Microchip Technology PIC16F873-04/SO

PIC16F873-04/SO Overview
The specific part being referred to is manufactured by Microchip Technology, a well-known brand in the industry. It falls under the category of Embedded - Microcontrollers, which are chips designed for embedded systems. This particular chip has 28 pins and comes in a tube packaging. It has a maximum power dissipation of 1W, meaning it can handle up to 1 watt of power without getting damaged. The peak reflow temperature, which is the maximum temperature the chip can withstand during soldering, is 260 degrees Celsius. In terms of interface, this chip supports various communication protocols including I2C, SPI, SSP, UART, and USART. It also has 22 input/output (I/O) pins, allowing it to interface with other components or devices. The uPs/uCs/Peripheral ICs type of this chip is MICROCONTROLLER, RISC, indicating that it is a microcontroller with a reduced instruction set computing (RISC) architecture. This architecture simplifies the instruction set, allowing for faster and more efficient processing. The bit size of this chip is 8, meaning it can process data in 8-bit chunks. The access time, which refers to the time it takes for the chip to retrieve data from memory, is 4 μs (microseconds). This chip has a height of 2.39mm, indicating its physical dimensions.

PIC16F873-04/SO Features
28-SOIC (0.295, 7.50mm Width) package
Mounting type of Surface Mount
Microcontrollers subcategory

PIC16F873-04/SO Applications
There are a lot of Microchip Technology PIC16F873-04/SO Microcontroller applications.

Data acquisition and control
ECG machine
Routers
Toasters
Process control devices
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Digital TVs
Dryers
Computed Tomography (CT scan)
Vacuum cleaners