Freescale Semiconductor is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. The company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries.

Kirin 3 is a one-stop-shop connectivity MCU to the 32-bit ColdFire^® product family. The MCF5225x family integrates on-chip USB, Ethernet, CAN and encryption for various application requirements. With complementary and ready-to-go Freescale MQX software solution, training resources and a suite of third-party solutions, customers can easily design for any connectivity application.

The MCF5225x family can run up to 76MIPS at 80 MHz core frequency. It offers up to 512 KB flash and 64 KB SRAM. The external bus interface provides flexibility to add additional memory or simple peripherals. These and other features make the MCF5225x devices ideal for applications that require a broad range of connectivity peripherals and high performance.

The MCF5225x family is also easy to use. Freescale provides comprehensive suite of development tools and software to help development design quickly and easily.