MAX32625/MAX32626
Ultra-Low-Power Arm Cortex-M4 with
FPU-Based Microcontroller (MCU) with
512KB Flash and 160KB SRAM
General Description
Benefits and Features
DARWIN is a new breed of low-power microcontrollers
built to thrive in the rapidly evolving Internet of Things (IoT).
They are smart, with the biggest memories in their class
and a massively scalable memory architecture. They run
forever, thanks to wearable-grade power technology. They
are also tough enough to withstand the most advanced
cyberattacks. DARWIN microcontrollers are designed
to run any application imaginable—in places where you
wouldn’t dream of sending other microcontrollers.
● High-Efficiency Microcontroller for Wearable Devices
• Internal Oscillator Operates Up to 96MHz
• Low Power 4MHz Oscillator System Clock Option
for Always-On Monitoring Applications
• 512KB Flash Memory (256KB “L” Version)
• 160KB SRAM (128KB “L” Version)
• 8KB Instruction Cache
• 1.2V Core Supply Voltage
• 1.8V to 3.3V I/O
• Optional 3.3V ±5% USB Supply Voltage
• Wide Operating Temperature: -30°C to +85°C
Generation U microcontrollers are perfect for wearables
and IoT applications that cannot afford to compromise
power or performance. The MAX32625/MAX32626 fea-
ture an Arm® Cortex®-M4 with FPU CPU that delivers
high-efficiency signal processing, ultra-low power con-
sumption and ease of use.
● Power Management Maximizes Uptime for Battery
Applications
• 106μA/MHz Active Current Executing from Cache
• 49μA/MHz Active Current Executing from Flash
• Wake-Up to 96MHz Clock or 4MHz Clock
• 600nA Low Power Mode (LP0) Current with RTC
Enabled
• 2.56μW Ultra-Low Power Data Retention Sleep
Mode (LP1) with Fast 5μs Wake-Up on 96MHz
Clock Source
Flexible power modes, an intelligent PMU, and dynamic
clock and power gating optimize performance and power
consumption for each application. Internal oscillators run
at 96MHz for high-performance or 4MHz to maximize
battery life in applications requiring always-on monitoring.
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Multiple SPI, UART, I C, 1-Wire® master, and USB inter-
• 27μA/MHz Low Power Mode (LP2) Current
faces are provided. The four-input, 10-bit ADC with select-
able references can monitor external sensors.
● Optimal Peripheral Mix Provides Platform Scalability
• SPI Execute in Place (SPIX) Engine for Memory
Expansion with Minimal Footprint
All versions provide a hardware AES engine. The
MAX32626 provides a secure trust protection unit (TPU)
with a modular arithmetic accelerator (MAA) for fast
ECDSA, a hardware PRNG entropy generator, and a
secure boot loader. The MAX32625L provides a reduced
256KB of flash memory and 128KB of SRAM.
• Three SPI Masters, One SPI Slave
• Three UARTs
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• Up to Two I C Masters, One I C Slave
• 1-Wire Master
• Full-Speed USB 2.0 Device with Internal Transceiver
• Sixteen Pulse Train (PWM) Engines
• Six 32-Bit Timers and 3 Watchdog Timers
• Up to 40 General-Purpose I/O Pins
• 10-Bit Delta-Sigma ADC Operating at 7.8ksps
• AES -128, -192, -256
Applications
● Sports Watches
● Fitness Monitors
● Wearable Medical Patches
● Portable Medical Devices
● Sensor Hubs
• RTC Calibration Output
● Secure Valuable IP and Data with Robust Internal
Hardware Security (MAX32626 Only)
• Trust Protection Unit (TPU) Provides ECDSA and
Modular Arithmetic Acceleration Support
• True Random Number Generator
Ordering Information appears at end of data sheet.
Arm and Cortex are registered trademarks of Arm Limited
(or its subsidiaries) in the US and/or elsewhere.
• Secure Boot Loader
1-Wire is a registered trademark of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
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