The MEC1418 is an embedded controller designed for computing applications such as notebooks, tablets and single board computing platforms. The MEC1418 has a highly-configurable, mixed signal, advanced I/O controller architecture. The device incorporates a 32-bit MIPS32 M14K Microcontroller core with a closely-coupled SRAM for code and data. A secure boot-loader is used to download the custom firmware image from the system’s shared SPI Flash device, thereby allowing system designers to customize the device’s behavior. The MEC1418 is one of the first embedded controllers to support both the Intel® Corporation’s new Enhanced Serial Peripheral Interface (eSPI) and the existing Low Pin Count interface (LPC).