Munich, GermanyEpson has developed the S1C17702, a 16-bit flash microcontroller (MCU) that contains what the company claims is the industry's highest resolution dot matrix LCD driver, and features low power consumption equivalent to an 8-bit device.
The S1C17702 has a 16-bit RISC CPU, enabling it to achieve the high-speed processing capability of one clock cycle per instruction. It has a wide variety of interfaces that enable connection with multiple sensors or peripheral devices and includes 128-Kbytes of on-chip flash ROM to store large volumes of display data.
The S1C17702's dot matrix LCD driver delivers resolution of 72 SEG x 32 COM (2,304 dots). The multiple voltages required to drive the LCD panel are generated internally from the power supply voltage, eliminating the need for a dedicated power source.
With a low current consumption of typically 1.0µA during standby mode, the S1C17702 is well-suited for battery-powered devices.
Availability: Sampling; volume production is scheduled to begin in June 2008.
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Epson Europe Electronics GmbH, www.epson-electronics.de