PIC16 Family PIC16C5x Series Microcontrollers 8-bit Microcontrollers:

The PIC16C5X from Microchip Technology is a family of low cost, high performance, 8-bit fully static, EPROM/ROM-based CMOS microcontrollers. It employs a RISC architecture with only 33 single word/ single cycle instructions. All instructions are single cycle except for program branches which take two cycles.

• Device Reset Timer (DRT)
• EPROM/ROM: Upto 2K14-Bit Words, RAM: Upto 73B
• Power-on Reset (POR)
• Watchdog Timer (WDT) with its own on-chip RC oscillator for reliable operation
• Upto 20 General Purpose Input Output Pins
• 8-Bit real time clock/counter (TMR0)
• Programmable Code Protection, Power saving SLEEP mode
• Only 33 single word instructions to learn
• All instructions are single cycle except for program branches which are two-cycle
• Applications: Automotive And Appliance Motor Control, Low Power Remote Transmitters/Receivers