10 March 2009

MCU runs from one battery

  • MCU runs from one battery

Atmel has announced the ATtiny43U 8bit mcu, designed to run from one AA or AAA battery.

The part includes a boost regulator that takes a battery voltage ranging from 0.7 to 1.8V and boosts it to 3V – enough to drive the AVR mcu, its peripherals and I/Os. The part is targeted at consumer electronics products.

Author
Chris Shaw

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http://www.atmel.com

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Atmel UK Ltd

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