oscillator make the T606 ideal for space-constrained
applications such as portable consumer products and accessories,
gateways, and LED lighting.
The T606 offers higher levels of performance and integrated on-chip
hardware peripherals giving customers design flexibility while reducing
system complexity and cost. For example, the hardware implementation of I2C
and UART on-chip leaves valuable code space for customer application
code unlike competing solutions that require a software implementation
of these features, wasting code space and CPU MIPs. An integrated 24.5
MHz precision internal oscillator and flexible UART baud rate generator
allow UART communications over the full temperature and supply voltage
range without the addition of a crystal. This saves cost, board space,
and increases reliability.
Additionally, with a 25 MHz CPU, the T606 offers the highest level of
processing power in its class, enabling real-time control, high-speed
serial communication, fast interrupt servicing, and real time conversion
between two different communications ports. The CPU combined with the
programmable counter array (PCA) also allows a customer to implement
proprietary and custom interface protocols without requiring an ASIC.
The T606’s small footprint does not limit a customer’s design
flexibility; in fact, the high level of integrated functionality enables
customers to also do the following:
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Implement UART-I2C bridges without relying on slower and
less reliable software implementations.
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Perform brightness control, color mixing and thermal management
required for LED lighting.
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Efficiently implement a system supervisor solution in applications
that need warning of low power supply to safely shutdown or switch to
battery backup. The T606’s comparator has the unique capability to
select multiple inputs with a software controlled multiplexer enabling
it to monitor more than one voltage. The on-chip voltage supply
monitor ensures the MCU is operating with sufficient supply voltage
without the addition of an off-chip supervisor reducing the cost and
footprint of the solution.
“Silicon Labs offers small footprint MCU solutions that don’t compromise
on important features and performance, providing customers tangible
benefits in the form of system cost savings, reduced complexity and
improved design flexibility,” said Mark Thompson, vice president of
Silicon Laboratories. “The T606 is the industry’s smallest 8-bit MCU,
packing a powerful mixed signal feature set into a very small footprint.”
Pricing and Availability
The C8051T606 Small Form Factor MCU family is available now with pricing
beginning at $0.50 in quantities of 10K and can be purchased at www.silabs.com/mcu.
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high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs. Developed by a
world-class engineering team with unsurpassed expertise in mixed-signal
design, Silicon Labs’ diverse portfolio of highly-integrated,
easy-to-use products offers customers significant advantages in
performance, size and power consumption. These patented solutions serve
a broad set of markets and applications including consumer,
communications, computing, industrial and automotive.
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