Offering developers more flexibility in electricity metering and energy monitoring applications, Texas Instruments Incorporated (Dallas, TX) (NASDAQ: TXN) has announced the MSP430F673x/F672x family of ultra-low-power 16-bit microcontrollers. TI’s new devices guarantee no interruption of operation through a backup capable microcontroller supporting real-time clock (RTC) operation and power management from the main power supply and up to two separate auxiliary supplies. Features include:

• Integrated 24-bit sigma-deltas and a 320-segment LCD controller.
• Ultra-low power consumption at 1.4 µA in standby mode with ultra-fast wake up at less than 3 µs.
• Sigma-delta converter offers independent channels for voltage, current, and tamper detection.
• Less than 0.1 percent accuracy across a 2400:1 dynamic range.

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