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Microcontrollers facilitate the control and operation of embedded systems by executing programmed instructions. Key attributes include Core Processor, Connectivity, and Operating Temperature, which are essential for performance and compatibility. These components are widely used in applications such as new product design and prototyping.

What are Microcontrollers ?

Microcontrollers are integrated circuits designed to manage specific tasks within embedded systems by executing programmed instructions. They are commonly used in applications like embedded control systems, production electronics assembly, and maintenance. Important specifications for selection include Core Processor, which determines processing power; Connectivity, which affects communication capabilities; and Operating Temperature, which ensures reliable performance in various environments. Sourcing teams should validate lifecycle status and consider alternate-source options to mitigate procurement risks.

Part & Mfr	Total Stock	Pricing & RFQ	Connectivity	Core Processor	Core Size	Data Converters	EEPROM Size	Mounting Type	Number of I	Operating Temperature	Oscillator Type	Peripherals	Program Memory Size	Program Memory Type	RAM Size	Speed	Supplier Device Package	Voltage
DS5510AJ/883 Texas Instruments	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MC68HC908QT4CPE,174 NXP Semiconductors	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	-	HC08	8-Bit	A/D 4x8b	-	Through Hole	5	-40°C ~ 85°C (TA)	Internal	LVD, POR, PWM	4KB (4K x 8)	FLASH	128 x 8	8MHz	8-PDIP	2.7V ~ 5.5V
HCDF261220J Renesas	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SABC505CA4EMCABXUMA1 Download Datasheet for SABC505CA4EMCABXUMA1 Infineon Technologies	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	CANbus, UART/USART	C500	8-Bit	A/D 8x10b SAR	-	Surface Mount	34	0°C ~ 70°C (TA)	External, Internal	POR, PWM, WDT	32KB (32K x 8)	OTP	1.25K x 8	20MHz	PG-MQFP-44-2	4.25V ~ 5.5V
S912XEG128J1CAL Freescale Semiconductor	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	CANbus, EBI/EMI, I²C, IrDA, SCI, SPI	HCS12X	16-Bit	A/D 16x12b SAR	2K x 8	Surface Mount	91	-40°C ~ 85°C (TA)	External, Internal	LVD, POR, PWM, WDT	128KB (128K x 8)	FLASH	12K x 8	50MHz	112-LQFP (20x20)	1.72V ~ 1.98V
S9S12HZ256J3VAL Freescale Semiconductor	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	CANbus, EBI/EMI, I²C, SCI, SPI	HCS12	16-Bit	A/D 16x10b	2K x 8	Surface Mount	91	-40°C ~ 105°C (TA)	Internal	LCD, Motor control PWM, POR, PWM, WDT	256KB (256K x 8)	FLASH	12K x 8	25MHz	112-LQFP (20x20)	2.35V ~ 2.75V
MK10DX128ZVMD10 Freescale Semiconductor	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	CANbus, EBI/EMI, I²C, IrDA, SD, SPI, UART/USART	ARM® Cortex®-M4	32-Bit Single-Core	A/D 46x16b; D/A 2x12b	4K x 8	Surface Mount	104	-40°C ~ 105°C (TA)	Internal	DMA, I²S, LVD, POR, PWM, WDT	128KB (128K x 8)	FLASH	16K x 8	100MHz	144-MAPBGA (13x13)	1.71V ~ 3.6V
MC9S12H256VFVER Freescale Semiconductor	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	CANbus, I²C, IrDA, LINbus, SCI, SPI, UART/USART	HCS12	16-Bit	A/D 16x10b	4K x 8	Surface Mount	85	-40°C ~ 105°C (TA)	Internal	LCD, LVD, POR, PWM, WDT	256KB (256K x 8)	FLASH	6K x 8	50MHz	144-LQFP (20x20)	4.5V ~ 5.5V
MK21FN1M0VLQ12 Freescale Semiconductor	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	CANbus, I²C, IrDA, SPI, UART/USART, USB, USB OTG	ARM® Cortex®-M4	32-Bit Single-Core	A/D 2x16b; D/A 2x12b	-	Surface Mount	104	-40°C ~ 105°C (TA)	Internal	DMA, I²S, LVD, POR, PWM, WDT	1MB (1M x 8)	FLASH	128K x 8	120MHz	144-LQFP (20x20)	1.71V ~ 3.6V
