For the lowest power consumption, MCUs are still preferred, and for high performance, MPUs are dominant. But that’s changing.

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

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 ...

One way that silicon suppliers reduce manufacturing costs is by discontinuing older product portfolios leading to microprocessor obsolescence. Multiple versions of those processor cores and a mix of ...

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 ...

Electronic Design's own Lou Frenzel is updating one of his textbooks—and is soliciting advice from readers on microcontroller content to include. I am in the process of updating my book "Electronics ...