Microcontroller Core Features:
• High-performance RISC CPU
• Only 35 single-word instructions to learn
- All single-cycle instructions except for program branches which are two-cycle
• Operating speed: DC – 20 MHz clock input
                         DC – 200 ns instruction cycle
• Interrupt capability (up to 7 internal/external interrupt sources)
• 8-level deep hardware stack
• Direct, Indirect and Relative Addressing modes

Special Microcontroller Features:
• Power-on Reset (POR)
• Power-up Timer (PWRT) and Oscillator Start-up Timer (OST)
• Watchdog Timer (WDT) with its own on-chip RC oscillator for reliable operation
• Dual level Brown-out Reset circuitry
- 2.5 VBOR (Typical)
- 4.0 VBOR (Typical)
• Programmable code protection
• Power-Saving Sleep mode
• Selectable oscillator options
• Fully static design
• In-Circuit Serial Programming™ (ICSP™)

CMOS Technology:
• Wide operating voltage range:
- Industrial: 2.0V to 5.5V
- Extended: 3.0V to 5.5V
• High Sink/Source Current 25/25 mA
• Wide temperature range:
- Industrial: -40°C to 85°C
- Extended: -40°C to 125°C