PIC16F15325T-I/JQ - 32MHz 8-Bit MCU, 14KB Flash | Microchip
MPN: PIC16F15325T-I/JQ ✓ Active| Qty | Unit Price | Extended |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1.45 | $1.45 |
| 10 | $1.31 | $13.10 |
| 100 | $1.16 | $116.00 |
| 500 | $1.02 | $510.00 |
| 1,000 | $0.89 | $890.00 |
| 3,300 | $0.78 | $2,574.00 |
PIC16F15325T-I/JQ Overview
A microcontroller (MCU) is a single-chip computer integrating a CPU core, non-volatile program memory, working RAM, and a rich set of peripheral IP (timers, ADCs, communication controllers). The PIC16F15325 belongs to the 8-bit MCU category, positioned below 16-bit and 32-bit microcontrollers in compute hierarchy, but favoured for ultra-low-power, real-time deterministic control tasks. Within the broader taxonomy, it is a member of: microcontroller -> embedded computing -> semiconductor device. The "XLP" designation places it in Microchip's lowest quiescent-current tier, suitable for battery-powered and energy-harvesting designs.
Key features include: 4 PWM channels, hardware Comparator, 5-bit/8-bit DAC, ADC, 4 CLC (Configurable Logic Cell) blocks, a CWG (Complementary Waveform Generator), and dual EUSART plus SPI/I2C peripherals. These CIPs allow complex control, signal generation, and protocol bridging to be implemented without CPU intervention, reducing power and code size. The 8-bit core delivers up to 32 MHz instruction-clock throughput (8 MIPS), with a wide 1.8V-3.6V (F) operating range.
Typical applications include IoT sensor nodes, low-power wireless control, battery chargers, LED lighting drivers, white-goods control boards, and small home-appliance user interfaces. The compact 16-pin UQFN footprint suits space-constrained PCBs where every mm² matters, and the exposed pad aids thermal dissipation for higher MIPS operation.
Design consideration: when migrating from PIC16F18xx/1F19xx designs, verify peripheral library MPLAB Code Configurator (MCC) compatibility, because the CIPs on PIC16F153xx are newer generation. Also note: the "T" suffix in the part number indicates Tape & Reel packaging rather than Tube, while the "I" indicates the -40C to +85C industrial temperature grade.
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View Datasheet →PIC16F15325T-I/JQ Maximum Ratings & Electrical Characteristics
| Core Architecture | 8-bit PIC RISC |
| Program Memory (Flash) | 14 KB (8K x 14 words) |
| Data SRAM | 1 KB |
| Maximum CPU Frequency | 32 MHz |
| Operating Voltage Range | 1.8 V to 3.6 V (F variant) |
| Package | 16-pin UQFN (4 x 4 mm) with exposed pad |
| PWM Channels | 4 |
| ADC | Yes |
| DAC | 5-bit / 8-bit |
| Comparators | Yes (hardware) |
| CLC (Configurable Logic Cells) | 4 |
| CWG (Complementary Waveform Generator) | Yes |
| EUSART | 2 |
| SPI / I2C | Yes / Yes |
| Temperature Sensor (on-die) | Yes |
| Operating Temperature | -40 C to +85 C (Industrial grade, "I") |
| Low-Power Technology | PIC XLP (eXtreme Low-Power) |
| Packaging Form | Tape & Reel ("T" suffix) |
| RoHS Status | Compliant |
PIC16F15325T-I/JQ Pin Configuration
| Pin 1 | RA0 — Bidirectional I/O pin / analog input |
| Pin 2 | RA1 — Bidirectional I/O pin / analog input |
| Pin 3 | RA2 — Bidirectional I/O pin / analog input |
| Pin 4 | RA3 — Bidirectional I/O pin (input-only on some PIC16 variants) |
| Pin 5 | RA4 — Bidirectional I/O pin |
| Pin 6 | RA5 — Bidirectional I/O pin |
| Pin 7 | VSS — Ground reference |
| Pin 8 | RC0 — Bidirectional I/O pin |
| Pin 9 | RC1 — Bidirectional I/O pin |
| Pin 10 | RC2 — Bidirectional I/O pin |
| Pin 11 | RC3 — Bidirectional I/O pin / I2C/SPI alternate |
| Pin 12 | RC4 — Bidirectional I/O pin / I2C/SPI alternate |
| Pin 13 | RC5 — Bidirectional I/O pin |
| Pin 14 | VDD — Positive supply (1.8 V to 3.6 V) |
| Pin 15 | ICSPCLK — In-Circuit Serial Programming clock / debug |
| Pin 16 | ICSPDAT — In-Circuit Serial Programming data / debug |
| Pin EP | EP — Exposed thermal pad - must be soldered to ground plane for thermal performance |
Typical Applications
PIC16F15325T-I/JQ is suitable for 7 applications: Battery-Powered IoT Sensor Node, White-Goods Control Board (Washing Machine / Dishwasher), LED Lighting Driver / Strip Controller, Consumer Remote Control / HID Device, Industrial Sensor Transmitter (4-20 mA / 0-10 V), Small Appliance UI Board (Coffee Machine / Air Purifier), Portable Health / Wearable Sensor Patches.
