Microchip portfolio of embedded and industrial controllers supports the unique requirements and long life cycles of embedded computing applications. In each category of products, you will find an array of devices that offer a variety of features including varying numbers of fan tachometers, PECI support, General-Purpose I/O (GPIO) pins and support for different interfaces and other options to meet your specific needs. They are also backed by Microchip's client-driven obsolescence practice of continuing to supply a product for as long as possible and while demand for the product exists, which means that these industry-leading products can support your requirements today and into the future.

Embedded and Keyboard Controllers

Manage Your Embedded System with One Chip

Embedded Controllers (ECs) are essential components to most modern-day computing systems. These low-power, high-perfomance solutions control peripherals and manage key system functions.

Desktop and Super I/O

System Management Simplified

Super I/O chips combine the functionality of many low-bandwidth device controllers into a single product. Microchip super I/O devices have additional integrated features for total system management.

eSPI-to-LPC Bridge

Make the Move to the High-Speed eSPI Standard In Your Existing LPC Industrial Computing Designs

Minimize your development costs and risk when transitioning your industrial computing design from the Low Pin Count (LPC) bus to the more flexible and efficient enhanced Serial Peripheral Interface (eSPI) bus that is available in the next generation of chipsets and Central Processing Units (CPUs).  Microchip ECE1200 eSPI-to-LPC Bridge enables you to implement the eSPI standard in boards with legacy LPC connectors and peripherals, so you do not have to sacrifice years of investment in legacy LPC equipment to take advantage of the power savings and speed improvements of the eSPI bus.

To minimize design risk, the eSPI bus technology has gone through intensive validation for industrial computing applications and has been validated with leading processor companies. In addition, Intel® Corporation consulted with Microchip on the architecture and development of the ECE1200 to ensure that requirements for industrial and embedded customers would scale across Intel Atom®, Intel Core™ and Intel Xeon® platforms. Key requirements include industrial temperature support and compatibility to existing deployed modular LPC-based systems, with concurrent eSPI and LPC support for new system architectures.

The ECE1200 is simple to implement and does not require any software. It detects and supports Modern Standby mode with low standby current to help you manage operating costs and efficiencies, while maintaining the features end users expect from modern devices. To streamline your development, the ECE1200 comes with a BIOS porting guide, schematics and a layout guide.

Expansion and Legacy I/O

Microchip are a leader in providing I/O solutions for non-PC or embedded computing platforms. Microchip offer a growing line of I/O expanders, ranging from 6 to 100+ input/output ports, that are available in a variety of packages.

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