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

Microcontrollers are taking on a variety of new and much more complex computing tasks, evolving from standalone chips to more highly integrated devices that can rival complex microprocessors.

Although the Mitsubishi MELPS740, for which there are more than 600 parts, is a redesign of Western Design Center's (WDC) 6502, the two architectures have many similarities. The accumulator-based 740 ...

Arm and its partners are looking to give 8- and 16-bit microcontroller vendors fits with its Cortex M0 architecture. This optimized implementation of the Cortex M1 is designed to run on FPGAs. Its ...

Toshiba's TLCS-90 incorporates the basic Z80 instruction set in an 8-bit µC with various peripherals. Unlike the Z80, which is a µP, the TLCS-90 can execute code from on-chip ROM and RAM. The µCs ...