Battery-Powered IoT Sensor Node
The PIC16F15325T-I/JQ fits battery-powered IoT sensor nodes because its eXtreme Low-Power (XLP) technology delivers sub-uA sleep currents while the CIPs (CLC, CWG, comparators) keep wake-up event handling off-CPU. With 14 KB Flash and 1 KB SRAM, the part runs a small LoRaWAN/BLE-managed transmit stack or simple sensor-fusion loop. The 16-pin UQFN (4x4) footprint lets designers shrink the PCB for coin-cell designs, and the 1.8-3.6V operating range matches LiSOCl2 primary cells directly. Compared with a Cortex-M0+ alternative, the PIC16F15325 consumes less idle power but trades off absolute compute throughput.
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White-Goods Control Board (Washing Machine / Dishwasher)
The PIC16F15325T-I/JQ is well suited to white-goods main control boards where deterministic 8-bit timing is preferred over application-processor complexity. Its 4 PWM channels drive motor / valve / buzzer loads; the CWG block creates complementary switching waveforms for synchronous-rectification motor drivers; the hardware comparator provides over-current protection without CPU latency. The -40C to +85C industrial temperature rating covers appliance environments, and the 16-pin UQFN footprint plus exposed pad allows PCB placement near a power-stage heatsink. The 14 KB Flash holds motor-control state machines plus a UI driver with comfortable margin.
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LED Lighting Driver / Strip Controller
The PIC16F15325T-I/JQ drives addressable LED strips and architectural lighting fixtures where multiple PWM outputs and DMA-like peripheral operation reduce CPU load. Its 4 PWMs plus CWG generate high-resolution dimming signals; the on-die temperature sensor enables thermal fold-back without an external NTC; and the dual EUSART supports DMX512 / DALI / proprietary LED protocols. The 32 MHz clock drives smooth 16-bit PWM at acceptable update rates, and the small 16-pin UQFN (4x4) package keeps the controller footprint tiny relative to the LED current-driving stage. Trade-off vs Cortex-M0 parts: less RAM for large lighting libraries, but smaller code footprint for fixed-pattern fixtures.
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Consumer Remote Control / HID Device
The PIC16F15325T-I/JQ fits low-cost consumer remote controls and Human Interface Devices because its XLP sleep current supports multi-year battery life on a single coin cell. The 14 KB Flash comfortably holds IR RC5/RC6/Sony/NEC transmit protocols plus keypad-scanning state machines; the CLC blocks implement wake-on-keypress without CPU polling. The 16-pin UQFN footprint is small enough for a credit-card-sized remote. Designers upgrading from PIC16F1825 designs gain CWG and 4x CLC at the same footprint, enabling more complex wake-up logic without CPU load.
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Industrial Sensor Transmitter (4-20 mA / 0-10 V)
The PIC16F15325T-I/JQ powers industrial 4-20 mA loop-powered sensor transmitters where the on-die 10-bit ADC, hardware comparator, and 5-bit DAC simplify analog signal-chain design. The CLC blocks can implement a sigma-delta modulator for higher-resolution ADC oversampling, while the CWG drives a PWM-to-current stage. The -40C to +85C industrial grade covers process-plant environments, and the small 16-pin UQFN footprint leaves room for a robust TVS-protected loop interface. The XLP idle current extends loop-headroom budget, allowing the same shunt to power both the sensor and the transmitter MCU.
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Small Appliance UI Board (Coffee Machine / Air Purifier)
The PIC16F15325T-I/JQ serves small-appliance user-interface boards where its 14 KB Flash holds capacitive-touch firmware, LED animations, and basic safety state machines. The CLC blocks replace discrete logic for haptic feedback or buzzer tone generation, while the CWG drives high-current TRIAC trigger pulses for AC load switching. The 32 MHz CPU runs responsive UI animations without visible latency, and the 16-pin UQFN footprint lets the UI PCB sit beneath the display rather than next to the power stage. Compared to legacy PIC16F886 designs, the 15325 adds CIP-driven response time and 4x lower active current at the same MIPS throughput.
