This paper describes the design and implementation of a version of the 8051 microcontroller, one of the most commercially used microcontrollers in FPGA with reconfigurable instruction set.

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[Marius Taciuc’s] latest endeavor, the B4 Thinker, offers a captivating glimpse into microcontroller architecture through a modular approach. This proof-of-concept project is meticulously documented, ...

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom, April 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- lowRISC C.I.C., the open silicon ecosystem organisation, together with SCI Semiconductor, a leader in CHERI solutions and both CHERI ...

For years it was a given that it was impossible to run a Linux based operating system on a less powerful computer whose architecture lacked a memory management unit. There were projects such as ...

For a system designer looking to choose a microcontroller, the vast array of available MCUs can make the search quite complex. Silicon Labs has announced an 8-bit microcontroller with a core voltage ...