San Jose, Calif. — Microcontroller maker Microchip Technology Inc. wants consumers to throw its products in the trash. Last week, it unveiled an 8-bit MCU, crammed into a tiny six-pin package, that it ...

New BB5 family provides more development choices for simple applications. "In today's world, with an ever-expanding list of IoT devices, MCUs play a critical role in embedded computing," said Dhiraj ...

Because the main concern in migrating from an 8-bit microcontroller to a 32-bit device is how to reuse existing software, designers need 32-bit choices that offer peripheral compatibility with 8-bit ...

Backend demand for 8-bit microcontroller units (MCU) will stay weak through the end of the year, while demand for 32-bit MCUs, as well as industrial and automotive MCUs, will remain stable, according ...

Designers and programmers face several obstacles when an 8-bit microcontroller (MCU) no longer meets the performance needs of their application and a change in architecture is required. At the top of ...

Modern embedded designs require a wide range of capabilities, including low power support, high performance/throughput, function-rich peripherals, different ...

Eight-bit microcontrollers-called that because they operate on data eight bits at a time-continue to dominate the microcontroller market, although 32-bit controllers are showing faster market growth.

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 ...

New BB5 family provides more development choices for simple applications. AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in secure, intelligent wireless technology ...