The MAXQ microcontrollers are High-Performance, Low-Power,
16-Bit RISC Core devics.
They can run up to 20 Mhz and execute instructions at one clock cycle.
The low power consumption makes them perfect for portable and handheld devices.
Maxim-Dallas Inc. are very commited to these new microcontrollers and many new
devices are to come this year with different peripherials and functions.
PLUS:
Very low power: 190 uA when run @ 8Mhz(!)
High-performance: they run faster than AVR, PIC and MSP430 with single clock
per instruction up to 20Mhz.
Dense code: instructions are 16-bit width, Harward architecture, lots of registers
and pointers.
Build in peripherials: LCD, SPI, 2x UART, 1-WIRE
MINUS:
only 16 level of stack
No DAC, Comparator, CAN and USB peripherials