Technology races forward, and it's putting a lot of pressure on embedded-system developers. Competing in markets with increasingly complex applications, developers often face performance shortfalls ...

Every year there is a stampede in the popular industry press to predict that this will be the year that 8-bit microcontroller sales will finally stop growing. Recently, the wide availability of ...

The year Intel rolled out its first 8-bit microprocessor, Apollo 17 landed on the Moon. The Volkswagen Beetle became the best-selling car in history, surpassing the Ford Model T. And “The Godfather” ...

Leading microcontroller and touch solutions provider Atmel CorporationATML recently announced the launch of its new ATtinyArray02/Array04 microcontroller unit (MCU) -- the highest performing, low ...

The TMP86P20XP low-cost One-Time-Programmable (OTP) microcontroller handles 8-MHz operation. It comes in two versions: The TMP86P202P supports a ceramic or crystal resonator, while the TMP86P203P ...

[Paul] has been working on porting over Arduino libraries for use with the Teensy microcontroller platform. This tends to be pretty simple since they both use the same Atmel chip architecture. But ...

This file type includes high-resolution graphics and schematics when applicable. Wayne Freeman, Campaign Manager, MCU8 Business Unit, Microchip Technology Inc. The venerable 8-bit microcontroller (MCU ...

Atmel® Corporation, a leader in microcontroller and touch solutions, today announced additional unique features to the already-successful 8/16-bit AVR XMEGA microcontroller (MCU) family with the ...

The global 8-bit microcontroller market is witnessing steady expansion, primarily fueled by the rising adoption in consumer electronics, automotive systems, and industrial automation. With a market ...

NEC introduced a low-power 8-bit microcontroller which running off a 2.7V supply operates at full speed, consumes 18µA (typical) and has a standby current of 0.9µA (typical). The µPD789881 also ...