Nowadays, it is not unusual to see the terms microprocessor and microcontroller used interchangeably. However, the evolution from MCP to MCU, which started as more than as three decades ago, still ...

There was a time when microprocessors and microcontrollers were distinct devices. There was never a question as to which one you were dealing with. But changes in the memory architecture have muddied ...

SST (Silicon Storage Technology), a leader in flash memory technology, has announced a new addition to the company’s popular SuperFlash-based FlashFlex family of 8-bit, 8051-compatible ...

When programming a microcontroller, several aspects for the structure and flow of the software need to be considered. Software engineers nowadays are aware of critical cases to various available ...

The register-based H8 series includes the H8/300L and H8/300 8-bit µCs with 16-bit instruction words and 16-bit ALUs and the H8/300H and H8S 16-bit µCs with 32-bit ALUs. Most future development in ...

A microprocessor is an integrated circuit that contains no memory. A microcontroller has the ability to store information. The size of a circuit can be significantly reduced. This is because ...

Hyundai Announces ARM7[tm] Thumb® RISC Core-Based Highly-Integrated System-on-Chip (SoC) Microprocessor and Embedded Flash Microcontroller Family Product line up as GMS30C7201, HMS30C7202, HMS39C7092 ...

The advent of microcomputers in the 1970s has dramatically changed our society. Since then, microprocessors have been made almost exclusively from silicon, but the ever-increasing demand for higher ...

When you think of IoT devices, chances are you are thinking about a connected camera or sensor. Most of those devices have very basic CPUs and run Linux or a similar operating system. Not every IoT ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 7, 2004 – In a move to provide designers with further objective performance data for its microcontroller and microprocessor products, NEC Electronics America, Inc., today ...