MCF51JM64VLH557 Download Datasheet for MCF51JM64VLH557 NXP Semiconductors	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	CANbus, I²C, SCI, SPI, USB OTG	Coldfire V1	32-Bit Single-Core	A/D 12x12b	-	Surface Mount	51	-40°C ~ 105°C (TA)	External	LVD, PWM, WDT	64KB (64K x 8)	FLASH	16K x 8	50MHz	64-LQFP (10x10)	2.7V ~ 5.5V
MCF5214CVF66 Freescale Semiconductor	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	CANbus, EBI/EMI, I²C, SPI, UART/USART	Coldfire V2	32-Bit Single-Core	A/D 8x12b	-	Surface Mount	142	-40°C ~ 85°C (TA)	Internal	DMA, LVD, POR, PWM, WDT	256KB (256K x 8)	FLASH	64K x 8	66MHz	256-MAPBGA (17x17)	2.7V ~ 3.6V
MCF53016CMJ240J Freescale Semiconductor	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	EBI/EMI, Ethernet, I²C, Memory Card, SPI, SSI, UART/USART, USB, USB OTG	Coldfire V3	32-Bit Single-Core	-	-	Surface Mount	83	-40°C ~ 85°C	Internal	DMA, PWM, WDT	-	ROMless	128K x 8	240MHz	256-MAPBGA (17x17)	1.08V ~ 3.6V
MPC562MZP56 Motorola Semicondutor	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	CANbus, EBI/EMI, SCI, SPI, UART/USART	PowerPC	32-Bit Single-Core	A/D 32x10b	-	Surface Mount	64	-40°C ~ 125°C (TA)	External	POR, PWM, WDT	-	ROMless	32K x 8	56MHz	388-PBGA (27x27)	2.5V ~ 2.7V
MC9328MX21CVK557 Download Datasheet for MC9328MX21CVK557 NXP Semiconductors	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SPC5643LF2MLQ1R,528 NXP Semiconductors	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	CANbus, FlexRay, LINbus, SPI, UART/USART	e200z4	32-Bit Dual-Core	A/D 32x12b	-	Surface Mount	-	-40°C ~ 125°C (TA)	Internal	DMA, POR, PWM, WDT	1MB (1M x 8)	FLASH	128K x 8	120MHz	144-LQFP (20x20)	3V ~ 5.5V
MC68332AMEH16 Freescale Semiconductor	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	EBI/EMI, SCI, SPI, UART/USART	CPU32	32-Bit Single-Core	-	-	Surface Mount	15	-40°C ~ 125°C (TA)	Internal	POR, PWM, WDT	-	ROMless	2K x 8	16MHz	132-PQFP (24.13x24.13)	4.5V ~ 5.5V
AT91SAM7S32-AU-999 Atmel	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	I²C, SPI, SSC, UART/USART	ARM7®	16/32-Bit	A/D 8x10b	-	Surface Mount	21	-40°C ~ 85°C (TA)	Internal	Brown-out Detect/Reset, DMA, POR, PWM, WDT	32KB (32K x 8)	FLASH	8K x 8	55MHz	48-LQFP (7x7)	1.65V ~ 1.95V
AT89C5131A-PLTUL Atmel	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	I²C, SPI, UART/USART, USB	80C51	8-Bit	-	4K x 8	Surface Mount	34	-40°C ~ 85°C (TA)	Internal	LED, POR, PWM, WDT	32KB (32K x 8)	FLASH	1.25K x 8	48MHz	48-QFN (7x7)	3V ~ 3.6V
AT90USB647-16AE Atmel	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	EBI/EMI, I²C, SPI, UART/USART, USB OTG	AVR	8-Bit	A/D 8x10b	2K x 8	-	-	-40°C ~ 85°C (TA)	Internal	Brown-out Detect/Reset, POR, PWM, WDT	64KB (64K x 8)	FLASH	4K x 8	16MHz	-	-
MPC5554MVR80 Freescale Semiconductor	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	CANbus, EBI/EMI, SCI, SPI	e200z6	32-Bit Single-Core	A/D 40x12b	-	Surface Mount	256	-40°C ~ 125°C (TA)	External	DMA, POR, PWM, WDT	2MB (2M x 8)	FLASH	64K x 8	80MHz	416-PBGA (27x27)	1.35V ~ 1.65V
UPD70F3839GA-GAM-AX Renesas	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	CSI, EBI/EMI, I²C, UART/USART	V850ES	32-Bit Single-Core	A/D 6x10b; D/A 1x8b	-	Surface Mount	34	-40°C ~ 85°C (TA)	Internal	DMA, LVD, PWM, WDT	256KB (256K x 8)	FLASH	16K x 8	20MHz	-	2.2V ~ 3.6V
MC912D60PCPV Motorola Semicondutor	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MC9RS08KB12CSG574 Download Datasheet for MC9RS08KB12CSG574 Freescale Semiconductor	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	I²C, SPI	S08	8-Bit	A/D 12x10b	-	Surface Mount	14	-40°C ~ 85°C (TA)	Internal	LVD, POR, PWM, WDT	12KB (12K x 8)	FLASH	254 x 8	20MHz	16-SOIC	1.8V ~ 5.5V
