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STM32F102R6T6A

STMicroelectronics

MICROCONTROLLER, RISC

INDUSTRIAL

GULL WING

64

QFP

SQUARE

PLASTIC/EPOXY

YES

3.6 V

0

32

2.5/3.3

FLATPACK

QFP64,.47SQ,20

2 V

85 Cel

CORTEX-M3

-40 Cel

NICKEL PALLADIUM GOLD

YES

QUAD

YES

32768

10 mm

0

DMA(7), POR, RTC, TIMER(5)

0

16 MHz

30

260

10 mm

6144

CMOS

16-Ch 12-Bit

3.3 V

YES

Microcontrollers

I2C, IRDA, LIN, SPI(2), USART(2), USB

FLASH

.5 mm

S-PQFP-G64

3

Not Qualified

48 rpm

e4

8

51

C164CI8E25MDBFXQMA1

Infineon Technologies

MICROCONTROLLER

INDUSTRIAL

GULL WING

80

QFP

SQUARE

PLASTIC/EPOXY

YES

5.5 V

22

NO

16

FLATPACK

4.75 V

85 Cel

-40 Cel

TIN

YES

QUAD

NO

2.45 mm

65536

14 mm

0

TIMER(3), WDT

16

16 MHz

14 mm

4096

CMOS

8-Ch 10-Bit

5 V

YES

CAN, SPI, USART

OTPROM

.65 mm

S-PQFP-G80

3

25 rpm

e3

8

59

C164CI8E25MDBKXQMA1

Infineon Technologies

MICROCONTROLLER

AUTOMOTIVE

GULL WING

80

QFP

SQUARE

PLASTIC/EPOXY

YES

5.5 V

22

NO

16

FLATPACK

4.75 V

125 Cel

-40 Cel

YES

QUAD

NO

2.45 mm

65536

14 mm

0

POR, RTC, TIMER(7), WDT

16

20 MHz

NOT SPECIFIED

NOT SPECIFIED

14 mm

4096

CMOS

8-Ch 10-Bit

5 V

YES

CAN, SPI, USART

OTPROM

.65 mm

S-PQFP-G80

20 rpm

8

59

C165LMHAFXUMA1

Infineon Technologies

MICROCONTROLLER

COMMERCIAL

GULL WING

100

QFP

RECTANGULAR

PLASTIC/EPOXY

YES

3.6 V

24

NO

16

FLATPACK

3 V

70 Cel

0 Cel

NO

QUAD

NO

3.4 mm

14 mm

0

TIMER(5), WDT

16

40 MHz

NOT SPECIFIED

NOT SPECIFIED

20 mm

4

CMOS

3.3 V

YES

ASC, SSC

.65 mm

R-PQFP-G100

20 rpm

77

C167CRL33MHAKXQLA2

Infineon Technologies

MICROCONTROLLER

AUTOMOTIVE

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

PLASTIC/EPOXY

YES

5.5 V

24

NO

16

FLATPACK

4.5 V

125 Cel

-40 Cel

YES

QUAD

NO

2.75 mm

4096

28 mm

0

PWM(4), TIMER(9), WDT

16

33 MHz

28 mm

CMOS

16-Ch 10-Bit

5 V

YES

CAN, SPI, USART

.65 mm

S-PQFP-G144

3

33 rpm

111

C167CRL33MHAKXUMA2

Infineon Technologies

MICROCONTROLLER

AUTOMOTIVE

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

PLASTIC/EPOXY

YES

5.5 V

24

NO

16

FLATPACK

4.5 V

125 Cel

-40 Cel

YES

QUAD

NO

2.75 mm

4096

28 mm

0

PWM(4), TIMER(9), WDT

16

33 MHz

28 mm

CMOS

16-Ch 10-Bit

5 V

YES

CAN, SPI, USART

.65 mm

S-PQFP-G144

3

33 rpm

111

C167CRLMHABXUMA2

Infineon Technologies

MICROCONTROLLER

COMMERCIAL

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

PLASTIC/EPOXY

YES

5.5 V

24

NO

16

FLATPACK

4.5 V

