Hitachi's Introduces the Industry's Fastest Microcontroller: SH7058F SuperH RISC Device Operates at 80MHz and Has 1Megabyte of On-Chip Flash Memory
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SAN JOSE, Calif.--Oct. 14, 2002--Hitachi Semiconductor (America) Inc. -- a leading microcontroller (MCU) supplier -- today announced the SH7058F, a high-speed 32-bit RISC MCU with the features and performance needed for advanced embedded control systems for automotive, factory automation and industrial equipment applications.
The SuperH(R) (SH-2 series) device has the industry's fastest operating frequency -- 80 MHz -- and the industry's largest class on-chip flash memory capacity for the device of this type: 1 Megabyte (1MB).
The SH7058F delivers 104 MIPS performance, so it can execute the sophisticated software that yields precise, finely tuned control operation. In addition, the chip has sufficient memory capacity to store the large code size of such complex software. These characteristics are combined to enable advanced embedded applications. For example, the MCU is ideal for powertrain systems such as car engine and transmission control that operate seamlessly while delivering both improved performance and better fuel economy. It's also a good choice for numerically controlled fabrication equipment that performs intricate machining operations precisely and at high throughput rates.
More speed, memory, features
The SH7058F is an F-ZTAT(TM) (Flexible Zero Turn-Around Time) device, a successor to the popular SH7055F MCU, which also has an SH-2E CPU core. However, the new chip offers twice the operating speed, twice the on-chip flash memory capacity and 50 percent more RAM: 48Kilobytes (KB). The single-voltage programmable 1MB flash is single-cycle accessible. On-chip write/erase firmware eliminates the need for the flash write/erase program previously provided by the user. Besides the conventional write/erase modes, the SH7058F has a user boot mode. In this mode engineers can write a custom program for the boot operation that occurs when the system is powered on. They can also use the user boot mode to implement special write/erase routines.
For improved system reliability, the SH7058F has a new oscillator halt detection function not provided in the SH7055F. When enabled, this function ensures that a back-up on-chip oscillator automatically starts up when the main clock oscillator stops or begins to function abnormally. Thus, if the main clock circuit's external crystal resonator becomes detached, the system will not crash. Instead, the back-up oscillator takes over to allow the MCU to execute software that halts system operation in an orderly manner.
An extensive set of built-in peripheral functions
The SH7058F's extensive suite of built-in peripheral functions allows engineers to build high-functionality embedded systems with fewer chips for cost and space savings. The MCU provides many timers: a watchdog timer (WDT) that can be used as an interval timer, two compare-match timer (CMT) channels, and an advanced timer unit-II (ATU-II) that comprises ten free-running counters, 16 down-counters, eight pulse width modulation (PWM) counters and six event counters. A 10-bit resolution A/D converter achieves a conversion precision of +/- 2LSB. With 32 input channels, it can be used to process a large number of analog signals carrying sensor information and the like. For efficient sensor information acquisition with precise timing, a multi-trigger A/D function initiates conversion upon receiving a signal from its own compare-match timer. A floating point unit (FPU) and multiplier accelerate mathematical computations.
For fast and reliable data communication in automotive applications and other network systems with multiple processors and peripheral devices, the SH7058F has two Hitachi controller area network II (HCAN-II) channels that are compliant with the Bosch CAN Ver. 2.0B active specification. Each channel can use 32 message buffers, 31 of which can be set for transmission or reception and one that's reserved for reception only. The HCAN-II function uses an independent 16-bit timer, so it offers a time-trigger transmission function for achieving high-speed, highly reliable communication.
Hitachi builds the new MCU with a proven 0.18-micron process and packages it in a 256-pin QFP. Versions with smaller packages are in development.
Hitachi and the many third-party suppliers in the SuperH support community offer other hardware and software support tools such as operating systems, middleware, and more to help customers create successful embedded systems in less time. To aid system development, the SH7058 includes an on-chip debugging function and is supported by Hitachi's E10A emulator/debugger and powerful, high-functionality E6000H in-circuit emulator. Operating system support for this device includes OSEK, VxWorks(R) and Nucleus(TM). An evaluation board for this device is also under development and will be available in November 2002.
