The TMS370 family consists of very large scaled integration
(VLSI), 8-bit, complementary metal oxide semiconductor
(CMOS) microcontrollers with on-chip EEPROM storage and
peripheral-support functions. These devices offer superior
performance in complex, real-time control applications in
demanding environments and are available in
mask-programmable ROM and EPROM.

In a continual effort to improve its products, Texas
Instruments has added new, more robust features to the
TMS370 family of devices that are designed to enhance
performance and enable new application technologies. These
added features include new watchdog modes and low-power
modes for mask-ROM devices. All family members are software
compatible, so that many existing applications can be run on
the improved devices without modification of software.
(Refer to the associated data sheets for more information on
compatibility.) In expanding its powerful TMS370 family of
microcontrollers, TIE offers many new configurable devices
for specific applications. As microcontrollers have evolved,
TI has added multiple peripheral functions to chips that
originally had only a central processing unit (CPU), memory,
and I/O blocks. Now, with the high-performance,
software-compatible TMS370 microcontrollers, over 130
standard products are available. Also, up to 27 function
modules can be used to configure a new device quickly,
easily, and cost-effectively for any applications.
