Toshiba Starts Mass Production of TXZ+™ Family Entry-Class M4H Group, Standard Microcontrollers with Arm® Cortex®-M4 Core for System Control Applications
08 oct 2026 - 04:00
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation ("Toshiba") has started mass production of the TXZ+™ Family Entry-Class M4H Group , standard microcontrollers [1] featuring an Arm® Cortex®-M4 core with a floating-point unit (FPU). The microcontrollers are expressly designed for use in small-scale system control applications in consumer products, such as air conditioners and washing machines, and in industrial equipment, including multifunction printers and factory automation systems.
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Toshiba: TXZ+™ Family Entry‑Class M4H Group, standard microcontrollers featuring an Arm® Cortex®‑M4 core with a floating-point unit (FPU).
As consumer products and industrial equipment continue to become more sophisticated and diversified, microcontrollers for system control are required to deliver real‑time performance and stable operation while also offering easy system design, versatility for long-term deployment, and extensibility to derivative products. There are also small-scale system control applications which require microcontrollers that provide essential control functions and can be readily applied to both existing systems and new designs, not highly advanced functions optimized for specific applications.
Toshiba has addressed these requirements with the launch of the TXZ+™ Family Entry-Class M4H Group as standard microcontrollers that emphasize essential functionality and ease of use. Despite being entry-class products, they employ an Arm® Cortex®-M4 core with FPU and operate at speeds up to 120MHz. This ensures computing performance and real-time responsiveness required for system control in consumer products and industrial equipment, and supports core system control applications such as control logic, interface processing, and timing control.
M4H products support a supply voltage range of 2.7V to 5.5V, making them suitable for both 3V and 5V systems. They also integrate a high-speed oscillator with ±1% accuracy, which helps to reduce external components and improve design flexibility. The products can be used in a wide range of system configurations, from derivative development of existing equipment to new system designs.
The microcontrollers integrate basic functions required for system control, including a 12-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC), timers, universal asynchronous receiver/transmitter (UART), serial peripheral interface (SPI), inter-integrated circuit (I²C), and direct memory access (DMA). They also incorporate an advanced programmable motor control circuit (A-PMD) for brushless DC motor control, enabling flexible use across a variety of applications and system configurations.
Toshiba supports product evaluation and development with product documentation, sample software, and driver software for peripheral functions. The company will progressively roll out evaluation boards and development environments in collaboration with Arm® ecosystem partners, helping customers from initial evaluation through mass-production ramp-up.
Toshiba will continue to expand its design support resources and enhance its lineup of microcontroller products suitable for system control in consumer products and industrial equipment.
Note:
[1] A standard microcontroller that is not specialized for a specific application, designed to emphasize versatility in supporting power supply conditions and peripheral functions, and suitable for a wide range of system control applications.
Applications
- System control units for home appliances and consumer products
- Industrial equipment and factory automation (FA) systems
- Office and commercial equipment
Features
- Arm® Cortex®-M4 core with FPU: operating 120MHz (max)
- Supply voltage range: 2.7V to 5.5V
- High-speed oscillator with ±1% accuracy
- Internal memory
Code flash memory: 256KB
RAM: 18KB
- Self-diagnosis functions for functional safety
- Three types of package, selectable according to mounting area and assembly conditions
Main Specifications
Product group
Part number
CPU core
Arm® Cortex®-M4 core with FPU
- Memory protection unit (MPU)
Maximum operating frequency
120MHz
Internal
oscillator
Oscillation
frequency
10MHz (±1%)
Internal
memory
Flash (code)
256KB (Program/erase cycles: up to 100,000 times)
RAM
18KB, with parity
I/O port
51 pins
37 pins
33 pins
External interrupt
11 factors, 16 pins
10 factors, 12 pins
9 factors, 11 pins
DMA controller (DMAC)
32 channels
27 channels
Timer
function
32-bit timer event
counter
(T32A)
6 channels
(12 channels if used as 16-bit timer)
Communication
function
UART
4 channels
3 channels
3 channels
I 2 C interface/I 2 C
interface version A
(I2C/EI2C)
1/1 channel
TSPI
4 channels
2 channels
Analog
function
12-bit AD
converter (ADC)
12 inputs in 1 unit
10 inputs in 1 unit
9 inputs in 1 unit
Motor control
circuit
Advanced
programmable
motor control
circuit
(A-PMD)
1 channel
Other
CRC calculation
circuit
(CRC)
1 channel CRC32, CRC16
System
function
Clock selective
watchdog timer
(SIWDT)
1 channel
Voltage detection
circuit
(LVD)
1 channel
Oscillation
frequency detector
(OFD)
1 channel
Debug interface
JTAG/SW
TRACE(4bits)
NBDIF
JTAG/SW
Operating voltage
2.7V to 5.5V, single voltage supply
Package/Pin
LQFP64
(10mm×10mm, 0.5mm pitch)
LQFP48
(7mm×7mm, 0.5mm pitch)
LQFP44
(10mm×10mm, 0.8mm pitch)
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About Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation, a leading supplier of advanced semiconductor and storage solutions, draws on over half a century of experience and innovation to offer customers and business partners outstanding discrete semiconductors, system LSIs and HDD products.
Its 17,400 employees around the world share a determination to maximize product value, and to promote close collaboration with customers in the co-creation of value and new markets. The company looks forward to building and to contributing to a better future for people everywhere.
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