Microprocessors are suited for information processing in computer systems, whereas microcontrollers are suitable for controlling input/output devices with few components. Third, the characteristics of ...

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

As is the case with many technical conferences/tradeshows, the last few weeks prior to the event see a variety of product announcements that vendors will be ...

MIPS at 25 MHz, 64 Kbytes of in-system flash, and 4,352 bytes of RAM. Other features include two UARTs for SPI bus and and high-end customer premise equipment.

Embedded Processors Mean Variety THIS YEAR, MORE NEW PROCESSOR VARIANTS THAN EVER WILL BE released. But don't expect any really new processor architectures, except AMD's (www.amd.com) 64-bit ...

ARM may be well known for spearheading processor development for our favourite mobile devices, but the company also offers a wide range of processors for many other applications. Wearables look set to ...

For a number of reasons, including cost, embedded microprocessors have been required to take on tasks for which they are not always well suited. Frequent interruptions from the outside world is one ...