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Part	Manufacturer	Peripheral IC Type	Temperature Grade	Terminal Form	No. of Terminals	Package Code	Package Shape	Package Body Material	Integrated Cache	Surface Mount	Maximum Supply Voltage	On Chip Data RAM Width	Address Bus Width	DAC Channels	Bit Size	Power Supplies (V)	Package Style (Meter)	Package Equivalence Code	Minimum Supply Voltage	Maximum Operating Temperature	CPU Family	No. of External Interrupts	Minimum Operating Temperature	ADC Channels	Terminal Position	DMA Channels	Maximum Seated Height	ROM Words	RAM Words	Width	Data EEPROM Size	Additional Features	Boundary Scan	Peripherals	External Data Bus Width	Maximum Clock Frequency	Maximum Time At Peak Reflow Temperature (s)	Peak Reflow Temperature (C)	Length	No. of Timers	RAM Bytes	Technology	Analog To Digital Convertors	Maximum Supply Current	Nominal Supply Voltage	No. of DMA Channels	PWM Channels	No. of Serial I/Os	Sub-Category	Connectivity	ROM Programmability	Terminal Pitch	Format	JESD-30 Code	Qualification	Speed	Low Power Mode	On Chip Program ROM Width	No. of I/O Lines
SPC56EC74L8B8CX	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				80 rpm			177
SPC564B64L8B8E0X	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC	INDUSTRIAL	GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO	YES	3.6 V		0	NO	32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH	QFP208,1.2SQ,20	3 V	105 Cel	E200Z4	24	-40 Cel	YES	QUAD	YES	1.6 mm	1572864		28 mm	64K	IT ALSO OPERATES AT 5 V	YES	DMA(32), PWM, RTC, TIMER(12), WDT	0	40 MHz			28 mm		131072	CMOS	33-Ch 10-Bit, 10-Ch 12-Bit	300 mA	3.3 V	32	YES			CAN(6); I2C; SPI(8); UART(10)	FLASH	.5 mm	FIXED POINT	S-PQFP-G208		120 rpm	YES	8	177
SPC56EC70L8B8CY	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				80 rpm			177
SPC56EC64L8C9CX	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				120 rpm			177
SPC56EC74L8B9EY	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				120 rpm			177
SPC564B64L8C8E0X	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC	AUTOMOTIVE	GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO	YES	3.6 V		0	NO	32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH	QFP208,1.2SQ,20	3 V	125 Cel	E200Z4	24	-40 Cel	YES	QUAD	YES	1.6 mm	1572864		28 mm	64K	IT ALSO OPERATES AT 5 V	YES	DMA(32), PWM, RTC, TIMER(12), WDT	0	40 MHz			28 mm		131072	CMOS	33-Ch 10-Bit, 10-Ch 12-Bit	300 mA	3.3 V	32	YES			CAN(6); I2C; SPI(8); UART(10)	FLASH	.5 mm	FIXED POINT	S-PQFP-G208		120 rpm	YES	8	177
SPC56EC6L8B9E0Y	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	5.5 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		4.5 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm						5 V		YES					.5 mm				120 rpm			177
SPC56EC74L8B8EX	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				80 rpm			177
SPC564B70L8C90Y	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				120 rpm			177
SPC563M60B2CAR	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC	AUTOMOTIVE	BALL	208	LBGA	SQUARE	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO	YES	1.32 V			NO	32		GRID ARRAY, LOW PROFILE	BGA208,16X16,40	1.14 V	125 Cel	E200Z3	11	-40 Cel	YES	BOTTOM	YES	1.7 mm	1048576	24576	17 mm		IT ALSO HAS 10 AND 8 BIT RESOLUTION OF ADC	YES	POR; PWM(2); TEMPERATURE SENSOR; TIMER(6); WDT					17 mm			CMOS	32-Ch 12-Bit	250 mA	1.2 V	32	YES			CAN(2); SCI(2); SPI(2)	FLASH	1 mm	FLOATING POINT	S-PBGA-B208	Not Qualified	80 rpm	YES	8	71
SPC560C50B2C4E0X	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER		BALL	208	LBGA	SQUARE			YES	3.63 V		0		32		GRID ARRAY, LOW PROFILE		2.97 V					YES	BOTTOM	NO				17 mm					0	16 MHz			17 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					1 mm				64 rpm			123
SPC56EC70L8B8EY	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				80 rpm			177
SPC56EC74L8B8EY	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				80 rpm			177
SPC564B70L8C90X	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				120 rpm			177
SPC563M60B2CBY	STMicroelectronics		AUTOMOTIVE	BALL	208	BGA	SQUARE	PLASTIC/EPOXY		YES					32	1.2,3.3,5	GRID ARRAY	BGA208,16X16,40		125 Cel	SPC56		-40 Cel		BOTTOM			1048576													65536	CMOS		195 mA					Microcontrollers		FLASH	1 mm		S-PBGA-B208	Not Qualified	64 rpm
SPC56EC74L8B80Y	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				80 rpm			177
SPC56EC70L8C9EX	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				120 rpm			177
