The PIC16C5X delivers performance in an order of  higher magnitude. The 12-bit wide instructions are highly symmetrical resulting in 2:1 code compression over other 8-bit microcontrollers in its class. The easy to use and easy to remember instruction set reduces development time significantly.

Products from this Family are equipped with special features that reduce system cost and power requirements.
 
Features:

• High-Performance RISC CPU:
• Only 33 single word instructions to learn
• All instructions are single cycle except for program branches which are two-cycle
• Operating speed:
• DC - 40 MHz clock input
• DC - 100 ns instruction cycle
• Peripheral Features:
• 8-bit real time clock/counter (TMR0) with 8-bit programmable prescaler
• Power-on Reset (POR)
• Device Reset Timer (DRT)
• Watchdog Timer (WDT) with its own on-chip RC oscillator for reliable operation
• Programmable Code Protection
• CMOS Technology:
• Low power, high speed CMOS EPROM/ROM technology
• Fully static design
• Wide operating voltage and temperature range:
• EPROM Commercial/Industrial 2.0 V to 6.25 V
• ROM Commercial/Industrial 2.0 V to 6.25 V
• EPROM Extended 2.5 V to 6.0 V
• ROM Extended 2.5 V to 6.0 V