PIC24 16-bit low power microcontroller, 32 KB Flash memory, 8 KB RAM, and advanced peripherals, 44-pin package

  Up to 16 MIPS performance???

  16 x 16 Hardware Multiply, Single Cycle Execution

  32-bit x 16-bit Hardware Divider

  C Compiler Optimized Instruction Set

  Internal oscillator support - 31 kHz to 8 MHz, up to 32 MHz with 4X PLL

  On-chip LDO Voltage Regulator

  JTAG Boundary Scan and Flash Memory Program Support

  Fail-Safe Clock Monitor – allows safe shutdown if clock fails

  Watchdog Timer with separate RC oscillator

  Run, Idle and Sleep modes

  Deep sleep mode for lowest current consumption

  Multiple, Switchable Clock Modes for Optimum Performance and Power Management

  10-bit ADC, 13 channels, 500k samples per second

  3 Analog comparators

  2 UART Modules with LIN and IrDA? support, 4 Deep FIFO

  2 SPI ? Modules with 8 Deep FIFO

  2 I2C? Modules with Master and Slave Modes

  Five 16-bit Timer Modules

  Up to 5 Input Capture and 5 Output Compare / PWM,all with dedicated timers

  Hardware RTCC, Real-Time Clock Calendar with Alarms

  PMP, Parallel Master Port, with 16 Address Lines, and 8/16-bit Data

  Peripheral Pin Select for remapping digital peripherals to I/O

  Charge Time Measurement Unit (CTMU) for capacitive touch interface