<s>
The	O
68HC16	O
(	O
also	O
abbreviated	O
as	O
HC16	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
highly	O
modular	O
microcontroller	B-Architecture
family	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
CPU16	O
16-bit	B-Device
core	O
made	O
by	O
Freescale	O
Semiconductor	O
(	O
formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Motorola	O
Semiconductor	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CPU16	O
core	O
is	O
a	O
true	O
16-bit	B-Device
design	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
architecture	O
that	O
is	O
very	O
familiar	O
to	O
68HC11	B-Device
(	O
HC11	B-Device
)	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
an	O
upgrade	O
path	O
for	O
those	O
8-bit	O
68HC11	B-Device
designs	O
that	O
require	O
the	O
increased	O
power	O
of	O
a	O
16-bit	B-Device
CPU	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
HC16	O
and	O
the	O
CPU16	O
core	O
are	O
new	O
to	O
HC11	B-Device
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HC16	O
provides	O
a	O
software	O
upgrade	O
path	O
for	O
HC11	B-Device
users	O
while	O
giving	O
full	O
hardware	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
asynchronous	O
address	B-General_Concept
and	O
data	O
bus	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
32-bit	O
microprocessors	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
