The MSP430X family (X stands for eXtended) can handle a larger amount of memory since it has a 20-bit wide address bus. This family of processors is built based on a von Neumann architecture and is byte-addressed as well. What is the maximum number of bytes that can be addressed?

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The MSP430X family (X stands for eXtended) can handle a larger amount of memory since it
has a 20-bit wide address bus. This family of processors is built based on a von Neumann
architecture and is byte-addressed as well. What is the maximum number of bytes that can be
addressed? Enter a decimal value. 

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The MSP430X family of processors is a group of microcontrollers manufactured by Texas Instruments. The "X" in the name stands for "eXtended", indicating that this family of processors has a larger memory address space than previous versions of the MSP430 microcontroller family.

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