70 Cel

0 Cel

TIN

YES

QUAD

NO

2.75 mm

4096

28 mm

0

PWM(4), TIMER(9), WDT

16

25 MHz

28 mm

CMOS

16-Ch 10-Bit

5 V

YES

CAN, SPI, USART

.65 mm

S-PQFP-G144

3

25 rpm

e3

111

C167CRLMHAFXQLA2

Infineon Technologies

MICROCONTROLLER

INDUSTRIAL

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

PLASTIC/EPOXY

YES

5.5 V

24

NO

16

FLATPACK

4.5 V

85 Cel

-40 Cel

YES

QUAD

NO

2.75 mm

4096

28 mm

0

PWM(4), TIMER(9), WDT

16

25 MHz

28 mm

CMOS

16-Ch 10-Bit

5 V

YES

CAN, SPI, USART

.65 mm

S-PQFP-G144

3

25 rpm

111

C167CRLMHAFXUMA2

Infineon Technologies

MICROCONTROLLER

INDUSTRIAL

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

PLASTIC/EPOXY

YES

5.5 V

24

NO

16

FLATPACK

4.5 V

85 Cel

-40 Cel

YES

QUAD

NO

2.75 mm

4096

28 mm

0

PWM(4), TIMER(9), WDT

16

25 MHz

NOT SPECIFIED

NOT SPECIFIED

28 mm

CMOS

16-Ch 10-Bit

5 V

YES

CAN, SPI, USART

.65 mm

S-PQFP-G144

25 rpm

111

C167CSL33MCAKXUMA2

Infineon Technologies

MICROCONTROLLER

AUTOMOTIVE

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

PLASTIC/EPOXY

YES

5.5 V

24

NO

16

FLATPACK

4.5 V

125 Cel

-40 Cel

TIN

YES

QUAD

NO

4.1 mm

11264

28 mm

0

RTC, TIMER(5), WDT

16

40 MHz

28 mm

CMOS

24-Ch 10-Bit

5 V

YES

CAN(2), SPI, USART

.65 mm

S-PQFP-G144

3

33 rpm

e3

111

C167CSL40MCABXQLA2

Infineon Technologies

MICROCONTROLLER, RISC

AUTOMOTIVE

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

PLASTIC/EPOXY

YES

5.5 V

24

NO

16

FLATPACK

2.5 V

125 Cel

-40 Cel

YES

QUAD

NO

4.1 mm

28 mm

0

PWM(4), RTC, TIMER(5), WDT

16

40 MHz

28 mm

11264

CMOS

24-Ch 10-Bit

4.9 V

YES

CAN(2), SPI, USART

.65 mm

S-PQFP-G144

3

40 rpm

111

C167CSL40MCABXUMA2

Infineon Technologies

MICROCONTROLLER, RISC

AUTOMOTIVE

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

PLASTIC/EPOXY

YES

5.5 V

24

NO

16

FLATPACK

2.5 V

125 Cel

-40 Cel

YES

QUAD

NO

4.1 mm

28 mm

0

PWM(4), RTC, TIMER(5), WDT

16

40 MHz

28 mm

11264

CMOS

24-Ch 10-Bit

4.9 V

YES

CAN(2), SPI, USART

.65 mm

S-PQFP-G144

3

40 rpm

111

C167CSLMCABXUMA2

Infineon Technologies

MICROCONTROLLER

COMMERCIAL

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

PLASTIC/EPOXY

YES

5.5 V

24

NO

16

FLATPACK

4.5 V

70 Cel

0 Cel

YES

QUAD

NO

4.1 mm

11264

28 mm

0

RTC, TIMER(5), WDT

16

40 MHz

28 mm

CMOS

24-Ch 10-Bit

5 V

YES

CAN(2), SPI, USART

.65 mm

S-PQFP-G144

3

24 rpm

111

C167CSLMCAFXQLA2

Infineon Technologies

MICROCONTROLLER, RISC

INDUSTRIAL

