"Microchip's latest USB PIC microcontrollers enable the smallest footprint and lowest power consumption for applications such as thumb-drive interfaces, capacitive touch panels and many battery-powered applications," said Mitch Obolsky, vice president of Microchip's Advanced Microcontroller Architecture Division. "Microchip provides industry-leading USB software support, configuration tools, customer training and USB development boards to help designers get to market quickly."

The PIC24FJ64GA104 general-purpose family features nanoWatt XLP technology, 16 MIPS performance, 32 or 64 Kbytes of Flash, 8 Kbytes of RAM, a capacitive touch sensing peripheral, Real Time Clock and Calendar (RTCC), a 10-bit A/D, and the ability to reconfigure digital I/O pins via Peripheral Pin Select. The PIC24FJ64GB004 family builds on these features with a complete Full-Speed USB 2.0 Peripheral, Embedded Host and OTG solution. Both families are available in 28-pin QFN, SOIC and PDIP packages, and 44-pin QFN and TQFP packages.

Microchip Technology noted that example applications for the new PIC24FJ64GA104 and PIC24FJ64GB004 MCUs include: Battery-powered (remote controls, security systems, portable meters, irrigation timers), Consumer (thermostats, smoke detectors, business card scanners/printers), Industrial (utility metering, electronic locks, POS terminals), Automotive (remote keyless entry, audio and infotainment), and Medical (glucometers, blood pressure monitors, fitness monitors).

All family members are available now for sampling and volume production.

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"There was strong customer interest in a low-power Wi-Fi solution for our PIC((R)) microcontrollers, and orders of the development kit have exceeded our expectations," said Rodger Richey, director of applications at Microchip Technology. "To continue delivering a superior product, and based on customer feedback, ZeroG Wireless and Microchip have increased the throughput, and made a number of usability enhancements to the software."

"Leveraging the newly released PIC32 MCU families allows customers to dynamically switch between Ethernet and Wi-Fi, which really brings a lot of flexibility to systems designers creating products that can easily move between wired and wireless networks," said Tim Colleran, vice president of marketing, ZeroG Wireless.

Availability and Pricing

Version 5.2 of the development kit software is available at http://www.microchip.com/Wireless. . For existing customers, it is a no-cost upgrade. New customers have a choice of development tools and kits that start at $69.

About ZeroG Wireless, Inc.

ZeroG Wireless is a fabless semiconductor company focused on creating a world of connected devices, the "Internet of Things." With ZeroG low-power Wi-Fi chips, there is no limit to the type of device that can now leverage the massive and rapidly growing Wi-Fi infrastructure. The Company's products are designed from the ground up to enable simple, low-cost connectivity for nearly any system, regardless of architecture. The result: faster time to market and significantly lower overall system cost.

Privately held, ZeroG Wireless is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. Investors are Battery Ventures, Greylock Partners, Morgenthaler Ventures, and Miven. Additional information may be found at www.zerogwireless.com.

About Microchip Technology Inc.

Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP) is a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide. Headquartered in Chandler, Ariz., Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality. For more information, visit the Microchip website at http://www.microchip.com.

The Microchip name and logo, and PIC are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology Inc. in the USA and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective companies.

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The PIC24FJ64GA104 general-purpose family features nanoWatt XLP technology, 16 MIPS performance, 32 or 64 Kbytes of Flash, 8 Kbytes of RAM, a capacitive touch sensing peripheral, Real Time Clock and Calendar (RTCC), a 10-bit A/D, and the ability to reconfigure digital I/O pins via Peripheral Pin Select. The PIC24FJ64GB004 family builds on these features with the world's easiest-to-use and most complete Full-Speed USB 2.0 Peripheral, Embedded Host and OTG solution. Both families are available in 28-pin QFN, SOIC and PDIP packages, and 44-pin QFN and TQFP packages.

Applications

Example applications for the new PIC24FJ64GA104 and PIC24FJ64GB004 MCUs include: Battery-powered (remote controls, security systems, portable meters, irrigation timers), Consumer (thermostats, smoke detectors, business card scanners/printers), Industrial (utility metering, electronic locks, POS terminals), Automotive (remote keyless entry, audio and infotainment), and Medical (glucometers, blood pressure monitors, fitness monitors).

Development Tools and USB Support

Designers can purchase $25 plug-in modules (PIMs) for use with the Explorer 16 Development Board, for each of the new MCU families: PIC24FJ64GA104 PIM and PIC24FJ64GB004 PIM. Additionally, the $60 USB PICtail(TM) Plus Daughter Board is available to enable USB development with the PIC24FJ64GB004 family, using the Explorer 16. All PIC24F microcontrollers are supported by Microchip's world-class development tools, including the free MPLAB(R) IDE, the MPLAB REAL ICE(TM) emulation system, the MPLAB ICD 3 in-circuit debugger, the PICkit(TM) 3 low-cost debugger/programmer and Microchip's free C compilers. These tools are available today at http://www.microchip.com/get/401348787847222.

Microchip also provides extensive USB training courses, and complete software support with free USB class drivers and USB applications support. Developers can decrease the time to market for their USB designs by utilizing the free USB software framework and application notes that can be downloaded at http://www.microchip.com/get/401348798032407.

Availability & Pricing

All family members are available now for sampling and volume production. Prices start at $2.12 each in 10,000 unit quantities for the PIC24FJ64GA104 general-purpose family members, and $2.32 each in 10,000 unit quantities for the PIC24FJ64GB004 USB family members.

For additional information, contact any Microchip sales representative or authorized worldwide distributor, or visit Microchip's Web site at http://www.microchip.com/get/40134862650463. Information on USB products, software and development tools can be found at http://www.microchip.com/get/401348798032407.

About Microchip Technology

Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) is a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide. Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality. For more information, visit the Microchip website at http://www.microchip.com/get/401348848958333.

Note: The Microchip name and logo, PIC, and MPLAB are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology Inc. in the USA and other countries. mTouch, PICtail, REAL ICE, and PICkit are trademarks of Microchip Technology Inc. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective companies.

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