Atmel Introduces AVR MCUs with Unique Combination of USB, Battery Charging and Analog Features

Beijing, China, and San Jose, CA, March 7, 2008 . . . Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML),announced today new AVR® microcontrollers combining USB controller and high performance analog features. The ATmega16U4 and ATmega32U4 reduce system cost in battery powered devices such as gaming accessories.
Battery powered devices can take advantage of being connected to a USB port to recharge. However, modern batteries require sophisticated algorithms to accelerate and optimize charging, while USB brings further constraints on the battery charging since it is limited both in the voltage and the maximum current it can provide.

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