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

PLASTIC/EPOXY

YES

5.5 V

24

NO

16

FLATPACK

4.5 V

85 Cel

-40 Cel

YES

QUAD

NO

4.1 mm

11264

28 mm

0

RTC, TIMER(5), WDT

16

40 MHz

NOT SPECIFIED

NOT SPECIFIED

28 mm

CMOS

24-Ch 10-Bit

5 V

YES

CAN(2), SPI, USART

.65 mm

S-PQFP-G144

25 rpm

111

C167SRLMHABXUMA2

Infineon Technologies

MICROCONTROLLER

COMMERCIAL

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

PLASTIC/EPOXY

YES

5.5 V

24

NO

16

FLATPACK

4.5 V

70 Cel

0 Cel

TIN

YES

QUAD

NO

2.75 mm

4096

28 mm

0

PWM(4), TIMER(9), WDT

16

25 MHz

28 mm

CMOS

16-Ch 10-Bit

5 V

YES

CAN, SPI, USART

.65 mm

S-PQFP-G144

3

25 rpm

e3

111

C167SRLMHAKXQLA2

Infineon Technologies

MICROCONTROLLER

AUTOMOTIVE

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

PLASTIC/EPOXY

YES

5.5 V

24

NO

16

FLATPACK

4.5 V

125 Cel

-40 Cel

TIN

YES

QUAD

NO

2.75 mm

4096

28 mm

0

PWM(4), TIMER(9), WDT

16

25 MHz

28 mm

CMOS

16-Ch 10-Bit

5 V

YES

CAN, SPI, USART

.65 mm

S-PQFP-G144

3

25 rpm

e3

111

C167SRLMHAKXUMA2

Infineon Technologies

MICROCONTROLLER

AUTOMOTIVE

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

PLASTIC/EPOXY

YES

5.5 V

24

NO

16

FLATPACK

4.5 V

125 Cel

-40 Cel

TIN

YES

QUAD

NO

2.75 mm

4096

28 mm

0

PWM(4), TIMER(9), WDT

16

25 MHz

28 mm

CMOS

16-Ch 10-Bit

5 V

YES

CAN, SPI, USART

.65 mm

S-PQFP-G144

3

25 rpm

e3

111

C164CI8RMCAFXUMA1

Infineon Technologies

MICROCONTROLLER

AUTOMOTIVE

GULL WING

80

QFP

SQUARE

PLASTIC/EPOXY

YES

5.5 V

22

NO

16

FLATPACK

4.75 V

125 Cel

-40 Cel

YES

QUAD

NO

2.45 mm

65536

14 mm

0

POR, RTC, TIMER(7), WDT

16

20 MHz

NOT SPECIFIED

NOT SPECIFIED

14 mm

4096

CMOS

8-Ch 10-Bit

5 V

YES

CAN, SPI, USART

MROM

.65 mm

S-PQFP-G80

20 rpm

8

59

C164CI8RMCAKXUMB2

Infineon Technologies

MICROCONTROLLER

AUTOMOTIVE

GULL WING

80

QFP

SQUARE

PLASTIC/EPOXY

YES

5.5 V

22

NO

16

FLATPACK

4.75 V

125 Cel

-40 Cel

YES

QUAD

NO

2.45 mm

65536

14 mm

0

POR, RTC, TIMER(7), WDT

16

20 MHz

14 mm

4096

CMOS

8-Ch 10-Bit

5 V

YES

CAN, SPI, USART

MROM

.65 mm

S-PQFP-G80

20 rpm

8

59

C167CSLMCABXQLA2

Infineon Technologies

MICROCONTROLLER

AUTOMOTIVE

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

PLASTIC/EPOXY

YES

5.5 V

24

NO

16

FLATPACK

4.5 V

125 Cel

-40 Cel

YES

QUAD

NO

2.75 mm

28 mm

0

24 INPUT ADC LINES AVAILABLE

TIMER(9), WDT

16

25 MHz

28 mm

11264

CMOS

5 V

YES

CAN(2), SIO(3)

