DSCs blend the features of both MCUs and DSPs into a single-chip solution enabling you to add DSP features to your embedded application. Microchip offers two compatible Flash-based 16-bit DSC families. The 30 MIPS dsPIC30F family is designed for applications where 5 V operation is important, and the 40 MIPS dsPIC33F family is suited for applications preferring 3.3 V or need more on-chip memory. Both DSC families and the PIC24 families have the same base instruction set (DSCs add DSP instructions), share basic peripherals, have common pinouts and use the same tools for development. The 40 MIPS dsPIC33F family is developed for high performance embedded control applications. Compared to the dsPIC30F family, the dsPIC33F family offers larger RAM and Flash memory options and adds DMA. 40 MIPS 3.0-3.6 V Self-Write Function A/D Configurable as 10-Bit or 12-Bit (10-Bit Shown)