The C language is the most popular high-level programming language for microcontrollers, but the 8051 microcontroller is typically regarded as unfriendly to C compilers. One reason is the 8051’s ...

[Andrew] picked up a handful of these big STC 8051 chips for a song and dance. The problem he has with them is the clunky VB6 programming software that only wants to run on a Windows box. He buckle… ...

8051 IP Cores About the 8051-Compatible MCU Family The 8051-Compatible Microcontroller IP Cores Family available from CAST is a cost-effective range of MCS-51 conforming 8- and 16-bit microcontrollers ...

Boasting of a 50x performance gain over original 8051 microcontrollers and a six-fold gain over the next-fastest 8051s, the DS89C420 is said to be the first 8051-compatible controller ...

Adding to the SuperFlash-based FlashFlex family of eight-bit, 8051-compatible microcontrollers, the SST89V54RD-33-C-QIF is available in a 6 mm x 6 mm x 0.8 mm WQFN package standing ...