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Winbond introduces Industry's first Mobile Embedded Controllers with SPI™ Flash Interface and Media Center Compliant Consumer IR Port
May/08/2007
Winbond releases the WPC876x - family of Embedded Controllers with SPI ™ Flash Interface and MCE-compliant CIR port - WPC8769 and WPC8768
Winbond Electronics Corporation today announced its new generation highly-integrated Windows Vista ™ ready family of Embedded Controllers (EC) for mobile platforms, introducing SPI ™ Flash interface to EC and system BIOS, MCE-compliant Consumer Infrared (CIR) port and Fast Infrared (FIR) port.
Designed specifically for mobile platforms, the WPC876x feature typical keyboard & mouse controller functions such as internal keyboard matrix scan & decode. In addition, the WPC876x feature other value-adding functions:
Shared BIOS flash option
High-accuracy analog-to-digital (ADC) and digital-to-analog (DAC) converters
Supports battery charging control
Watchdog
PWM modules
Timers that support fan monitoring, system tick, etc.
General-Purpose I/O (GPIOs)
SMBus interfaces
PS/2 interfaces
UART
System health management
Supports Anti-shock systems
Various analog controls
The WPC876x provide an unbeatable solution, where they and the BIOS flash occupy an extremely small space making them suitable for a very wide range of notebook form factors, including ultra-mobile PCs where board space is a critical consideration.
The WPC876x integrate a CIR module that supports remote-control capabilities, IR learning, IR emitting and System wake-up optimized for mobile PCs running Windows Vista ™ operating system. This eliminates the need for external CIR devices, thus providing a simplified and reduced-cost solution.
All WPC876x devices utilize a high-performance 16-bit RISC processor with a 4MB external address space for easy integration of concurrent functions - a necessity in today's competitive notebook market. The WPC876x can implement the traditional keyboard & mouse functions of a standard keyboard controller, with advanced power management and battery charging functions, in parallel with other functions.
Winbond also offers a complete set of utilities and software. This includes fully-featured Embedded Controller Firmware (EC FW) together with module-specific drivers (e.g., CIR driver).
Availability, Pricing
Two members of the new generation Embedded Controller family - the WPC8768 and WPC8769 - are available in a 128-pin LQFP package. For specific lead-time, pricing and additional information, please contact your local Winbond Electronics representative or distributor.
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