Our portfolio of 8-bit MCUs provides a wide ranges of low-power, highly-functional solutions for industrial, consumer and automotive markets. From tiny RS08 devices to highly functional S08 controllers with LCD interfaces to ultra-low-power Flexis™ S08 MCUs that offer a connection point in the Controller Continuum to advanced 32-bit solutions, Freescale has the right 8-bit solutions for your applications.
Freescale S12 and S12X MCUs provide high-performance 16-bit control for automotive and industrial applications. The S12X MCUs feature the innovative XGATE module, designed specifically to handle interrupt events without CPU intervention. As a result, the S12X controller has the high-performance capabilities you would normally expect of a 32-bit controller. The 16-bit portfolio also includes a large family of digital signal controllers (DSCs), which combine microcontroller functionality with DSP performance. They are particularly well-suited for advanced motor control applications.
Freescale DSC technology's combination of DSP speed with MCU control makes it the ideal solution for industrial control, motion control, home appliances, general purpose inverters, smart sensors, advanced lighting, fire and security systems, switched-mode power supply power management, and medical monitoring applications. These flexible 16-bit devices are particularly well suited for electric motor control and have significantly impacted the home appliance market, spawning quieter and more energy efficient washing machines and dishwashers, for example.
Power Architecture is the world's leading architecture for automotive powertrain control, body electronics, safety and chassis, and instrument cluster applications. Our automotive qualified 32-bit Qorivva processors built on Power Architecture technology deliver highly integrated single and multicore solutions for many automotive design needs. With Qorivva microcontrollers, you get a full range of performance and memory options so you can design scalable applications for more fuel-efficient, safer and secure automobiles.

The PX Series of Power Architecture microcontrollers provide unmatched performance, comprehensive enablement and ruggedized safety features for the most complex industrial control applications, including motor drives, renewable energy, motion control, power generation, clinical medical, robotics and more. Options exist for both single and multi-core implementations with up to 600DMIPS of performance. The family offers up to 4MB of integrated Flash memory. An embedded safety architecture helps meet challenging safety, reliability and environmental requirements. Run-time software, a development platform for rapid prototyping, and advanced debug and system modeling tools ensure easy development.
32-bit Kinetis MCUs represent the most scalable portfolio of ARM® Cortex™-M4 MCUs in the industry. The first phase of the portfolio consists of five MCU families with over 200 pin-, peripheral- and software compatible devices with outstanding performance, memory and feature scalability. Enabled by innovative 90nm Thin Film Storage (TFS) flash technology with unique FlexMemory (configurable embedded EEPROM), Kinetis features the latest low-power innovations and high performance, high precision mixed-signal capability. Kinetis MCUs are supported by a market-leading enablement bundle from Freescale and ARM 3rd party ecosystem partners.
Vybrid devices are built on an asymmetrical-multiprocessing architecture using ARM® cores as the anchor for the platform. The Vybrid portfolio brings to market a unique, low-power system solution that provides customers a way to combine rich applications requiring high-resolution graphical displays and connectivity with real-time determinism. This enables customers to create systems that concurrently run a high-level operating system such as Linux® and a real-time operating system such as MQX on the same device. The families in the Vybrid portfolio span entry-level, single core Cortex-A class SoCs all the way to dual heterogeneous core SoCs with multiple communication and connectivity options. Vybrid devices are ideal for applications including building/home automation and control; industrial automation; point-of-sale systems; medical devices, such as patient monitors; smart energy equipment, including energy meters and data concentrators; and appliances. They are also well-suited for many low-power and timing-critical wired and wireless network interfaces, such as IEEE® 1588, ZigBee® IP, low-power WiFi®, Bluetooth low energy and other proprietary communications protocols.
32-bit ColdFire+ microcontrollers build upon the ColdFire architecture's strong heritage and signify the next step in it's evolution. Enabled by innovative 90nm Thin Film Storage (TFS) flash technology with unique FlexMemory (configurable embedded EEPROM), ColdFire+ adds high precision, high performance mixed signal capabilities, incredible ultra-low-power capabilities and key peripherals for specific market applications. A comprehensive enablement bundle delivers a one-stop-shop solution for MCUs, development tools and runtime software easing the development process.
The 32-bit ColdFire embedded controller architecture is unlike any other in the industry. A broad portfolio of industrial-focused MCUs delivers an unparalleled range of performance and peripheral options including ultra-low power, segment and graphics LCD, USB and Ethernet.. Enabled by a vast ecosystem of development tools and design resources, the ColdFire family of embedded controllers is a flexible, cost-effective and easy-to-use 32-bit solution for your next consumer or industrial application.