Future Electronics offers Microchip PIC16F877 Series of 8bit Microcontrollers with 14K Flash Memory

Montreal, Quebec ( prfree.org ) August 31, 2013 - Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, announces immediate availability of the PIC16F877 Series of 8-bit microcontrollers from Microchip, with 14 K of Flash Program Memory in a 44-pin PLCC package.

With an industrial temperature range of -40-degrees C to +85-degrees C, this powerful (200 nanosecond instruction execution) yet easy-to-program (only 35 single word instructions) CMOS FLASH-based 8-bit microcontroller packs Microchip's powerful PIC®( http://www.futureelectronics.com/en/Search.aspx?dsNav=Ntk:PlainTextSearch%7CPIC%C2%AE%7C3%7C,Ny:True,Ro:0,Nea:True,N:4294938467-4294880381 ) architecture into a 44-pin package and is upwards compatible with the PIC16C5X, PIC12CXXX and PIC16C7X devices.

PIC16F877( http://www.futureelectronics.com/en/technologies/semiconductors/microcontrollers/8-bit/Pages/9263617-PIC16F877-20-L.aspx ) features 256 bytes of EEPROM data memory, is self programming, has an ICD, 8 channels of 10-bit Analog-to-Digital (A/D) converter, 2 additional timers, 2 capture/compare/PWM functions, the synchronous serial port can be configured as either 3-wire Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI™) or the 2-wire Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C™) bus, a Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter (USART), and is lead-free.

Applications include advanced level A/D applications, automotive, industrial and appliances markets and other consumer applications.

For more information about Microchip, the PIC16 Series( http://www.futureelectronics.com/en/Search.aspx?dsNav=Ntk:PlainTextSearch%7CPIC16+Series%7C3%7C,Ny:True,Ro:0,Nea:True,N:4294931205-4294932774-4294932686-4294880381 ), PIC16F877-20/L, the PIC16F877 series, 8-bit microcontrollers, Flash Program Memory, PIC® architecture or to buy product, along with access to the world's largest available-to-sell inventory.

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Future Electronics is a world class leader and innovator in the distribution and marketing of electronic components. Having served the electronics industry for over 40 years, Future Electronics is uniquely positioned as the only truly global distributor of electronic components supporting customers of all sizes.