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Their unparalleled portfolio of power management solutions, microprocessors, microcontrollers, sensors, radio frequency semiconductors, analog and mixed signal circuits and software technologies are embedded in products used around the world.

The 68HC912D60A microcontroller unit (MCU) is a 16-bit device available in two package options, 80-pin QFP and 112-pin TQFP. On-chip peripherals include a 16-bit central processing unit (CPU12), 60K bytes of flash EEPROM, 2K bytes of RAM, 1K bytes of EEPROM, two asynchronous serial communication interfaces (SCI), a serial peripheral interface (SPI), an enhanced capture timer (ECT), two (one on 80QFP) 8-channel, 10-bit analog-to-digital converters (ATD), a four-channel pulse-width modulator (PWM), and a CAN 2.0 A, B software compatible module (MSCAN12).

System resource mapping, clock generation, interrupt control and bus interfacing are managed by the lite integration module (LIM). The 68HC912D60A has full 16-bit data paths throughout, however, the external bus can operate in an 8-bit narrow mode so single 8-bit wide memory can be interfaced for lower cost systems. The inclusion of a PLL circuit allows power consumption and performance to be adjusted to suit operational requirements. In addition to the I/O ports available in each module, 16 (2 on 80QFP) I/O port pins are available with Key-Wake-Up capability from STOP or WAIT mode.