Microchip Technology Announces 6-bit Digital Potentiometers

Chandler, AZ -- Microchip Technology Inc., a provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, announced a new family of low-power, low-voltage, 6-bit digital potentiometers. The MCP4011 - MCP4014 digital potentiometers provide engineers with a digitally controlled solution.

Available in small 5- and 6-pin SOT-23 and 2 mm x 3 mm DFN packages, the MCP4011 - MCP4014 digital potentiometers help reduce board space and device height for handheld equipment and many portable consumer applications. The devices' low power consumption of 0.3 microamps (typical), along with their low, 1.8V operation increases battery life.

"With the MCP4011, MCP4012, MCP4013, and MCP4014 digital potentiometers, Microchip continues to provide industry-leading, low-power analog products," said John Austin, senior product marketing engineer for Microchip's Analog and Interface Products Division. "These devices deliver the small package size and low power consumption that designers need for their applications, at a great value."

Additional features of the MCP4011 - MCP4014 digital potentiometers include Integral Non-Linearity (INL) of 1/2 LSB (maximum), Differential Non-Linearity (DNL) of 1/2 LSB (maximum), end-to-end temperature coefficient of 100 ppm (typical), and ratiometric temperature coefficient of 10 ppm (typical). The new devices operate in the extended industrial temperature range of -40 degrees Celsius to +125 degrees Celsius.

The MCP4011 - MCP4014 digital potentiometers provide a combination of features suited for applications such as sensor calibration and trimming, set-point control, test and measurement, industrial process control, consumer electronics and data acquisition.

SOURCE: Microchip Technology, Inc.