SPC564B74L8B8E0Y	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC	INDUSTRIAL	GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO	YES	3.6 V		0	NO	32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH	QFP208,1.2SQ,20	3 V	105 Cel	E200Z4	24	-40 Cel	YES	QUAD	YES	1.6 mm	3145728		28 mm	64K	IT ALSO OPERATES AT 5 V	YES	DMA(32), PWM, RTC, TIMER(12), WDT	0	40 MHz			28 mm		196608	CMOS	33-Ch 10-Bit, 10-Ch 12-Bit	300 mA	3.3 V	32	YES			CAN(6); I2C; SPI(8); UART(10)	FLASH	.5 mm	FIXED POINT	S-PQFP-G208		120 rpm	YES	8	177
SPC564B70L8B9E0X	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC	INDUSTRIAL	GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO	YES	3.6 V		0	NO	32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH	QFP208,1.2SQ,20	3 V	105 Cel	E200Z4	24	-40 Cel	YES	QUAD	YES	1.6 mm	2097152		28 mm	64K	ALSO OPERATES AT 5V NOMINAL SUPPLY, ALSO HAVING SHARED 19-CHANNELS OF ADC	YES	DMA(32), RTC, TIMER(12), WDT	0	40 MHz	NOT SPECIFIED	NOT SPECIFIED	28 mm		163840	CMOS	33-Ch 10-Bit; 10-Ch 12-Bit	300 mA	3.3 V	32	YES			CAN(6), I2C, SCI(10), SPI(8)	FLASH	.5 mm	FIXED POINT	S-PQFP-G208		120 rpm	YES	8	177
SPC56EC6L8B8E0Y	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	5.5 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		4.5 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm						5 V		YES					.5 mm				80 rpm			177
SPC564A70B2CFBR	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC			208	LBGA	SQUARE								32																											CMOS														120 rpm
SPC56EC74L8C8EX	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				80 rpm			177
SPC56EC64L8B8E0Y	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC	INDUSTRIAL	GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO	YES	3.6 V		0	NO	32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH	QFP208,1.2SQ,20	3 V	105 Cel	E200Z4	24	-40 Cel	YES	QUAD	YES	1.6 mm	1572864		28 mm	64K	ALSO OPERATES AT 5V NOMINAL SUPPLY, ALSO HAVING SHARED 19-CHANNELS OF ADC	YES	DMA(32), RTC, TIMER(12), WDT	0	40 MHz			28 mm		196608	CMOS	33-Ch 10-Bit; 10-Ch 12-Bit	300 mA	3.3 V	32	YES			CAN(6), ETHERNET, I2C, SCI(10), SPI(8)	FLASH	.5 mm	FIXED POINT	S-PQFP-G208		80 rpm	YES	8	177
SPC560B50B2B6E0Y	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER		BALL	208	LBGA	SQUARE			YES	3.63 V		0		32		GRID ARRAY, LOW PROFILE		2.97 V					YES	BOTTOM	NO				17 mm					0	16 MHz			17 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					1 mm				64 rpm			123
SPC56EC74L8C9CY	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				120 rpm			177
SPC56EC70L8C9ECY	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC	AUTOMOTIVE	GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO	YES	3.6 V	8	0	NO	32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH	QFP208,1.2SQ,20	3 V	125 Cel	E200Z4	24	-40 Cel	YES	QUAD	YES	1.6 mm	2097152		28 mm	65536	ALSO OPERATES AT 5V NOMINAL SUPPLY, ALSO HAVING SHARED 19-CHANNELS OF ADC	YES	DMA(32), RTC, TIMER(12), WDT	0	40 MHz	NOT SPECIFIED	NOT SPECIFIED	28 mm	12	262144	CMOS	33-Ch 10-Bit, 10-Ch 12-Bit	300 mA	3.3 V	32	YES	4		CAN(6), ETHERNET, I2C, SCI(10), SPI(8)	FLASH	.5 mm	FIXED POINT	S-PQFP-G208		120 rpm	YES	8	177
SPC56EC64L8C9EX	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				120 rpm			177
SPC564B74L8C90Y	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				120 rpm			177
SPC56EC64L8C80Y	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				80 rpm			177
SPC564A70B2CFAY	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC			208	LBGA	SQUARE								32																											CMOS														150 rpm
SPC56EC74L8C9E0Y	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC	AUTOMOTIVE	GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO	YES	3.6 V		0	NO	32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH	QFP208,1.2SQ,20	3 V	125 Cel	E200Z4	24	-40 Cel	YES	QUAD	YES	1.6 mm	3145728		28 mm	64K	ALSO OPERATES AT 5V NOMINAL SUPPLY, ALSO HAVING SHARED 19-CHANNELS OF ADC	YES	DMA(32), RTC, TIMER(12), WDT	0	40 MHz			28 mm		262144	CMOS	33-Ch 10-Bit; 10-Ch 12-Bit	300 mA	3.3 V	32	YES			CAN(6), ETHERNET, I2C, SCI(10), SPI(8)	FLASH	.5 mm	FIXED POINT	S-PQFP-G208		120 rpm	YES	8	177
SPC56EC70L8B80X	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				80 rpm			177
SPC56EC70L8B9EX	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				120 rpm			177
SPC564B70L8B90Y	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				120 rpm			177
SPC56EC64L8B9EY	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				120 rpm			177
