# 16 bit microcontroller

*/Products/16_bit_microcontroller*

A microprocessor on a single integrated circuit intended to operate as an embedded system.

## Product Bo M

**Input To**:
- [Circuit Board Assembly](/Processes/Circuit_Board_Assembly)
- [Embedded System Design](/Processes/Embedded_System_Design)
**Summary**: A 16-bit microcontroller, a single integrated-circuit chip combining a 16-bit processor core, on-chip flash memory, RAM, and peripheral interfaces in one packaged device for embedded control; it is fabricated as a packaged die and feeds into printed circuit board assemblies and embedded products up the chain.
**Output Of**:
- [Semiconductor Fabrication](/Processes/Semiconductor_Fabrication)
- [Die Packaging and Test](/Processes/Die_Packaging_and_Test)
**Components**:
- Name: Silicon Die · Quantity Note: the integrated logic, memory, and peripheral circuitry · Required Input: Silicon Wafer
- Name: Lead Frame · Quantity Note: internal interconnect and external pins · Required Input: Copper Alloy
- Name: Bonding Wire · Quantity Note: connects die pads to lead frame · Required Input: Gold Wire
- Name: Encapsulation Compound · Quantity Note: protective package body · Required Input: Epoxy Molding Compound
**Packaged In**:
- [Tape and Reel Carrier](/Products/Tape_and_Reel_Carrier)
- [Antistatic Tray](/Products/Antistatic_Tray)
**By Product Of**:
- [Wafer Test Reject Die](/Products/Wafer_Test_Reject_Die)
**Described By**:
- [Device Datasheet Record](/Datasets/Device_Datasheet_Record)
**Physical Good**: true
**Produced With**:
- [Photolithography Stepper](/Products/Photolithography_Stepper)
- [Wafer Etch System](/Products/Wafer_Etch_System)
- [Die Bonder](/Products/Die_Bonder)
- [Wire Bonder](/Products/Wire_Bonder)
- [Molding Press](/Products/Molding_Press)
**Runs Software**:
- [Embedded Firmware](/Software/Embedded_Firmware)
**Consumes To Make**:
- [Silicon Wafer](/Products/Silicon_Wafer)
- [Photomask Set](/Products/Photomask_Set)
- [Process Chemicals](/Products/Process_Chemicals)
- [Bonding Wire](/Products/Bonding_Wire)
**Has Measurement**:
- [Clock Frequency](/Metrics/Clock_Frequency)
- [Flash Memory Capacity](/Metrics/Flash_Memory_Capacity)
- [Operating Voltage Range](/Metrics/Operating_Voltage_Range)
- [Power Consumption](/Metrics/Power_Consumption)
**Transforms Into**:
- [Printed Circuit Board Assembly](/Products/Printed_Circuit_Board_Assembly)
- [Embedded Control Module](/Products/Embedded_Control_Module)

## Neighborhood

### Parent

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- [Timing Integrated Circuit](/Products/Timing_Integrated_Circuit) — siblings · Products
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### Requires input

- [Epoxy](/Products/Epoxy) — requires input · Products
- [Epoxy Mold Compound](/Products/Epoxy_Mold_Compound) — requires input · Products
- [Copper Alloy](/Products/Copper_Alloy) — requires input · Products
- [Gold Wire](/Products/Gold_Wire) — requires input · Products
- [Copper Alloy Strip](/Products/Copper_Alloy_Strip) — requires input · Products

### Input to

- [Firmware Programming](/Processes/Firmware_Programming) — input to · Processes
- [Designing Embedded Systems](/Processes/Designing_Embedded_Systems) — input to · Processes
- [Printed Circuit Board Assembly](/Processes/Printed_Circuit_Board_Assembly) — input to · Processes

### Output of

- [Fabricate Semiconductor Devices](/Processes/Fabricate_Semiconductor_Devices) — output of · Processes
- [Wafer Fabrication and Photolithography](/Processes/Wafer_Fabrication_and_Photolithography) — output of · Processes
- [Device Assembly and Packaging](/Processes/Device_Assembly_and_Packaging) — output of · Processes
- [Die Packaging and Test](/Processes/Die_Packaging_and_Test) — output of · Processes

