What are Microprocessors and Microcontrollers? Microprocessors and microcontrollers are essential components of an embedded system. These are single-chip processors that accelerate the computing ...

Many of the improvements in the speed and computing ability of today’s PCs and embedded systems can be traced to the microprocessor, which has evolved from the 4-bit devices in the early 1970s to ...

Electronic Design's own Lou Frenzel is updating one of his textbooks—and is soliciting advice from readers on microcontroller content to include. I am in the process of updating my book "Electronics ...

Microcontrollers are taking on a variety of new and much more complex computing tasks, evolving from standalone chips to more highly integrated devices that can rival complex microprocessors.

Why security for microcontrollers is important. What security solutions are available for microcontrollers. What questions to ask when considering a security solution. Click here for Part 2.

MIPS has revealed cores to compete with ARM’s Coretx-Mx series. Called Warrior M, and available in microcontroller and microprocessor flavours, they are based on existing microAptive cores, with three ...

PARIS — The ability of microcontroller- and microprocessor-based systems to satisfy automobile customers’ needs for comfort, safety, information and entertainment in the car is driving an explosion of ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Zilog, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZILG) a leading supplier of 8-, 16- and 32-bit embedded Flash microcontrollers, and universal ...