For the lowest power consumption, MCUs are still preferred, and for high performance, MPUs are dominant. But that’s changing. In response to diversifying application needs, MCUs, MPUs, and system ...

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

There was a time when microprocessors were slow and expensive devices that needed piles of support chips to run, so engineers came up with ingenious tricks using extra hardware preprocessing inputs to ...

Microcontrollers are taking on a variety of new and much more complex computing tasks, evolving from standalone chips to more highly integrated devices that can rival complex microprocessors.

In today’s electronics world, large 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) and microprocessors (MPUs) running an RTOS are increasingly common. However, a single large microcontroller handling a complex ...

This video is part of the TechXchange: RISC-V: The Instruction-Set Alternative. Also, check out more of our TechXchange Talk videos. The pressure on electronic systems design engineering is intense ...

Although the Mitsubishi MELPS740, for which there are more than 600 parts, is a redesign of Western Design Center's (WDC) 6502, the two architectures have many similarities. The accumulator-based 740 ...

Microcontrollers are one of the main digital components that we cover in Electronic Design. Personally, I love to work with micros because it's easy to understand the features and capabilities as well ...

When designing a system, one of the most important design decisions is choosing what voltage domain(s) to use. Some voltage domains, such as 5 V, are good for noisy and harsh operating environments ...