.65 mm

S-PQFP-G144

3

25 rpm

111

W78E054DFG

Nuvoton Technology

MICROCONTROLLER

INDUSTRIAL

GULL WING

44

QFP

SQUARE

PLASTIC/EPOXY

NO

YES

5.5 V

8

16

NO

8

FLATPACK

QFP44,.52SQ,32

4.5 V

85 Cel

8052

4

-40 Cel

NO

QUAD

NO

2.7 mm

16384

256

10 mm

0

ALSO OPERATES AT 10 MHZ AT 2.4V

NO

POR, TIMER(3), WDT

8

40 MHz

NOT SPECIFIED

NOT SPECIFIED

10 mm

256

CMOS

16 mA

5 V

NO

1

UART

FLASH

.8 mm

FIXED POINT

S-PQFP-G44

Not Qualified

40 rpm

YES

8

36

LC87F5VP6AU-QIP-H

Onsemi

MICROCONTROLLER

INDUSTRIAL

GULL WING

100

QFP

RECTANGULAR

PLASTIC/EPOXY

YES

5.5 V

0

NO

8

2.5/5.5

FLATPACK

QFP100,.7X.9

3 V

85 Cel

-40 Cel

TIN BISMUTH

YES

QUAD

NO

3 mm

262144

14 mm

0

ALSO OPERATES AT 2.5 TO 5.5V @ 8 MHZ

PWM(4), TIMER(7), WDT

0

30 MHz

30

260

20 mm

10240

CMOS

15-Ch 8-Bit

23.5 mA

YES

Microcontrollers

SIO(3), UART(2)

FLASH

.65 mm

R-PQFP-G100

3

Not Qualified

15 rpm

e6

8

81

DF2134FA20V

Renesas Electronics

MICROCONTROLLER

COMMERCIAL EXTENDED

GULL WING

80

QFP

SQUARE

PLASTIC/EPOXY

YES

0

YES

16

FLATPACK

75 Cel

-20 Cel

TIN BISMUTH

YES

QUAD

NO

2-Ch 8-Bit

3.05 mm

131072

14 mm

0

PWM, TIMER(4), WDT(2)

