Will Strauss, president of Forward Concepts, said Freescale's move is part of a larger trend among microcontroller and DSP vendors to protect investments in software development by offering compatible ...

Upgrading from an 8-bit to a 32-bit microcontroller (MCU) typically requires substantial software changes, even when a high-level language like C is employed, because the peripheral architectures are ...

Not content with your new, 1.4-billion-transistor Ivy Bridge processor? Maybe it runs too hot, or lacks the polygon-pushing powers that you require? Well, I've got just the thing for you: How about ...

As part of his computer science curriculum at Texas A&M University in the early 2000s, [Paul Krizak] took a computer architecture course on the basics of their functioning. This and being exposed to ...

Embedded developers are continually looking for the optimal microcontrollers (MCUs) for their system designs – without counting bits. Developers simply want the right level of functionality to meet ...

Details for Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor have apparently leaked online. The new chipset will reportedly offer a 1+3+2+2 CPU design. Qualcomm’s chipset will purportedly be a 64-bit-only ...

Why 8- and 16-bit micros might not be a good option for new applications. What where the advantages of 8- and 16-bit micros? Why new 32-bit micros are funneling into this space. Developers have chosen ...