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Notebook and Desktop Embedded Controllers

Embedded Controllers for Modern Notebooks and Desktops

Our embedded controllers can power the next generation of notebook and desktop applications across industrial, data center and consumer markets. These controllers provide advanced system management, robust security and efficient power management, making them an excellent choice for today’s high-performance computing needs. Whether supporting industrial systems or optimizing consumer computing, our embedded controllers provide the flexibility, performance and future-ready security that today’s devices require.

Featured Products

MEC1753B IC

MEC175xB

Target Applications:

PQC, Low Power, Notebooks and Storage Enclosures

Key Features:

  • CNSA 1.0 and 2.0 Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) algorithm support, including ML-KEM, ML-DSA and LMS
  • Arm® Cortex®-M4F core with Memory Protection Unit (MPU) @ 96 MHz
  • eSPI for 1.8V and 3.3V
  • Secure boot with hardware Root of Trust (RoT) and Physically Unclonable Function (PUF)
  • 480 KB SRAM and 2 KB to 8 KB EEPROM for enhanced data storage
  • MEC174x augmented with I3C® host and client Interfaces
  • USB 2.0 full-speed interface option
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MEC1727 IC

MEC172x

Target Applications:

Low Power, Notebooks and Storage Enclosures

Key Features:

  • Advanced cryptographic engine: Supports AES-256, ECDSA, EC_KCDSA, SHA-384 and RSA
  • Arm Cortex-M4F core with MPU @ 96 MHz
  • eSPI for 1.8V
  • Secure boot with hardware RoT and PUF
  • 144-ball and 176-ball Very-Very Thin Profile Fine-Pitch Ball Grid Array (WFBGA) packages
  • 480 KB SRAM and 2 KB EEPROM for flexible data storage
  • Supports ACPI sleep states (S0–S5) and low-power modes
  • Secure Flash access control—region-based protection for enhanced security
  • Multiple debug interfaces, including trace FIFO, serial debug, Port 80, SWD and JTAG
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