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Portable Health / Wearable Sensor Patches
The PIC16F15325T-I/JQ suits portable health monitoring patches - such as disposable vital-sign sensors - because its XLP architecture delivers nA-level sleep and the on-die temperature sensor plus ADC support skin-temperature and bio-impedance channels. The 14 KB Flash holds simple BLE-beacon firmware or single-lead ECG front-end code, while 4 PWMs drive optical PPG LEDs. The compact 16-pin UQFN (4x4) footprint fits a coin-cell form factor, and the 1.8-3.6V operating range matches primary Zn-MnO2 cells. Trade-off vs Cortex-M0+ alternatives: lower absolute MIPS, but dramatically lower sleep current which is the dominant figure for disposable medical patches.
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Engineering reference data for PIC16F15325T-I/JQ — comparison, design guidance, and compliance information.
Selection Guide
Comparison with Alternatives
| Parameter | This Product | PIC16F15325-I/JQ | PIC16F15325-E/JQ | PIC16F15324T-I/7NVAO | PIC16F1455-I/JQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology | Microchip Technology |
| Package | 16-UQFN (4x4) with EP | 16-UQFN (4x4) - same | 16-UQFN (4x4) - same | 16-UQFN (4x4) - same | 16-UQFN (4x4) - same |
| Flash Memory | 14 KB (8K x 14) | 14 KB | 14 KB | 7 KB (-50%) | 14 KB |
| SRAM | 1 KB | 1 KB | 1 KB | 1 KB | 1 KB |
| Maximum CPU Frequency | 32 MHz (8 MIPS) | 32 MHz | 32 MHz | 32 MHz | 48 MHz (-50%, higher throughput) |
| Operating Voltage Range | 1.8 V to 3.6 V (F variant) | 1.8 V to 3.6 V | 1.8 V to 3.6 V | 1.8 V to 3.6 V | 1.8 V to 5.5 V (wider range) |
| USB 2.0 FS Support | No | No | No | No | Yes (USB 2.0 FS hardware) |
| Temperature Grade | Industrial -40C to +85C | Industrial -40C to +85C | Extended -40C to +125C | Industrial -40C to +85C | Industrial -40C to +85C |
| CLC (Configurable Logic Cells) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 (no CLC) |
| Pricing (1-unit, as of 2026-09-19) | USD 1.45 | USD 1.45 (Tube, similar) | USD 1.55 (extended grade, +7%) | USD 1.30 (-10%) | USD 1.60 (+10%) |
Key Differentiators
- Higher Flash density in same 16-pin UQFN footprint vs PIC16F15324 (vs PIC16F15324T-I/7NVAO)
- Industrial temperature grade + Tape & Reel packaging at mainstream price (vs PIC16F15325-E/JQ)
- CIP-rich (4x CLC + CWG) without USB cost premium (vs PIC16F1455-I/JQ)
- Smaller package than legacy PIC16F886/887 designs (vs PIC16F886 (28-pin SPDIP))
Design Notes
The 16-pin UQFN (4x4) package has an exposed thermal pad (EP) on its underside that MUST be soldered to the PCB ground plane for both thermal dissipation and electrical grounding. Skipping the EP solder connection can cause intermittent operation and JEDEC MSL reliability failures. Use a 0.3 mm pitch stencil aperture array of 4-6 small openings for the EP rather than one large aperture; this reduces solder voids below 25% per IPC-A-610 Class 2.
Place a 100 nF X7R decoupling capacitor as close as possible to the VDD pin (pin 14) with a trace length under 5 mm. Add a 10 uF bulk tantalum or ceramic on the same node. The PIC16F15325's XLP architecture will draw brief inrush currents during sleep-to-active transitions; the bulk cap prevents VDD droop that could cause brown-out resets. Estimated: peak inrush ~10 mA for ~1 us per wake-up event.
Do not confuse the F-variant (PIC16F15325, 1.8-3.6V) with the LF-variant (PIC16LF15325, 1.8-3.6V low-power). They share the same 16-pin UQFN footprint and pinout, but use different datasheets and the LF variant has lower maximum FOSC. The "T" suffix indicates Tape & Reel - a packaging marker only, not an electrical spec. The "I" indicates the -40C to +85C industrial temperature grade; "E" indicates -40C to +125C extended.
Route the ICSPCLK and ICSPDAT lines (pins 15-16) with short, parallel traces and a ground guard on each side to maintain programming/debug signal integrity at 5 MHz ICSP clock. Avoid routing high-current switching traces (PWM outputs, CWG outputs) directly under the UQFN package to prevent injected noise on VDD. Keep the ICSP connector within 50 mm of the MCU to avoid signal reflections during in-circuit programming.
Compliance Information
Microchip publishes RoHS and REACH compliance statements for the PIC16F153xx family; product is lead-free and halogen-free per JEDEC JS709B. AEC-Q100 qualification is not applicable to commercial/industrial PIC16 microcontrollers - use PIC16F15325 with extended grade for non-automotive industrial applications.