0

14 mm

4096

CMOS

8-Ch 10-Bit

YES

FLASH

.65 mm

S-PQFP-G80

20 rpm

e6

8

UPD70F3371M2GBA-GAH-E3-QS-AX

Renesas Electronics

MICROCONTROLLER, RISC

GULL WING

64

QFP

SQUARE

YES

5.5 V

0

32

FLATPACK

3.3 V

YES

QUAD

YES

10 mm

0

8 MHz

10 mm

YES

.5 mm

32 rpm

51

SP5742PFK1AKLQ5R

NXP Semiconductors

MICROCONTROLLER, RISC

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

YES

3.6 V

32

32

FLATPACK

3.15 V

TIN

YES

QUAD

YES

20 mm

64

40 MHz

40

260

20 mm

3.3 V

YES

.5 mm

3

200 rpm

e3

79

SP5743PFK1AMLQ9R

NXP Semiconductors

MICROCONTROLLER, RISC

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

YES

3.6 V

32

32

FLATPACK

3.15 V

TIN

YES

QUAD

YES

20 mm

64

40 MHz

40

260

20 mm

3.3 V

YES

.5 mm

3

200 rpm

e3

79

SP5744PFK1AMLQ9R

NXP Semiconductors

MICROCONTROLLER, RISC

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

YES

3.6 V

32

32

FLATPACK

3.15 V

TIN

YES

QUAD

YES

20 mm

64

40 MHz

40

260

20 mm

3.3 V

YES

.5 mm

3

200 rpm

e3

79

SPC5605BK0CLU4

NXP Semiconductors

MICROCONTROLLER, RISC

GULL WING

176

QFP

SQUARE

YES

3.6 V

0

32

FLATPACK

3 V

TIN

YES

QUAD

YES

24 mm

0

40 MHz

40

260

24 mm

3.3 V

YES

.5 mm

3

48 rpm

e3

149

SPC5605BK0VLU6R

NXP Semiconductors

MICROCONTROLLER, RISC

GULL WING

176

QFP

SQUARE

YES

3.6 V

0

32

FLATPACK

3 V

TIN

YES

QUAD

YES

24 mm

0

40 MHz

40

260

24 mm

3.3 V

YES

.5 mm

3

64 rpm

e3

149

SPC5605BK0VLU6

NXP Semiconductors

MICROCONTROLLER, RISC

GULL WING

176

QFP

SQUARE

YES

3.6 V

0

32

FLATPACK

3 V

TIN

YES

QUAD

YES

24 mm

0

40 MHz

40

260

24 mm

3.3 V

YES

.5 mm

3

64 rpm

e3

149

SPC5606BK0CLU6

NXP Semiconductors

MICROCONTROLLER, RISC

GULL WING

176

QFP

SQUARE

YES

3.6 V

0

32

FLATPACK

3 V

TIN

YES

QUAD

YES

24 mm

0

40 MHz

40

260

24 mm

3.3 V

YES

.5 mm

3

64 rpm

e3

149

SPC5606BK0VLU4

NXP Semiconductors

MICROCONTROLLER, RISC

GULL WING

176

QFP

SQUARE

YES

3.6 V

0

32

FLATPACK

3 V

TIN

YES

QUAD

YES

24 mm

0

40 MHz

40

260

24 mm

3.3 V

YES

.5 mm

3

48 rpm

e3

149

SPC5606BK0VLU6R

NXP Semiconductors

MICROCONTROLLER, RISC

GULL WING

176

QFP

SQUARE

YES

3.6 V

0

32

FLATPACK

3 V

TIN

YES

QUAD

YES

24 mm

0

40 MHz

40

260

24 mm

3.3 V

YES

.5 mm

3

64 rpm

e3

149

SPC5606BK0VLU6

NXP Semiconductors

MICROCONTROLLER, RISC

GULL WING

176

QFP

SQUARE

YES

3.6 V

0

32

FLATPACK

3 V

TIN

YES

QUAD

YES

24 mm

0

40 MHz

40

260

24 mm

3.3 V

YES

.5 mm

3

64 rpm

e3

149

SPC5741PK1AMLQ5

NXP Semiconductors

MICROCONTROLLER, RISC

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

YES

3.6 V

32

32

FLATPACK

3.15 V

TIN

YES

QUAD

YES

20 mm

64

40 MHz

40

260

20 mm

3.3 V

YES

.5 mm

3

200 rpm

e3

79

SPC5742PFK1AKLQ5

NXP Semiconductors

MICROCONTROLLER, RISC

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

YES

3.6 V

32

32

FLATPACK

3.15 V

TIN

YES

QUAD

YES

20 mm

64

40 MHz

40

260

20 mm

3.3 V

YES

.5 mm

3

