ATMEGA164A in ATmega Family
The ATMEGA164A is a high-performance, low-power 8-bit microcontroller family based on the Microchip (formerly Atmel) AVR enhanced RISC architecture. By executing powerful instructions in a single clock cycle, the ATMEGA164A achieves throughputs approaching 1 MIPS per MHz, allowing system designers to optimize power consumption versus processing speed. It integrates 16KB of self-programming flash memory, 1KB SRAM, and 512B EEPROM, making it a reliable workhorse for cost-sensitive industrial and consumer embedded systems.
Variants in This Sub-Family
Variants within the ATMEGA164A sub-family primarily differ by their physical packaging and temperature grading. Options include 44-pin VQFN, TQFP, and 40-pin PDIP footprints to accommodate different manufacturing processes and space constraints. While the core silicon remains consistent across the 'A' suffix devices, specific ordering codes denote industrial or automotive temperature ranges and different lead-finish materials suited for specific assembly environments.
