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ATMEGA168A-AU

Microchip Tech · Microcontroller Units (MCUs/MPUs/SOCs) · TQFP-32(7x7)

ATMEGA168A-AU from Microchip Tech, in a TQFP-32(7x7). Pinout and pin descriptions extracted from the manufacturer datasheet (extract_pins, cross-checked by a second model); symbol, footprint, and 3D from KiCad-official CAD.

Pinout

Pin Name Type Function
1 PD3 bidirectional Port D bit 3 bi-directional I/O with internal pull-up, alternate functions INT1, OC2B and PCINT19.
2 PD4 bidirectional Port D bit 4 bi-directional I/O with internal pull-up, alternate functions XCK, T0 and PCINT20.
3 GND power_in Ground.
4 VCC power_in Digital supply voltage.
5 GND power_in Ground.
6 VCC power_in Digital supply voltage.
7 PB6 bidirectional Port B bit 6 I/O that, depending on clock fuse settings, is the inverting oscillator amplifier input (XTAL1/TOSC1), with PCINT6.
8 PB7 bidirectional Port B bit 7 I/O that, depending on clock fuse settings, is the inverting oscillator amplifier output (XTAL2/TOSC2), with PCINT7.
9 PD5 bidirectional Port D bit 5 bi-directional I/O with internal pull-up, alternate functions T1, OC0B and PCINT21.
10 PD6 bidirectional Port D bit 6 bi-directional I/O with internal pull-up, alternate functions AIN0 (comparator positive input), OC0A and PCINT22.
11 PD7 bidirectional Port D bit 7 bi-directional I/O with internal pull-up, alternate functions AIN1 (comparator negative input) and PCINT23.
12 PB0 bidirectional Port B bit 0 bi-directional I/O with internal pull-up, alternate functions ICP1, CLKO (divided system clock output) and PCINT0.
13 PB1 bidirectional Port B bit 1 bi-directional I/O with internal pull-up, alternate functions OC1A and PCINT1.
14 PB2 bidirectional Port B bit 2 bi-directional I/O with internal pull-up, alternate functions SS (SPI slave select), OC1B and PCINT2.
15 PB3 bidirectional Port B bit 3 bi-directional I/O with internal pull-up, alternate functions MOSI, OC2A and PCINT3.
16 PB4 bidirectional Port B bit 4 bi-directional I/O with internal pull-up, alternate functions MISO and PCINT4.
17 PB5 bidirectional Port B bit 5 bi-directional I/O with internal pull-up, alternate functions SCK (SPI clock) and PCINT5.
18 AVCC power_in Supply voltage for the A/D converter, PC3:0 and ADC7:6, to be connected externally to VCC even if the ADC is unused, via a low-pass filter if the ADC is used.
19 ADC6 input Analog input channel 6 of the 10-bit A/D converter (TQFP/VQFN only), powered from the analog supply.
20 AREF input Analog reference pin for the A/D converter.
21 GND power_in Ground.
22 ADC7 input Analog input channel 7 of the 10-bit A/D converter (TQFP/VQFN only), powered from the analog supply.
23 PC0 bidirectional Port C bit 0 bi-directional I/O with internal pull-up, alternate functions ADC0 (analog power) and PCINT8.
24 PC1 bidirectional Port C bit 1 bi-directional I/O with internal pull-up, alternate functions ADC1 (analog power) and PCINT9.
25 PC2 bidirectional Port C bit 2 bi-directional I/O with internal pull-up, alternate functions ADC2 (analog power) and PCINT10.
26 PC3 bidirectional Port C bit 3 bi-directional I/O with internal pull-up, alternate functions ADC3 (analog power) and PCINT11.
27 PC4 bidirectional Port C bit 4 bi-directional I/O with internal pull-up, alternate functions ADC4, SDA (2-wire data, 50 ns spike filter) and PCINT12, using digital supply VCC.
28 PC5 bidirectional Port C bit 5 bi-directional I/O with internal pull-up, alternate functions ADC5, SCL (2-wire clock, 50 ns spike filter) and PCINT13, using digital supply VCC.
29 PC6/RESET input Reset input when RSTDISBL fuse is unprogrammed (low level longer than the minimum pulse length generates a reset), otherwise an I/O pin with electrical characteristics differing from other Port C pins.
30 PD0 bidirectional Port D bit 0 bi-directional I/O with internal pull-up, alternate functions RXD (USART input) and PCINT16.
31 PD1 bidirectional Port D bit 1 bi-directional I/O with internal pull-up, alternate functions TXD (USART output) and PCINT17.
32 PD2 bidirectional Port D bit 2 bi-directional I/O with internal pull-up, alternate functions INT0 and PCINT18.

Key specifications

Parameter Value
Manufacturer Microchip Tech
Package TQFP-32(7x7)
Category Embedded Processors & Controllers
Pins 32

Electrical characteristics

Limits as printed in the datasheet (page.json metadata.characteristics carries them as data).

Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Conditions Page
Operating Temperature (absolute maximum) -55 125 °C Absolute Maximum Ratings 308
Storage Temperature -65 150 °C Absolute Maximum Ratings 308
Voltage on any Pin except RESET with respect to Ground -0.5 V Printed as -0.5V to VCC+0.5V 308
Voltage on RESET with respect to Ground -0.5 13 V Absolute Maximum Ratings 308
DC Current per I/O Pin 40 mA Absolute Maximum Ratings 308
DC Current VCC and GND Pins 200 mA Absolute Maximum Ratings 308
Supply Voltage VCC 1.8 5.5 V TA = -40°C to 85°C; ATmega168A-AU, 20 MHz speed grade 632
Operating Temperature (Industrial) TA -40 85 °C Industrial, ATmega168A-AU 632
Maximum Frequency at VCC = 1.8V 4 MHz Speed grade figure 29-1, VCC = 1.8V 312
Maximum Frequency at VCC = 2.7V 10 MHz Speed grade figure 29-1, VCC = 2.7V 312
Maximum Frequency at VCC = 4.5V to 5.5V 20 MHz Speed grade figure 29-1, VCC = 4.5V 312

CAD (KiCad official)

  • Symbol: ATMEGA168A-AU
  • Footprint: Package_QFP:TQFP-32_7x7mm_P0.8mm
  • 3D model: TQFP-32(7x7) (KiCad packages3D, STEP)
  • 3D model files: atmega168a-au-etched.step / atmega168a-au-etched.glb carry the MPN laser-etched on the die in a toggleable Adom.LaserEtch group (Fusion-ready); atmega168a-au.step / atmega168a-au.glb are the bare package body.

Provenance

Data extracted from the manufacturer datasheet, not a distributor listing:

  • Datasheet: Microchip Tech datasheet (653 pp, sha256 b9b9d83cda56a95d, retrieved 2026-10-26, tier: lcsc)
  • Extractor: parts-factory 2.0.0 / extract_pins 0.3, primary claude-sonnet-5-5 (text), consensus claude-sonnet-5-5 (agreed), guards: pin_guards 0.1: passed. Pins are checked against the footprint pad set and their cited datasheet pages before publish.
  • CAD: KiCad official libraries (CC-BY-SA 4.0).

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