NEC Presents uPD78F0714 and V850ES/IK1 MCUs

NEC Electronics Corp. (Japan) introduced two series of single-chip microcontrollers (MCUs) for inverter-control applications, the uPD78F0714 and V850ES/IK1™. The products are designed for use in industrial and home electronics products to provide lower noise, vibration and power consumption through intelligent motor control. The new MCUs cover operating frequencies from 8 MHz to 80 MHz. The uPD78F0714 and V850ES/IK1 Series are suitable for a variety of applications, including industrial inverter-control systems such as uninterruptible power supplies, ac servos and general-purpose inverters, as well as electric bicycles with inverter modules, which serve as power generators for variable voltage.

The V850ES/IK1 and uPD78F0714 MCUs are scheduled to start sampling in May and June 2004, respectively. For orders in 10,000-unit quantities, pricing is expected to start at $17 for the V850ES/IK1 controller with flash (uPD70F3329); $6 for the V850ES/IK1 controller with 128K of mask ROM (uPD703329); $5 for the V850ES/IK1 controller with 64K of mask ROM (uPD703327); and $4 for the uPD78F0714 controller. Mass production is scheduled to start in November 2004 with monthly production volume expected to reach 300,000 units by 2005. Pricing and availability are subject to change.