NEC Electronics America Expands Lineup with 78 New 32-bit Microcontrollers
with Industry-Leading Low Power Consumption and Dramatically Reduced
Package Size
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 25, 2010—NEC Electronics America, Inc. today announced 78 new
members to the V850ES/Jx3 family of 32-bit All Flash® microcontrollers (MCUs) with industry-leading low
power consumption, optimized pin counts and expanded functionality. The new MCUs are ideal for
industrial applications, such as electricity meters and Ethernet systems; and compact, handheld, batterydriven systems with USB 2.0 connectivity such as PC peripherals and healthcare equipment, including
blood glucose meters. This new lineup provides a complete and scalable platform approach for system
designers, allowing them to choose the optimum memory, pin-count and peripheral combination for their
applications. In addition, by sharing the same architecture and development environment, the new MCUs
enable easy migration of software and hardware for system designers, contributing to faster time-to
market at lower cost.
Features of the New Microcontrollers
1. High performance with industry-leading low power consumption
Operating at 20 megahertz (MHz), the new V850ES/Jx3-L (low power version) MCUs deliver 38 DMIPS of
performance while requiring only 0.9 milliwatts per million instructions per second (mW/MIPS), offering
approximately 60 percent reduction over the other V850/Jx3 family members that require 1.7 mW/MIPS.
Power consumption is 0.7µA in standby mode with the real-time counter (RTC) operating. Featuring the
industry’s leading low power consumption, the new MCUs realize longer life for battery-driven systems.
This new low-power MCU lineup also offers flash memory sizes up to 512 kilobytes (KB), an RTC with
independent power supply pins, an increased number of serial interfaces and optional on-chip USB 2.0
controllers.
2. Smaller and thinner packages
The new family of V850ES/Jx3 MCUs offers lower pin-count package options such as the 40-pin quad
flat no leads (QFN) measuring 6 millimeters (mm) x 6 mm x 0.75 mm. For applications requiring even
smaller and thinner packages, a lineup of ball grid array (BGA) products are available. BGA package
options range from 64 pins (5 mm x 5 mm) to 113 pins (8 mm x 8 mm), reducing space requirements and
enabling design of compact systems. Quad flat package (QFP) options are also available and range from
64 to 144 pins. Prior to these new parts, the V850ES/Jx3 family’s smallest pin-count package was an 80pin QFP.
3. Extensive lineup in a single architecture
With the addition of the new devices, NEC Electronics’ V850ES/Jx3 series now includes 117 MCUs with
flash memory sizes ranging from 16 KB to 1 megabyte and packages from 40 to 144 pins. Increased
connectivity is enabled by USB 2.0 host and function options available in the V850ES/Jx3-H and
V850ES/Jx3-U series as well as embedded Ethernet MAC in the V850ES/Jx3-E series. The NEC
Electronics’ 32-bit family of V850 MCUs provides operating frequencies from 20 to 200 MHz, (38 to
380DMIPS). The common architecture provides a wide range of price/performance points facilitating
upward and downward system-migration paths.
Combined with highly reliable flash security functions, this new lineup of MCUs provides customers with a
competitive edge in battery-driven products and connected electronics. NEC Electronics remains
committed to further expansion of its lineup of power-efficient, high performance 32-bit MCUs.
Availability
Mass production of the initial products is scheduled to begin in June 2010, and additional devices will be
introduced throughout 2010. More information about NEC Electronics' extensive MCU product offerings
can be found at http://www.am.necel.com/v850. (Availability is subject to change without notice.)
#1 Supplier Worldwide for 32-bit Microcontrollers
NEC Electronics Corporation has retained the number one supplier ranking for 32-bit MCUs worldwide
based on revenue in 2007 and 2008 as ranked by Gartner in its April 2009 report. In addition, the
company has moved into the number one position for 32-bit automotive MCUs; the number two position
for overall MCUs, and the number two position for 8-bit MCUs.
About NEC Electronics America, Inc.
NEC Electronics America, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a wholly owned subsidiary of
NEC Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a leading provider of semiconductor products encompassing
advanced technology solutions for the broadband and communications markets; system solutions for the
mobile, PC, automotive and digital consumer markets; and multi-market solutions for a wide range of
consumer applications. NEC Electronics America offers local manufacturing in Roseville, California, and
the global manufacturing capabilities of its parent company. In the Americas, NEC Electronics America
markets and sells industrial-type active-matrix LCD modules from NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd., a global
leader in innovative display technologies. More information about the products offered by NEC
Electronics America can be found at http://www.am.necel.com.
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All Flash is a trademark of NEC Electronics Corporation in Japan and other countries. SuperFlash
memory technology used in NEC Electronics' 32-bit devices is licensed from Silicon Storage Technology
Inc. SuperFlash is registered of Silicon Storage Technology in the U.S., Japan, and other countries. All
other registered trademarks or trademarks are the property of their respective owners.