### Transforms into

- [Electronic Control Module](/Products/Electronic_Control_Module) — transforms into · Products
- [Embedded Control Module](/Products/Embedded_Control_Module) — transforms into · Products
- [Printed Circuit Board Assembly](/Products/Printed_Circuit_Board_Assembly) — transforms into · Products
- [Embedded Control Board](/Products/Embedded_Control_Board) — transforms into · Products

### By product of

- [Test Reject Dies](/Products/Test_Reject_Dies) — by product of · Products

### Packaged in

- [Paper or Plastic Carrier Strip](/Products/Paper_or_Plastic_Carrier_Strip) — packaged in · Products
- [Tape Reel](/Products/Tape_Reel) — packaged in · Products
- [Moisture-Barrier Bag](/Products/Moisture-Barrier_Bag) — packaged in · Products
- [Anti-Static Tray](/Products/Anti-Static_Tray) — packaged in · Products

### Composed of

- [Embedding compounds](/Products/Embedding_compounds) — composed of · Products
- [Die Attach Adhesive](/Products/Die_Attach_Adhesive) — composed of · Products
- [Mold Compound](/Products/Mold_Compound) — composed of · Products
- [Bond Wire](/Products/Bond_Wire) — composed of · Products
- [Silicon Die](/Products/Silicon_Die) — composed of · Products

### Consumes

- [Photolithography Resist](/Products/Photolithography_Resist) — consumes · Products
- [Photolithography Masks](/Products/Photolithography_Masks) — consumes · Products
- [Bonding Wire](/Products/Bonding_Wire) — consumes · Products
- [Process Chemicals](/Products/Process_Chemicals) — consumes · Products
- [Silicon Wafer](/Products/Silicon_Wafer) — consumes · Products
- [Process Gas](/Products/Process_Gas) — consumes · Products

### Produced with

- [Wire bonders](/Products/Wire_bonders) — produced with · Products
- [Molding presses](/Products/Molding_presses) — produced with · Products
- [Die bonders](/Products/Die_bonders) — produced with · Products
- [Wafer Etch System](/Products/Wafer_Etch_System) — produced with · Products
- [Wafer Fabrication Line](/Products/Wafer_Fabrication_Line) — produced with · Products
- [Photolithography Stepper](/Products/Photolithography_Stepper) — produced with · Products

### Measured by

- [Energy Consumption Per Hour](/Metrics/Energy_Consumption_Per_Hour) — measured by · Metrics
- [Active Temperature Range](/Metrics/Active_Temperature_Range) — measured by · Metrics
- [Operating Voltage Range](/Metrics/Operating_Voltage_Range) — measured by · Metrics
- [Flash Memory Capacity](/Metrics/Flash_Memory_Capacity) — measured by · Metrics
- [Clock Frequency](/Metrics/Clock_Frequency) — measured by · Metrics

### Problems this exposes

- [vendor toolchain/IDE obsolescence strands legacy projects](/Problems/vendor_toolchain%2FIDE_obsolescence_strands_legacy_projects) — exposes problem · Problems
- [peripheral driver fragmentation across MCU families blocks code reuse](/Problems/peripheral_driver_fragmentation_across_MCU_families_blocks_code_reuse) — exposes problem · Problems
- [long lead times and allocation push designs toward 32-bit migration](/Problems/long_lead_times_and_allocation_push_designs_toward_32-bit_migration) — exposes problem · Problems
- [64KB address-space ceiling forces banked memory hacks as firmware grows](/Problems/64KB_address-space_ceiling_forces_banked_memory_hacks_as_firmware_grows) — exposes problem · Problems

### Described by

- [Device Datasheet Record](/Datasets/Device_Datasheet_Record) — described by · Datasets
- [Device Datasheet](/Datasets/Device_Datasheet) — described by · Datasets

### Runs software

- [Real-Time Operating System](/Software/Real-Time_Operating_System) — runs software · Software
- [Embedded Firmware](/Software/Embedded_Firmware) — runs software · Software