A new microcontroller (MCU) from Freescale Semiconductor aims to simplify embedded software development for both experienced engineers and novices alike. The MCU, which includes software and tools ...

Segger Microcontroller has unveiled “emApps”, a software package for creating and executing apps, which are small programs ...

Arithmetic logic unit (ALU), which performs computation. Registers needed for the basic operation of the CPU, such as the program counter (PC), stack pointer (SP), and status register (SR). Further ...

The automotive electronics industry continues to expand its use of 8-bit and 16-bit microcontrollers (MCUs). With the MCU being the cornerstone of electronic control modules (ECMs), from safety ...

Green Hills Software, a specialist in embedded safety and security, has announced the release of µ-visor, its secure embedded virtualization hypervisor, for the Renesas RH850/U2A microcontroller (MCU) ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 30, 2008 – Building on its heritage of embedded microcontroller innovation, Zilog, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZILG) today introduced its new Encore! 32 Series Microcontroller for home or ...

When 8- and 16-bit microcontroller companies spot the opportunities that exist in the emerging net-centric computing-device and embedded Internet market, they sometimes act like deer caught in the ...

The quality of analogue peripherals on microcontrollers has risen constantly. It allows for better integration and more compact switching solutions. Performing measurements with utility meters, ...

Although Embedded Multitasking With Small Microcontrollers is not an exhaustive treatise on multitasking operating systems, it does a good job on the two areas it does address: state machines and ...

The Xport 2.0 lets you take advantage of millions of dollars worth of Nintendo hardware engineering in the Game Boy Advance, turning it into a user-programmable embedded microcontroller for directing ...