SUNRISE INTRODUCES FIRST 0.15µm 8-BIT MICROCONTROLLER

New generation NEC Electronics K Series devices just released

Dedicated NEC Electronics distributor, Sunrise Electronics has just announced a new generation of 8-bit microcontrollers in NEC’s successful K Series featuring up to 128KB of single voltage Flash memory.

With a total of 36 products, the new 78K0/Kx2 Series from NEC Electronics offers Flash memory capacities from 8 KB to 128 KB and a choice of 30-pin to 80-pin packages, making this new series one of the industry’s most comprehensive. The 78K0/Kx2 Series is targeted for use in a wide range of home appliances, consumer electronics, industrial equipment, automotive systems, lighting systems and sensors.

The 78K0/Kx2 Series employs SuperFlash® technology licensed from Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. (SST), and is manufactured using a 0.15-micron process technology. The 78K0/Kx2 Series offers operating speeds of up to 20 MHz and power supply voltages from 1.8 V to 5.5 V. Operating current is reduced to 2.5 mA - less than one-third of similar mask ROM microcontrollers. Features like these make the series ideal for industrial systems needing high performance and for applications that require the lowest power consumption. Moreover, all these features are available without a cost premium, as products in the 78K0/Kx2 Series have comparable prices to previous mask ROM products from NEC manufactured in 0.35-micron process technology.

The K Series concept was first launched in 2003 with the announcement of the 78K0/Kx1 Series, and has since been adopted very successfully by the consumer electronics, industrial equipment and other market areas. The 78K0/Kx2 Series is the latest step in the evolution of NEC Electronics’ K Series. All 78K0/Kx2 devices feature comprehensive PWM-capable timer blocks, 10-bit A/D converters and reduce the need for external components by integrating POC circuitry, brownout detection, and on-chip 8MHz & 240 kHz ring oscillators. They further benefit from a peripheral-compatible upgrade path to NEC’s range of V850ES/Kx1+ 32-bit devices and cost reduction path to NEC Electronics’ range of 78K0S/Kx1+ 8-bit devices.

Sunrise also offers design support, together with a range of cost effective tools such as an on-chip debugger and flash programmer, that will help reduce customers’ time and cost for programming, and will enable much shorter turnaround times compared with similar mask ROM products.

Further information and samples are available on request from Sunrise Electronics.

About NEC Electronics NEC Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723) specializes in semiconductor products encompassing advanced technology solutions for the high-end computing and broadband networking markets, system solutions for the mobile handset, PC peripherals, automotive and digital consumer markets, and multi-market solutions for a wide range of customer applications. NEC Electronics Corporation has 26 subsidiaries worldwide including NEC Electronics America, Inc. and NEC Electronics (Europe) GmbH. In addition to marketing, selling and supporting NEC Electronics products to customers in their respective regions, NEC Electronics America and NEC Electronics Europe also operate local manufacturing facilities in Roseville, California, and Ballivor, Ireland, respectively. Additionally, NEC Electronics America for North America and NEC Electronics Europe for Europe are the sales and marketing channels of NEC AM-LCD modules. For additional information about NEC Electronics worldwide, visit  www.necel.com.

About Sunrise

Sunrise Electronics is the only dedicated franchised distributor in the UK electronics market and provides a high level of technical design support to customers for the whole range of NEC semiconductor products including microprocessors, microcontrollers and ASICs as well as memory and colour LCD panels. The field sales team is technically qualified to ensure total support from design concept through to purchasing.

Sunrise is a direct ship distributor. The majority of shipments are delivered directly to customers from NEC’s own ISO9000 warehouse. This ensures reduced handling, correct packaging; especially for fine pitch surface mount devices requiring vacuum sealing, factory fresh product and timely deliveries.