MC688040FE40V Motorola Semicondutor	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
R5F21334CDFP#V2 Renesas	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	I²C, LINbus, SIO, SSU, UART/USART	R8C	16-Bit	A/D 12x10b; D/A 2x8b	-	Surface Mount	27	-40°C ~ 85°C (TA)	Internal	POR, PWM, Voltage Detect, WDT	16KB (16K x 8)	FLASH	1.5K x 8	20MHz	32-LQFP (7x7)	1.8V ~ 5.5V
XC431622VFU8 Motorola Semicondutor	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MK20DX256VLK7R528 Download Datasheet for MK20DX256VLK7R528 Freescale Semiconductor	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	CANbus, EBI/EMI, I²C, IrDA, SPI, UART/USART, USB, USB OTG	ARM® Cortex®-M4	32-Bit Single-Core	A/D 2x16b; D/A 1x12b	2K x 8	Surface Mount	52	-40°C ~ 105°C (TA)	Internal	DMA, I²S, LVD, POR, PWM, WDT	256KB (256K x 8)	FLASH	64K x 8	72MHz	80-LQFP (12x12)	1.71V ~ 3.6V
SAK-XE161FU8F40VAAKXUMA1 Infineon Technologies	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	I²C, LINbus, SPI, UART/USART	C166SV2	16-Bit	A/D 10x8/10/12b SAR	-	Surface Mount	33	-40°C ~ 125°C (TA)	Internal	DMA, I²S, POR, PWM, WDT	64KB (64K x 8)	FLASH	8K x 8	40MHz	PG-VQFN-48-54	3V ~ 5.5V
MCF51JM128VLD,557 Download Datasheet for MCF51JM128VLD,557 NXP Semiconductors	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	I²C, SCI, SPI, USB OTG	Coldfire V1	32-Bit Single-Core	A/D 8x12b	-	Surface Mount	33	-40°C ~ 105°C (TA)	External	LVD, PWM, WDT	128KB (128K x 8)	FLASH	16K x 8	50MHz	44-LQFP (10x10)	2.7V ~ 5.5V
MCF5274LCVM166 Download Datasheet for MCF5274LCVM166 Freescale Semiconductor	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	EBI/EMI, Ethernet, I²C, SPI, UART/USART, USB	Coldfire V2	32-Bit Single-Core	-	-	Surface Mount	69	-40°C ~ 85°C (TA)	External	DMA, WDT	-	ROMless	64K x 8	166MHz	196-MAPBGA (15x15)	1.4V ~ 1.6V
ATMEGA32M1-ESMZ Atmel	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	CANbus, LINbus, SPI, UART/USART	AVR	8-Bit	A/D 11x10b; D/A 1x10b	1K x 8	Surface Mount	-	-40°C ~ 125°C (TA)	Internal	Brown-out Detect/Reset, POR, PWM, Temp Sensor, WDT	32KB (16K x 16)	FLASH	2K x 8	16MHz	32-QFN (7x7)	2.7V ~ 5.5V
COP8CBE9IMT9/NOPB Download Datasheet for COP8CBE9IMT9/NOPB Texas Instruments	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	Microwire/Plus (SPI), UART/USART	COP8	8-Bit	A/D 16x10b	-	Surface Mount	39	0°C ~ 70°C (TA)	Internal	Brown-out Detect/Reset, POR, PWM, WDT	8KB (8K x 8)	FLASH	256 x 8	6.67MHz	48-TSSOP	2.7V ~ 5.5V
COP8CBR9HVA8/NOPB Download Datasheet for COP8CBR9HVA8/NOPB Texas Instruments	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	Microwire/Plus (SPI), UART/USART	COP8	8-Bit	A/D 16x10b	-	Surface Mount	37	-40°C ~ 85°C (TA)	Internal	Brown-out Detect/Reset, POR, PWM, WDT	32KB (32K x 8)	FLASH	1K x 8	20MHz	44-PLCC (16.58x16.58)	2.7V ~ 5.5V
ATMEGA64M1-ESAD Atmel	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	CANbus, LINbus, SPI, UART/USART	AVR	8-Bit	A/D 11x10b; D/A 1x10b	2K x 8	Surface Mount	-	-40°C ~ 150°C (TA)	Internal	Brown-out Detect/Reset, POR, PWM, Temp Sensor, WDT	64KB (32K x 16)	FLASH	4K x 8	16MHz	32-TQFP (7x7)	2.7V ~ 5.5V
MC9S08PL60CLH Freescale Semiconductor	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	LINbus, SCI, UART/USART	S08	8-Bit	A/D 16x10b	256 x 8	Surface Mount	57	-40°C ~ 85°C (TA)	Internal	LVD, POR, PWM	60KB (60K x 8)	FLASH	4K x 8	20MHz	64-LQFP (10x10)	2.7V ~ 5.5V
TN87C196KC-20 Rochester Electronics	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	SIO	MCS 96	16-Bit	A/D 8x10b	-	Surface Mount	40	-40°C ~ 85°C (TA)	External	PWM, WDT	16KB (16K x 8)	OTP	488 x 8	20MHz	68-PLCC	4.5V ~ 5.5V
