ATMEGA48PA-MU vs ATMEGA168P-20MU Comparison

Detailed side-by-side comparison of ATMEGA48PA-MU by Microchip Technology and ATMEGA168P-20MU by Microchip Technology. Compare key specifications, electrical parameters, packaging, lifecycle status, pricing, and availability to determine the best component for your design requirements.

Microchip Technology
ATMEGA48PA-MU ATMEGA48PA-MU - 4KB AVR MCU 20MHz picoPower | Microchip

ATMEGA48PA-MU - 4KB AVR MCU 20MHz picoPower | Microchip

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Microchip Technology
ATMEGA168P-20MU ATMEGA168P-20MU - 8-bit AVR MCU 20MHz 16KB Flash | Microchip

ATMEGA168P-20MU - 8-bit AVR MCU 20MHz 16KB Flash | Microchip

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Specification Comparison

Parameter ATMEGA48PA-MU ATMEGA168P-20MU
Brand Microchip Technology Microchip Technology
Category Microcontrollers Microcontrollers
Lifecycle Status Active Active
Stock Status In Stock In Stock
Unit Price (USD) $1.08 $1.38
Core Architecture AVR 8-bit RISC —
Flash Memory 4 KB (2K x 16) ISP Flash —
EEPROM 256 B —
SRAM 512 B —
Maximum Clock Frequency 20 MHz —
Supply Voltage Range 1.8 V to 5.5 V (picoPower) —
General Purpose I/O 23 lines —
Working Registers 32 x 8-bit —
Timers/Counters 2 x 8-bit, 1 x 16-bit with compare modes —
ADC 10-bit, 8 single-ended channels, differential with programmable gain —
Communication Interfaces USART, SPI, Two-Wire Interface (I2C) —
Sleep Modes 6 modes incl. power-down at 0.1 uA (picoPower) —
Internal Oscillator Calibrated RC oscillator (8 MHz nominal, divided options) —
Brown-out Detector Yes, on-chip —
Operating Temperature -40C to +85C (industrial) -40C to +85C
Package 32-pin VQFN (5x5 mm, 0.5 mm pitch), green 32-VQFN (5x5 mm)
Mounting Type Surface Mount Surface Mount
RoHS Status Compliant (GREEN package) Compliant
Flash Endurance 10,000 write/erase cycles (per datasheet family specification) —
Core Processor — AVR
Core Size — 8-Bit
Speed — 20 MHz
Program Memory Size — 16 KB (8K x 16) FLASH
EEPROM Size — 512 B
RAM Size — 1 KB SRAM
Number of I/O — 23
Connectivity — I2C, SPI, USART
Peripherals — Brown-out Detect/Reset, POR, PWM, WDT
ADC Resolution — 10-bit
Number of ADC Channels — 8 (in QFN/TQFP packages)
Operating Voltage Range — 1.8 V to 5.5 V
Oscillator Type — Internal
Programming — ICSP, debugWIRE
Technology — picoPower low-power

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