When someone notices that two 8-bit DACs can be bought for less than one 16-bit DAC, a classic question is often asked: Why can’t you simply take two 8-bit DACs, assign one to the MSByte, the other to ...

This is a guest post by Olger Groen. If you would like to write for ExtremeCircuits, then drop us an email via contact form or simply comment. A long time ago when a parallel printer port was the ...

The UHT-JPEG-D core from Alma Technologies is a very high performance 8-bit Baseline and 12-bit Extended JPEG decoder, designed to enable the massive ...

Princeton Technology recently launched an MP3 decoder and 8-bit micro-controller unit (MCU), aimed at the market for MP3 players, PDAs (personal digital assistants) and digital reading pens and radios ...

While the simplistic answer to the headline is four bits, it’s actually quite a loaded question. A four-bit increase in the scope’s resolution would produce a theoretical improvement of 16 times in ...

Equipment is described which has been constructed for converting analogue television signals into 8-bit PCM signals and vice versa. The conversion rate used for video signals is approximately 13 ...

What’s the cost of an underused hardware resource? If you spec your microcontroller to have a 10-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) but only require 8 bits, you’ve paid for extra performance that ...

WATCH: Computer collector John Honniball shows Ellie Gibson how to recreate an 8-bit PC Chances are that you are reading this article on a computer screen. Most would agree that a modern 32 or 64 bit ...