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New robust, noise-immune capacitive-sensing MCUs from TI bring touch control to cost-sensitive industrial applications

MSP430™ microcontrollers with CapTIvate™ technology offer value and performance to applications exposed to electromagnetic disturbances, oil, water and grease

DALLAS, Feb. 27, 2018 — (PRNewswire) —  Bringing capacitive-sensing capabilities to cost-sensitive applications, Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced an expansion of its MSP430™ microcontroller (MCU) family with CapTIvate™ technology. Developers can use the new MSP430FR2512 and MSP430FR2522 MCUs with integrated capacitive touch to add as many as 16 buttons as well as proximity sensing capability to industrial systems, home automation systems, appliances, power tools, home entertainment, personal audio applications and more. For more information, see www.ti.com/captivate-pr.

New MSP430™ microcontrollers with CapTIvate™ technology offer value and performance to applications exposed to electromagnetic disturbances, oil, water and grease.

Key features and benefits of the new capacitive touch MCUs

Pricing, package and availability

Production quantities of the MSP430FR2512 and MSP430FR2522 MCUs are available in a 20-pin very thin quad flat no lead (VQFN) package and a 16-pin thin shrink small outline package (TSSOP) starting at US$0.69 in 1,000-unit quantities.

The CapTIvate BoosterPack plug-in module ( BOOSTXL-CAPKEYPAD) is available for US$29.99 through the TI store and authorized distributors.

Learn more about MSP430 MCUs with CapTIvate technology

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Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is a global semiconductor design and manufacturing company that develops analog integrated circuits (ICs) and embedded processors. By employing the world's brightest minds, TI creates innovations that shape the future of technology. TI is helping approximately 100,000 customers transform the future, today. Learn more at www.ti.com.

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MSP430, CapTIvate, BoosterPack, LaunchPad and TI E2E are trademarks of Texas Instruments. All registered trademarks and other trademarks belong to their respective owners.

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