As computer systems become more and more ubiquitous in everyday items, the workings of those items will require some sort of digital controlling. Controllers that once handled large mechanical systems ...

Arithmetic logic unit (ALU), which performs computation. Registers needed for the basic operation of the CPU, such as the program counter (PC), stack pointer (SP), and status register (SR). Further ...

When 8- and 16-bit microcontroller companies spot the opportunities that exist in the emerging net-centric computing-device and embedded Internet market, they sometimes act like deer caught in the ...

While PLCs (programmable logic controllers) are an industry norm, demands for data, memory, and processing power are intensifying. Soon enough, the PLCs may no longer be the go-to industrial computer.

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 30, 2008 – Building on its heritage of embedded microcontroller innovation, Zilog, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZILG) today introduced its new Encore! 32 Series Microcontroller for home or ...

Maxim Integrated Products says it is possible to retrofit IP security technology to microcontroller based designs. It has introduced a secure encryption IC which sits alongside the host controller to ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Mar. 13, 2002 – Royal Philips Electronics (AEX:PHI, NYSE:PHG) and ARM [(LSE:ARM); (Nasdaq:ARMHY)], the leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC microprocessor technology ...