PIC and AVR MCUs represent two industry-leading architectures in the embedded design universe. With a combined 45 years of developing commercially available and cost-effective 8-bit MCUs, Microchip is the supplier of choice for many due to its strong legacy and history of innovation in 8-bit. Microchip's portfolio of 8-bit AVR and PIC MCUs is not only the industry's largest; but the more than 1,200 MCUs offer class-leading flexibility and performance in areas of utmost importance to modern embedded designers. Key elements include:
- Autonomous Peripherals
- Core Independent Peripherals & Event System
- Low-Power Performance
- picoPower® & XLP technologies
- Industry-Leading Robustness
- Best-in-class EMI/EMC performance
- Easy Development
- Graphical configuration of complex systems
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PIC and AVR microcontrollers are finding their way into new applications like smartphones, audio accessories, video gaming peripherals and advanced medical devices. Microchip provides solutions for the entire performance range of 8-bit microcontrollers, with easy-to-use development tools, complete technical documentation and post design-in support through a global sales and distribution network.
PIC® Microcontrollers
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8-Bit Microcontrollers Family Part List
The 8-bit PIC® microcontroller solutions feature a powerful architecture, flexible memory technologies, comprehensive easy-to-use development tools, and a unified development environment for all products.
| Pin Count |
Number of I/O |
Memory |
Connectivity Options |
Data Converters |
| PIC 6-18 pins |
3 to 18 |
384B to 28KB |
I2C, LIN, SPI, UART/USART, LIN, USB |
8 and 10-bit |
| PIC 20-28 pins |
11 to 25 |
768B to 128KB |
Brown-out Detect/Reset, LVD, Power Control PWM, QEI, POR, PWM, WDT |
8 thru 12-bit |
| PIC 40+ pins |
32 to 86 |
3KB to 128KB |
Brown-out Detect/Reset, LVD, Power Control PWM, QEI, POR, PWM, WDT, LCD, HLVD |
10 and 12-bit |
AVR® Microcontrollers
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Xplained Pro Kits
The Atmel® Xplained Pro boards offer everything you need to start designing new microcontroller-based applications in minutes.
- Easy to connect - Xplained Pro boards connect through an embedded debugger with a USB cable to a PC for programming and development.
- Easy to develop with - The boards are automatically recognized by the Atmel Studio 6 integrated development platform (IDP), so you get direct access to example projects and documentation. The Atmel Software Framework (ASF), Atmel Gallery showcase, and Atmel Spaces collaborative project environment make Studio 6 a unified way to develop, share and debug your code.
- Easy to extend - Hardware extension boards called XPRO wings provide easy access to all functions of the MCU. The Atmel Software Framework provides a large set of software drivers and components.
Xplained Pro kits are available as:
- Evaluation kits - Low-cost kits start at $39 for evaluating MCUs and developing with example projects in the Atmel Studio IDP.
- Starter kits - Low-cost bundle of evaluation kits and extension boards, starting at $99, for rapid application prototyping and development with Atmel Studio and Atmel Software Framework.
- Extension kits - Add-on boards called XPRO wings with additional functionality, connecting to Xplained Pro kits through standardized connectors.
Development Environment
8-Bit Microcontrollers Family Part List
| Pin Count |
Number of I/O |
Memory |
Connectivity Options |
Data Converters |
| AVR 8-18 pin devices |
4 to 12 |
512B to 8KB |
I2C, SPI, UART/USART |
8 and 10-bit |
| AVR 20-28 pin devices |
1KB to 32KB |
1KB to 32KB |
I2C, SPI, UART/USART, LIN, USI |
10 and 12-bit |
| AVR 32-40 pin devices |
7 to 35 |
2KB to 128KB |
I2C, SPI, UART/USART, LIN, USI, CAN, EBI/EMI, PS/2, USB |
10 and 12-bit |
| AVR 40+ pin devices |
10 to 86 |
8KB to 256KB |
I2C, SPI, UART/USART, LIN, USI, CAN, EBI/EMI, PS/2, USB, USB OTG, |
10 and 12-bit |
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