8-bit AVR with 8k Bytes In-System Programmable Flash
  Features •   High-performance, Low-power AVR® 8-bit Microcontroller •   Advanced RISC Architecture -  130 Powerful Instructions - Most Single-clock Cycle Execution -  32 x 8 General Purpose Working Registers -  Fully Static Operation -  Up to 16 MIPS Throughput at 16 MHz -  On-chip 2-cycle Multiplier •   Nonvolatile Program and Data Memories -  8K Bytes of In-System Self-Programmable Flash Endurance: 10,000 Write/Erase Cycles -  Optional Boot Code Section with Independent Lock Bits In-System Programming by On-chip Boot Program True Read-While-Write Operation -  512 Bytes EEPROM Endurance: 100,000 Write/Erase Cycles -  1KByte Internal SRAM -  Programming Lock for Software Security •   Peripheral Features -  Two 8-bit Timer/Counters with Separate Prescaler, one Compare Mode -  One 16-bit Timer/Counter with Separate Prescaler, Compare Mode, and Capture Mode -  Real Time Counter with Separate Oscillator -  Three PWM Channels -  8-channel ADC in TQFP and MLF package Six Channels 10-bit Accuracy Two Channels 8-bit Accuracy -  6-channel ADC in PDIP package FourChannels 10-bit Accuracy Two Channels 8-bit Accuracy -  Byte-oriented Two-wire Serial Interface -  Programmable Serial USART -  Master/Slave SPI Serial Interface -  Programmable Watchdog Timer with Separate On-chip Oscillator -  On-chip Analog Comparator •   Special Microcontroller Features -  Power-on Reset and Programmable Brown-out Detection -  Internal Calibrated RC Oscillator -  External and Internal Interrupt Sources -  Five Sleep Modes: Idle, ADC Noise Reduction, Power-save, Power-down, and Standby •   I/O and Packages -  23 Programmable I/O Lines -  28-lead PDIP, 32-lead TQFP, and 32-pad MLF •   Operating Voltages -  2.7- 5.5V (ATmega8L) -  4.5 - 5.5V (ATmega8) •   Speed Grades -  0-8 MHz(ATmega8L) -  0-16 MHz(ATmega8) •   Power Consumption at 4 Mhz, 3V, 25CC -  Active: 3.6 mA -  Idle Mode: 1.0 mA -  Power-down Mode: 0.5 uA 
                        
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