SPC564B64L8B9E0X	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC	INDUSTRIAL	GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO	YES	3.6 V		0	NO	32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH	QFP208,1.2SQ,20	3 V	105 Cel	E200Z4	24	-40 Cel	YES	QUAD	YES	1.6 mm	1572864		28 mm	64K	ALSO OPERATES AT 5V NOMINAL SUPPLY, ALSO HAVING SHARED 19-CHANNELS OF ADC	YES	DMA(32), RTC, TIMER(12), WDT	0	40 MHz			28 mm		131072	CMOS	33-Ch 10-Bit; 10-Ch 12-Bit	300 mA	3.3 V	32	YES			CAN(6), I2C, SCI(10), SPI(8)	FLASH	.5 mm	FIXED POINT	S-PQFP-G208		120 rpm	YES	8	177
SPC56EC64L8B8CY	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				80 rpm			177
SPC56EC64L8B80X	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				80 rpm			177
SPC56EC74L8C8E0Y	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC	AUTOMOTIVE	GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE	PLASTIC/EPOXY	NO	YES	3.6 V		0	NO	32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH	QFP208,1.2SQ,20	3 V	125 Cel	E200Z4	24	-40 Cel	YES	QUAD	YES	1.6 mm	3145728		28 mm	64K	ALSO OPERATES AT 5V NOMINAL SUPPLY, ALSO HAVING SHARED 19-CHANNELS OF ADC	YES	DMA(32), RTC, TIMER(12), WDT	0	40 MHz			28 mm		262144	CMOS	33-Ch 10-Bit; 10-Ch 12-Bit	300 mA	3.3 V	32	YES			CAN(6), ETHERNET, I2C, SCI(10), SPI(8)	FLASH	.5 mm	FIXED POINT	S-PQFP-G208		80 rpm	YES	8	177
SPC560B40B2B4E0X	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER		BALL	208	LBGA	SQUARE			YES	3.63 V		0		32		GRID ARRAY, LOW PROFILE		2.97 V					YES	BOTTOM	NO				17 mm					0	16 MHz			17 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					1 mm				64 rpm			123
SPC56EC74L8C8EY	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				80 rpm			177
SPC56EC64L8C80X	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				80 rpm			177
SPC56EC70L8B90Y	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				120 rpm			177
SPC564B64L8B90X	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				120 rpm			177
SPC564A70B2CFCY	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC			208	LBGA	SQUARE								32																											CMOS														80 rpm
SPC560B50B2C6E0X	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER		BALL	208	LBGA	SQUARE			YES	3.63 V		0		32		GRID ARRAY, LOW PROFILE		2.97 V					YES	BOTTOM	NO				17 mm					0	16 MHz			17 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					1 mm				64 rpm			123
SPC560B40B2B4E0Y	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER		BALL	208	LBGA	SQUARE			YES	3.63 V		0		32		GRID ARRAY, LOW PROFILE		2.97 V					YES	BOTTOM	NO				17 mm					0	16 MHz			17 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					1 mm				64 rpm			123
SPC56EC74L8B90Y	STMicroelectronics	MICROCONTROLLER, RISC		GULL WING	208	LFQFP	SQUARE			YES	3.6 V		0		32		FLATPACK, LOW PROFILE, FINE PITCH		3 V					YES	QUAD	YES				28 mm					0	40 MHz			28 mm			CMOS			3.3 V		YES					.5 mm				120 rpm			177

Microcontrollers

A microcontroller is a type of integrated circuit (IC) that is designed to control a specific task or set of tasks within a larger system. Unlike a microprocessor, which is designed to be a general-purpose computing device, a microcontroller is optimized for embedded applications that require real-time control and processing.

Microcontrollers typically contain a processor core, memory, input/output (I/O) ports, and various peripheral devices, all on a single chip. The processor core is usually a low-power, low-speed version of a microprocessor, such as an 8-bit or 16-bit processor. The memory on a microcontroller includes both volatile and non-volatile memory, such as random-access memory (RAM) and flash memory, respectively. The I/O ports are used to interface with external devices such as sensors, switches, and displays.

Microcontrollers are used in a wide range of applications, including automotive systems, medical devices, consumer electronics, and industrial automation. They are particularly well-suited for applications that require real-time control and processing, such as motor control, temperature sensing, and data acquisition.

One of the key advantages of microcontrollers is their low cost and small size. Because all of the necessary components are integrated onto a single chip, microcontrollers are much smaller and less expensive than other types of computing devices. This makes them ideal for use in small, battery-powered devices such as handheld calculators and remote controls.