Resources are especially constrained for low-cost microcontroller devices. Would it be easier to build more secure devices if microcontrollers had security hardware built-in?

Editor's Note: This three-part article is abstracted from Chapter 7 of the book Embedded Hardware Know It All with the kind permission of the publisher. See also Part 1. The book features a “360 ...

Microcontrollers don’t have to be programmed in C. MicroPython works just fine.

The evolution of microcontrollers (MCUs) has significantly transformed embedded systems, shifting from simple, standalone processors to complex, multifunctional units that rival traditional systems-on ...

The design might not work at all, or worse, it might work except in specific edge cases or operating conditions. Figure 2 Example of I/O pin thresholds has been created from Table 39-7 in the AVR DB ...

Flexible microcontroller architectures handle modern automotive powertrain applications. It's no secret that automotive powertrain systems are growing in complexity. Factors contributing to the trend ...

Circa: Hottest Chips: Intel 8008, TI 74181, largest memory Mostek 2kx8 sram. I was a rebel and Hughes’ CV-TSC command and control, real time raster computer graphics system obsoleted a functional ...

Integrating processors, sensors, and data exchange functionality into everyday objects, the Internet of Things (IoT) pushes computing capabilities far beyond desktops and servers, weaving computation ...

The PIC10F 8-bit flash microcontrollers offer Microchip Technology's PIC (R) architecture in a compact SOT-23, 6-pin package, 2.92 mm long. Company engineers say they were able to put such compute ...

A high-performance mixed-signal microcontroller can make the measurement and drive a display, reducing component count and system cost.

The Raspberry Pi Foundation today announced a small and super affordable microcontroller companion to its Raspberry Pi modules, and it is based on the company's first in-house designed silicon.

Classes are over at Cornell, and that means one thing: the students in [Bruce Land]’s microcontroller design course have submitted their final projects, many of which, like this flight contro… ...