Philips Electronics Offers LPC210x Series Microcontrollers

Royal Philips Electronics (the Netherlands) announced three new additions to its LPC2000 microcontroller (MCU) family, the LPC2101, the LPC2102, and the LPC2103. Based on the ARM7 TDMI-S architecture, the new LPC210x Series can operate at speeds up to 70 Mhz (63 MIPs), 10 Mhz faster than the current fastest ARM7 MCUs on the market, according to the company.

The new ARM7-based MCUs also feature fast I/O capabilities, which allow bit-toggling at a speed of 17.5 MHz. In addition, power management features allow deep power-down mode current consumption - with the real-time clock running - to be less than 10 µA. On-board communication peripherals include two 16C550-compatible UARTs, two fast I2C-bus interfaces, two SPI/SSP interfaces, four timers with pulse-width modulation capability, and a 10-bit analog-to-digital converter.

The LPC210x Series MCUs will be available starting in November 2005.