16-bit MCUs include ZigBee transceiver

The µPD78F8056, µPD78F8057, and µPD78F8058 16-bit MCUs include 64, 96, and 128 Kbytes of flash memory and a IEEE802.15.4-compliant 2.4-GHz transceiver for ZigBee RF4CE. Targeting consumer remote controls, the devices come in a 56-pin 8 x 8-mm QFN package and operate from a 1.8 to 3.6-V supply at –40° to 85°C.

The devices and have an on-chip clock, timers, PWMs, a hardware multiplier, an I2 C port, and a two-channel DMA. They consume only 18 mA during reception and 19 mA during transmission. Their software development kit includes a ZigBee RF4CE stack library, a three-channel real-time sniffer, capable of simultaneously monitoring packets from the three RF4CE frequency channels, and an evaluation board. ($4.20 ea/10,000 — samples 1st qtr 2010.)

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