Ultra-Low Power, Feature-Packed 32-Bit MCUs

Microchip has a broad range of ultra-low power and low power MCUs that provide optimal power consumption and performance well suited for power constrained applications seeking high levels of functionality. The portfolio ranges from the smallest SAMD to the ultra-low power SAML to higher performing SAMG and the PIC32MX XLP MCUs, each catering to the diverse low power embedded design needs. They are designed from the ground up utilizing the low leakage processes and libraries to provide industry leading low power consumption resulting in less than 35 μA/MHz active and 200 nA sleep currents.

These MCUs offer various innovative power saving features such as multiple power domains, performance levels, SleepWalking peripherals, and Event System that can help extend battery life from years to decades. The superior energy efficiency of these 32-bit MCUs makes them great for consumer, industrial, medical, and personal care market segments targeting applications that include wearables, Internet of Things (IoT), smart locks, thermostats, LPWAN nodes such as LoRa and Sigfox, industrial sensors, portable EKG monitors, and connected cosmetics.

Designers can take advantage of the comprehensive low power development platforms for rapid prototyping and quick time to market. Platforms include evaluation kits and reference designs to ease the development of low power applications; MPLAB REAL ICE Power Monitor, ATPOWERDEBUGGER, and Data Visualizer to analyze and monitor an application’s real-time power profile and XLP Battery Life utility to estimate battery life of the most commonly used batteries in the embedded applications.