Price and availability
SH7058F MCU Hitachi Quantity Price/
Part Number Package Availability
80MHz/3.3V MCU with HD64F7058F80 256-pin QFP 1,000 $50.00
1MB flash, 48KB RAM, (28mm x 40mm) Samples:
FPU, multiplier, December 2002
DMAC, BSC, INTC, SCI,
HCAN-II, ATU-II, WDT,
CMT, A/D, CPG/PLL,
H-UDI, AUD, UBC
Reader contact
Readers can find additional product and contact information on Hitachi Semiconductor's Web site at www.hitachi.com/semiconductor or by calling (800) 285-1601.
About Hitachi Semiconductor (America) Inc.
Hitachi Semiconductor (America) Inc., a subsidiary of Hitachi America, Ltd., supports the requirements of the North American marketplace with a broad range of standard and low-power semiconductor solutions. Offering some of the industry's most popular RF and memory components, microcontrollers and microprocessors, among other semiconductor solutions, Hitachi provides chips to the world's leading device manufacturers within industrial, consumer and emerging market applications. Hitachi's substantial design engineering, research and development facilities in the United States help bring the world's best technology to U.S. customers. For more information, visit: www.hitachi.com/semiconductor Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. , markets and manufactures a broad range of electronics, computer systems and products, consumer electronics and semiconductors, and provides industrial equipment and services throughout North America. For more information, visit: www.hitachi.com. Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company, with approximately 320,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2001(ended March 31, 2002) consolidated sales totaled 7,994 billion yen ($60.1 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors, including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's web site at http://global.hitachi.com.
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A specification summary is included in this release, and a photo and block diagram of the SH7058 microcontroller are available.
Specifications: Hitachi's SH7058 32-bit, 80MHz
SuperH RISC microcontroller
(Member of the popular SH-2 series)
Item Specifications
Power supply voltage 3.3V +/- 0.3V: internal logic, bus interface
5.0V +/- 0.5V: peripheral I/O
Operating frequency 80MHz
Processing speed 104MIPS
Temperature range -40(degrees)C to 125(degrees)C
Process 0.18-micron CMOS
CPU core SH-2E core
CPU instructions 79 types
(all 16-bit fixed-length instructions)
Multiplier 32 bits x 32 bits -- 64 bits: 2 to 4 cycles
32 bits x 32 bits + 64 bits -- 64 bits:
2 to 4 cycles
Floating-point unit Single-precision floating-point operations
(Supports subset of data types specified by
IEEE standard)
On-chip flash memory 1MB (4 flash programming modes: Boot,
User Program, User Boot, Writer mode)
On-chip RAM 48KB
External memory SRAM and ROM directly connectable by bus
state controller External address space x 4
areas: Bus width and number of wait cycles
can be set individually Data bus width: 8 or
16 bits Provision for idle-cycle insertion
to prevent bus collisions
On-chip peripheral Advanced timer unit-II (ATU-II) : 10
functions free-running timers, 16 down-counters, 8 PWM
counters, 6 event counters
Advanced pulse controller (APC): 8
Compare match timer (CMT), 2 channels
A/D converter x 3, analog input x 32
channels (10-bit resolution, +/- 2LSB
conversion precision, multi-trigger
A/D (MTAD))
Direct memory access controller (DMAC),
4 channels
Serial communication interface (SCI),
5 channels
Hitachi controller area network-II
(HCAN-II), 2 channels (compliant with Bosch
CAN Ver. 2.0B active specification: FULL CAN
support, 32 message buffers)
Watchdog timer (WDT)
Interrupt controller (INTC): 9 external
sources, 115 internal sources
User break controller (UBC)
User debug interface (H-UDI)
Advanced user debugger (AUD)
I/O ports: 149
Clock pulse generator: Built-in
multiplication PLL (x4, x8) Built-in crystal
oscillator halt detection function
Power-down modes 3 modes: Sleep, Hardware Standby, Software
Standby
Power down function: Module Standby
Package 256-pin QFP (28mm x 40mm, 0.5mm pin pitch)
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