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Yes, they're called low-power (or nano-power) system timers. Some also incorporate watchdog timer functionality. These chips turn on power to the main CPU based on some given interval. TI has a few that consume ~30nA (@2.5V), like the TPL5100.

This is when the MCU itself you're using doesn't have this functionality of if it's still consuming too much power. MCUs like the ATMega368(PU) consume ~100nA in their deepest sleep states, so it can be a rather drastic reduction in some cases.



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