Features of Microchip PIC12LF1840T48A
Microchip Technology Inc. has announced the Microchip PIC12LF1840T48A, the first in a family of single-chip devices. Its features include: Enhanced Mid-range Core with 49 Instruction, 16 Stack Levels...
View ArticleMicrochip’s PIC12LF1840T48A – A 14-pin Microcontroller to Simplify Secure...
Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, introduced their PIC12LF1840T48A-the first in a family of single-chip devices that integrate an eXtreme Low Power (XLP), 8-bit PIC®...
View ArticleWhat is a Microcontroller?
A microcontroller is a device which integrates a number of the components of a microprocessor system onto a single chip (IC), with the following key components: The CPU core – ranging from simple 4-bit...
View ArticleHistory of a Microcontroller
The first single chip microprocessor was the 4 bit Intel 4004 released in 1971, with the Intel 8008 and other more capable processors available over the next several years. These however all required...
View ArticleTypes of Microcontroller
Microcontrollers can be classified on the basis of internal bus width, architecture, memory and instruction set. The below figure shows the various types of microcontroller. The 8, 16 and 32-bit...
View ArticleNew 32-Bit RX63T MCU from Renesas for Single Motor and Inverter Control...
Renesas Electronics, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the release of the 32-Bit RX63T controller for motors and inverters. The RX63T features special inverter...
View ArticleI/O Ports in a Microcontroller
Below figure shows the microcontroller ports which are used to access the outside world. The digital I/O ports are the means by which the microcontroller interfaces to the environment. Digital I/O...
View ArticleMemory in a Microcontroller
The amount of memory contained within a microcontroller varies between different microcontrollers. Some may not even have any integrated memory (eg. Hitachi 6503, now discontinued). However, most...
View ArticleMemory Architecture Microcontrollers
There are mainly two categories of processors, namely, Von-Neuman (or Princeton) architecture and Harvard Architecture. These two architecture differ in the way data and programs are stored and...
View ArticleEnergy harvesting with Solid State batteries at Embedded World
Avnet Abacus and Cymbet have teamed up to demonstrate energy harvesting with solid state batteries at Embedded World, Nuremburg, using Texas Instruments, Atmel and Silicon Labs microcontroller and...
View ArticleThe 8, 16 and 32-bit Microcontrollers
THE 8-BIT MICROCONTROLLER When the ALU performs arithmetic and logical operations on a byte (8-bits) at an instruction, the microcontroller is an 8-bit microcontroller. The internal bus width of 8-bit...
View ArticleInstruction Set Architecture Microcontrollers
CISC (COMPLEX INSTRUCTION SET COMPUTER) ARCHITECTURE MICROCONTROLLERS Almost all of today’s microcontrollers are based on the CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) concept. When an microcontroller...
View ArticleEmbedded and External Memory Microcontrollers
EMBEDDED MICROCONTROLLERS When an embedded system has an microcontroller unit that has all the functional blocks (including program as well as data memory) available on a chip is called an embedded...
View ArticleList of commonly used Microcontrollers
1 AMCC 2 Altera 3 Analog Devices 4 Atmel 5 Charmed Labs 6 Cypress Semiconductor 7 Dallas Semiconductor 8 ELAN Microelectronics Corp. 9 Energy Micro AS 10 EPSON Semiconductor 11 Freescale Semiconductor...
View Article4, 8 and 16-bit Commercial Microcontroller Devices
Microcontrollers come in many varieties. Depending on the power and features that are needed, one might choose a 4 bit, 8 bit, 16 bit, or 32 bit microcontroller. In addition, some specialized versions...
View ArticleDifference between a Microprocessor and a Microcontroller
Microprocessor is a single chip CPU, microcontroller contains, a CPU and much of the remaining circuitry of a complete microcomputer system in a single chip. Microcontroller includes RAM, ROM, serial...
View ArticleList of Top Microcontroller Companies in the World
Texas Instruments – Besides being the reigning DSP champ, TI also produces the MSP430, a low power 16-bit Flash microcontroller. Also the world’s leading supplier of analog integrated circuits,...
View ArticleApplications of Microcontrollers
In addition to control applications such as the home monitoring system, microcontrollers are frequently found in embedded applications. Among the many uses that you can find one or more...
View ArticleProgramming requirements of a Microcontroller
The microcontroller software development will be based around a programming environment which will normally include: A text editor to develop the source program code An Assembler to produce a machine...
View ArticleTop Five Most Counterfeited Semiconductor Types
The five most prevalent types of semiconductors reported as counterfeits that have widespread commercial and military use represent $169 billion in potential annual risk for the global electronics...
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