The inclusion of a dedicated hardware Multiply-and-Accumulate (MAC) unit allows the microcontroller to execute complex signal processing algorithms in one cycle.
Up to 256 KB on-chip embedded Flash; linearly expandable up to 16 MB. Hardware MAC unit with 1-cycle 16x16-bit multiplication. Analog-to-Digital Conversion
I’m unable to determine what “xc166” refers to — it doesn’t match any widely known product, code, standard, or topic in my knowledge base. It could be:
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: Includes industrial-grade derivatives like the XE162x and XE164x series.