TI unveils MCU Value Line

BANGALORE, INDIA: Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) today announced the India launch of MSP430 microcontroller (MCU) Value Line, which the company claims, offers superior 16-bit MCU performance and ultra-low power consumption at 8-bit microcontroller prices.

Shailesh Thakurdesai, business development manager, Microcontrollers, Texas Instruments India said in a company statement sent to the media, “Starting at 25 cents, the Value Line ensures that 8-bit developers no longer need to sacrifice performance, power efficiency or scalability because of price. The roadmap includes more than 100 MCUs to be released over the next 15 months, providing developers with a broad portfolio to best fit their memory, peripheral and packaging configuration needs.”

Thakurdesai added that in India, this series of devices has the potential to cater to a wide range of applications including LED lanterns, panel meters, consumer appliances and personal healthcare products.

According to the statement, the new MSP430G2xxx devices are pin compatible across the MSP430 MCU platform, enabling easy code migration and upgrades to higher-end devices as application requirements evolve.

The new MCUs are also supported by TI’s easy-to-use MSP430 tools, free software and broad third party support network, driving faster time-to-market across a broad range of cost sensitive applications, including safety, security and touch sense, the statement added.