STM32L162ZD
STM32L162ZD - 384KB Flash Cortex-M3 MCU w/ LCD | STMicro
The STMicroelectronics STM32L162ZD is an ultra-low-power Arm Cortex-M3 microcontroller with 384 Kbytes of Flash memory, 32 MHz CPU, integrated LCD driver, USB 2.0 full-speed, three operational amplifiers, and hardware AES-128 encryption, packaged in a 144-pin LQFP (20x20 mm). It belongs to the STM32L1 series, designed for energy-sensitive applications where sleep-mode current and active-mode efficiency are critical design parameters.
A microcontroller (MCU) is a single-chip computer integrating a CPU core, Flash program memory, SRAM data memory, and a rich set of peripherals such as timers, ADC/DAC, communication interfaces (UART/SPI/I2C/USB/CAN), and I/O ports. The STM32L1 family is built around the Cortex-M3 core and is positioned as an ultra-low-power platform — sitting in the broader hierarchy of ARM Cortex-M MCUs -> 32-bit microcontrollers -> embedded processors. The STM32L162ZD specifically adds USB, AES, LCD segment driver, three rail-to-rail op-amps, and 12 Kbytes of true EEPROM emulation on top of 48 Kbytes SRAM.
Key features include 384 Kbytes of Flash, 48 Kbytes of SRAM, 12 Kbytes of EEPROM, Cortex-M3 with FPU-less MPU running up to 32 MHz, up to 114 general-purpose I/Os, a 12-bit ADC (1 Msps), two 12-bit DACs, two comparators, two op-amps (plus one more for signal conditioning), a segment LCD driver supporting up to 8x40 segments, USB FS device, three I2C, two SPI, three USART plus two UARTs, one CAN, AES-128 hardware crypto, and a real-time clock with calendar. The seven main low-power modes (Sleep, Low-power sleep, Stop with RTC, Standby with RTC, Stop without RTC, Standby without RTC, and Power-down) draw as little as a few microamperes with RTC retention.
The STM32L162 line uses a 1.8 V to 3.6 V supply range and is engineered around the ST ultra-low-leakage 130 nm process with on-chip voltage scaling. The integrated op-amps and comparators remove the need for external analog front-end circuitry in sensor-conditioning applications, while the AES block accelerates encrypted communication without loading the CPU. The flexible static memory controller (FSMC) enables external SRAM/NOR/NAND expansion when design requirements exceed the on-chip 384 Kbytes.
Typical applications include battery-powered IoT nodes, portable medical monitors, smart meters, industrial sensor hubs, USB peripherals, and LCD-keypad user-interface modules. The combination of op-amps, ADC, DAC, and AES makes it especially suitable for secure wireless sensor nodes (paired with an external RF transceiver) and battery-backed metering systems with segmented LCD displays.
When designing with this MCU, provide a clean 3.3 V LDO and place decoupling capacitors (100 nF + 4.7 uF bulk) within 5 mm of every VDD/VSS pair. The BOOT0 pin must be pulled correctly for production firmware boot, and unused I/Os should be configured as analog inputs to minimize leakage. Note that operating frequency at full 32 MHz requires VDD >= 2.1 V to stay within the voltage-scaling range.
This page consolidates distributor pricing for the STM32L162ZD, identifies verified drop-in alternatives in the STM32L1 family and across-brand second sources, and packages practical design notes (decoupling, low-power mode entry/exit, op-amp biasing) that go beyond what the manufacturer datasheet alone provides.
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