India, April 22 -- Engineers designing timing‑critical systems for motor control, industrial automation and automotive safety applications often face challenges with latency and unpredictable software execution.

To help address these challenges without adding the cost and complexity of multichip designs, Microchip Technology is expanding its Configurable Logic Block (CLB)-based microcontroller (MCU) portfolio. The PIC16F13276 and PIC18-Q35 families combine Complex Programmable Logic Device (CPLD)-like programmable logic and an MCU in a single, low-power device.

Microchip's CLB is designed to simplify multitasking by enabling users to implement logic functions in dedicated hardware instead of software. This helps reduce power cons...