PIC17C44-25E/PT
PIC17C44-25E/PT - 8-Bit 25MHz OTP MCU 16KB | Microchip
The Microchip Technology PIC17C44-25E/PT is an 8-bit, OTP (One-Time Programmable) CMOS microcontroller from the legacy PIC17C family, delivering 8.25 MIPS performance (121 ns instruction cycle) at a 25 MHz external clock, and packaged in a 44-pin TQFP (PT) surface-mount form factor. Headline specifications are 16 KB (8K x 16) of OTP program memory, 454 bytes of RAM, 33 digital I/O lines, an external oscillator interface, and a 25 MHz maximum operating frequency.
An 8-bit microcontroller (MCU) is a programmable logic device that executes instructions from on-chip program memory and interacts with the outside world through digital I/O, timers, and serial peripherals. In the broader taxonomy, an MCU is a member of the microcontroller class, itself a sub-family of microprocessors (MPU / CPU) that integrate the CPU core, RAM, ROM/Flash, and peripherals on a single die. The PIC17C family, sitting between PIC16C and PIC18 in Microchip's roadmap, was the first 8-bit PIC line to break the 10 MIPS barrier, using a 16-bit instruction word against an 8-bit data path to maximize code density and arithmetic throughput.
Key features that distinguish the PIC17C44-25E/PT include its 121 ns single-cycle instruction execution (two-cycle for branches and table reads/writes), a Harvard architecture with separate program and data buses, a four-stage instruction pipeline, and a wide operating voltage range typical of the family. The 'E' suffix indicates the extended industrial temperature grade (-40 °C to +125 °C), making the part suitable for harsh environments outside the commercial 0-70 °C window. The PIC17C architecture is upwards-compatible with the PIC16C5X, PIC12CXXX, and PIC16CXX instruction sets, simplifying firmware portability across Microchip generations.
The internal architecture uses a RISC-based instruction set of only 58 single-word instructions, an 8-level hardware stack, and multiple interrupt sources. The wide 16-bit instruction word fetches each opcode in a single cycle, and the data path handles 8-bit arithmetic with dedicated hardware multiply and divide support in later PIC17 derivatives. The PIC17C44 in particular integrates 16 KB of OTP program memory, the largest in the family at introduction.
Typical applications include industrial control systems, motor control front-ends, instrumentation, legacy embedded control boards, and any retrofit design that must source an authentic PIC17C44 die for an existing OTP-programmed production line. The 33 I/O pins and the 16-bit timer/counter bank support keypad scanning, LED matrix driving, and parallel sensor aggregation.
When designing around this part, note that OTP memory cannot be reprogrammed; engineers typically prototype with a windowed (JW) variant or a pin-compatible flash part such as the PIC18F442 (recommended by Microchip as a functional migration path, although the forum record notes the PIC18F452 is not pin-for-pin compatible). Power, ground, and decoupling capacitor placement must follow the standard PIC17C reference layout to avoid oscillator glitches above 20 MHz.
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