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

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

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 ...

Many of the improvements in the speed and computing ability of today’s PCs and embedded systems can be traced to the microprocessor, which has evolved from the 4-bit devices in the early 1970s to ...

Why security for microcontrollers is important. What security solutions are available for microcontrollers. What questions to ask when considering a security solution. Click here for Part 2.

Renesas Electronics Corporation disclosed details of its roadmap for next-generation microcontrollers (MCUs) and microprocessors (MPUs). Among the new developments, Renesas announced plans to use the ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Zilog, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZILG) a leading supplier of 8-, 16- and 32-bit embedded Flash microcontrollers, and universal ...