NXP’s enhanced 16C UARTs are drop-in compatible with industry standard devices and offer added features. They can deliver baud rates up to 5 Mbps, and offer bus cycle times that are up to 20% faster than traditional devices. In addition to the PLCC, and LQFP packages NXP also produces advanced packages as the tiny HVQFN that reduces PCB space by as much as 70%. These small packages are designed for portable and handheld devices such as PDAs and cell phones. They are also fully compatible with Linux and Windows OS drivers, thus saving design time and lowering overall cost.