The advantages of low power consumption, I/O flexibility, timer functions, oscillator options, multi-channel A/D Converter, Pulse Width Modulation function, HALT and wake-up functions, in addition to a flexible and configurable LCD interface enhance the versatility of these devices to control a wide range of applications requiring analog signal processing and LCD interfacing, such as electronic metering, environmental monitoring, handheld measurement tools, motor driving, etc., for both industrial and home appliance application areas.