200 rpm

e3

79

SPC5742PK1AMLQ5

NXP Semiconductors

MICROCONTROLLER, RISC

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

YES

3.6 V

32

32

FLATPACK

3.15 V

TIN

YES

QUAD

YES

20 mm

64

40 MHz

40

260

20 mm

3.3 V

YES

.5 mm

3

200 rpm

e3

79

SPC5742PK1AMLQ8

NXP Semiconductors

MICROCONTROLLER, RISC

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

YES

3.6 V

32

32

FLATPACK

3.15 V

TIN

YES

QUAD

YES

20 mm

64

40 MHz

40

260

20 mm

3.3 V

YES

.5 mm

3

200 rpm

e3

79

SPC5743PFK1AMLQ9

NXP Semiconductors

MICROCONTROLLER, RISC

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

YES

3.6 V

32

32

FLATPACK

3.15 V

TIN

YES

QUAD

YES

20 mm

64

40 MHz

40

260

20 mm

3.3 V

YES

.5 mm

3

200 rpm

e3

79

SPC5743PK1AMLQ5R

NXP Semiconductors

MICROCONTROLLER, RISC

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

YES

3.6 V

32

32

FLATPACK

3.15 V

TIN

YES

QUAD

YES

20 mm

64

40 MHz

40

260

20 mm

3.3 V

YES

.5 mm

3

200 rpm

e3

79

SPC5743PK1AMLQ5

NXP Semiconductors

MICROCONTROLLER, RISC

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

YES

3.6 V

32

32

FLATPACK

3.15 V

TIN

YES

QUAD

YES

20 mm

64

40 MHz

40

260

20 mm

3.3 V

YES

.5 mm

3

200 rpm

e3

79

SPC5744PFK1AKLQ8

NXP Semiconductors

MICROCONTROLLER, RISC

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

YES

3.6 V

32

32

FLATPACK

3.15 V

TIN

YES

QUAD

YES

20 mm

64

40 MHz

40

260

20 mm

3.3 V

YES

.5 mm

3

200 rpm

e3

79

SPC5744PK1AMLQ5R

NXP Semiconductors

MICROCONTROLLER, RISC

GULL WING

144

QFP

SQUARE

YES

3.6 V

32

32

FLATPACK

3.15 V

TIN

YES

QUAD

YES

20 mm

64

40 MHz

40

260

20 mm

3.3 V

YES

.5 mm

3

200 rpm

e3

79

MC908AS60ACFUER

NXP Semiconductors

MICROCONTROLLER

GULL WING

64

QFP

SQUARE

YES

5.5 V

0

8

FLATPACK

4.5 V

TIN

YES

QUAD

YES

14 mm

0

40

260

14 mm

5 V

YES

.8 mm

3

8 rpm

e3

50

MC908LJ24CFUER

NXP Semiconductors

MICROCONTROLLER

GULL WING

64

QFP

SQUARE

YES

5.5 V

0

8

FLATPACK

4.5 V

TIN

YES

QUAD

YES

14 mm

0

32 MHz

40

260

14 mm

5 V

YES

.8 mm

3

8 rpm

e3

40

MC9S08PA8AVLDR

NXP Semiconductors

MICROCONTROLLER

GULL WING

44

QFP

SQUARE

YES

5.5 V

0

8

FLATPACK

2.7 V

TIN

YES

QUAD

NO

10 mm

0

20 MHz

40

260

10 mm

3 V

YES

.8 mm

3

20 rpm

e3

37

MC9S12DG256CFUER

NXP Semiconductors

MICROCONTROLLER

GULL WING

80

QFP

SQUARE

YES

2.75 V

16

16

FLATPACK

2.35 V

YES

QUAD

NO

14 mm

16

16 MHz

40

260

14 mm

2.5 V

YES

.65 mm

3

25 rpm

59

CY90F546GSPF-GE1

Cypress Semiconductor

MICROCONTROLLER

INDUSTRIAL

GULL WING

100

QFP

RECTANGULAR

PLASTIC/EPOXY

YES

5.5 V

24

NO

16

FLATPACK

4.5 V

105 Cel

-40 Cel

YES

QUAD

NO

3.35 mm

262144

14 mm

0

POR, TIMER(7), WDT

16

16 MHz

NOT SPECIFIED

NOT SPECIFIED

20 mm

8192

CMOS

8-Ch 10-Bit

5 V

NO

SIO, UART(2)

FLASH

.65 mm

R-PQFP-G100

16 rpm

8

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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.