Microchip ships 12 billionth PIC
The microcontroller was delivered to Japanese motor manufacturer, Nidec Corporation
Microchip Technology, a provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analogue and Flash-IP solutions has shipped its 12 billionth PIC microcontroller (MCU) to the Nidec Corporation.
Microchip PIC microcontoller chip
Nidec is a global supplier of precision motors, based in Japan.
Microchip delivered this 12 billionth MCU approximately 10 months after delivering its 11 billionth.
Microchip claims its 8-, 16- and 32-bit PIC microcontrollers are high-performance, low-power, cost-effective solution for embedded-control designs.
"The time between each of our 1 billionth shipments continues to accelerate, in the face of Microchip's increasing MCU market share, and shipping our 12 billionth to a long-term customer like Nidec makes this achievement particularly gratifying," says Microchip's president and CEO Steve Sanghi. "Motor control has always been one of our strengths, and the fact that such an esteemed global leader in motor manufacturing has continued using our PIC MCUs for so long is a testament to that strength."
"We have reached this milestone because of the high quality of our PIC microcontroller portfolio and MPLAB development systems, along with the outstanding support provided by our direct-sales team and sales-channel partners," Sanghi continues.
A customer for more than 10 years, Nidec makes extensive use of Microchip's 8-bit and 16-bit PIC MCUs and DSPIC digital signal controllers with advanced motor-control peripherals.
What's more, Nidec uses Microchip's platform of scalable motor-control development tools and free motor-control software, application notes and tuning guides to achieve rapid prototyping and shorten development cycles.
"Our long-standing relationship with Microchip Technology has been beneficial to both parties, and we have always valued the outstanding quality of their motor-control devices," adds Hitoshi Tatsuno, Nidec's vice president of operation management department and purchasing department. "We are honoured to be the recipient of Microchip's 12 billionth PIC microcontroller."