COP8SGR728N8 Download Datasheet for COP8SGR728N8 Texas Instruments	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	Microwire/Plus (SPI), UART/USART	COP8	8-Bit	-	-	Through Hole	24	-40°C ~ 85°C (TA)	Internal	POR, PWM, WDT	32KB (32K x 8)	OTP	512 x 8	15MHz	28-PDIP	2.7V ~ 5.5V
S912ZVC12F0VLFR,528 NXP Semiconductors	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	CANbus, I²C, SCI, SPI	S12Z	16-Bit	A/D 10x10b; D/A 1x8b	2K x 8	Surface Mount	28	-40°C ~ 105°C (TA)	Internal	DMA, POR, PWM, WDT	128KB (128K x 8)	FLASH	8K x 8	32MHz	48-LQFP (7x7)	3.5V ~ 40V
S912ZVH128F2VLL,557 NXP Semiconductors	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	CANbus, I²C, LINbus, SCI, SPI	S12Z	16-Bit	A/D 4x10b	4K x 8	Surface Mount	78	-40°C ~ 105°C (TA)	Internal	DMA, LCD, POR, PWM, WDT	128KB (128K x 8)	FLASH	8K x 8	32MHz	100-LQFP (14x14)	4.5V ~ 5.5V
S9S08DV32F2MLH557 NXP Semiconductors	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	CANbus, I²C, LINbus, SCI, SPI	S08	8-Bit	A/D 16x12b	-	Surface Mount	53	-40°C ~ 125°C (TA)	External	LVD, POR, PWM, WDT	32KB (32K x 8)	FLASH	2K x 8	40MHz	64-LQFP (10x10)	2.7V ~ 5.5V
MC68HC908QT4VPE Freescale Semiconductor	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	-	HC08	8-Bit	A/D 4x8b	-	Through Hole	5	-40°C ~ 105°C (TA)	Internal	LVD, POR, PWM	4KB (4K x 8)	FLASH	128 x 8	8MHz	8-PDIP	2.7V ~ 5.5V
$AM188EM-40KC\\W$ AM188EM-40KC\\W Rochester Electronics	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
LPC18S30FEET100551 NXP Semiconductors	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SAF-XC164CM-16F40FBA Infineon Technologies	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	ASC, CANbus, SPI, SSC, UART/USART	C166SV2	16-Bit	A/D 14x8/10b SAR	-	Surface Mount	47	-40°C ~ 85°C (TA)	External, Internal	PWM, WDT	128KB (128K x 8)	FLASH	8K x 8	40MHz	PG-LQFP-64-4	4.5V ~ 5.5V
MC9S08SH32CTL574 Download Datasheet for MC9S08SH32CTL574 Freescale Semiconductor	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	I²C, LINbus, SCI, SPI	S08	8-Bit	A/D 16x10b	-	Surface Mount	23	-40°C ~ 85°C (TA)	Internal	LVD, POR, PWM, WDT	32KB (32K x 8)	FLASH	1K x 8	40MHz	28-TSSOP	2.7V ~ 5.5V
S9S12XS256J0MAE,557 Download Datasheet for S9S12XS256J0MAE,557 NXP Semiconductors	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	CANbus, SCI, SPI	HCS12X	16-Bit	A/D 8x12b	-	Surface Mount	44	-40°C ~ 125°C (TA)	External	LVD, POR, PWM, WDT	256KB (256K x 8)	FLASH	12K x 8	40MHz	64-LQFP (10x10)	1.72V ~ 5.5V
UPD78F0818AGK(A)-9ET-A Renesas	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
XC206096F80LACKXUMA1 Infineon Technologies	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
R5F21272SNFP#U0 Renesas	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	I²C, LINbus, SIO, SSU, UART/USART	R8C	16-Bit	A/D 12x10b	-	Surface Mount	25	-20°C ~ 85°C (TA)	Internal	LED, POR, Voltage Detect, WDT	8KB (8K x 8)	FLASH	512 x 8	20MHz	32-LQFP (7x7)	2.2V ~ 5.5V
8751H-8/BQA Rochester Electronics	Stock on Request Send RFQ	Price on request Price and Stock on Request Stock on Request Send RFQ	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Microcontrollers are essential components in embedded control systems, providing the core processing power needed for a variety of applications. At DistyParts, we offer a comprehensive selection of microcontrollers that cater to diverse needs, from new product design and prototyping to production electronics assembly and maintenance.

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