This article presents an introduction of microcontrollers as the first part on the series Embedded Systems Programming. It describes the structure and operation of the microcontroller, and the purpose ...

The last part of the Embedded Systems programming discuss about interrupt processing and the alternative process of polling. It briefly describes interrupts and polling, as well as the interrupt ...

The emergence of domestic chip development among China's leading home appliance manufacturers is reshaping the microcontroller unit (MCU) market landscape, as a new trade-in program is expected to ...

[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 buckled ...

Strong results for MCHP in fiscal Q3 with 5% revenue increase, driven by automotive, industrial, and data center industries. Forecasts 1-4% increase in revenue in Q4, with intentions to increase ...

The 177-MHz NS9360 MCU targets compact network applications. Digi's chip is based on the ARM 926EJ-S, the most powerful ARM-based processor core with DSP support. The core also has ARM Jazelle Java ...

The very small has been the realm of 8-bit microcontrollers. But Texas Instruments is pushing its MSP430 line where it has never gone before. The 16-bit MSP430F20xx microcontroller is available in a ...

Microchip is a leading supplier of microcontrollers, or MCUs, which are semiconductors that act as the brains in a wide variety of common electronic devices, from garage door openers to electric ...