Microcontrollers are one of the main digital components that we cover in Electronic Design. Personally, I love to work with micros because it's easy to understand the features and capabilities as well ...

When designing a system, one of the most important design decisions is choosing what voltage domain(s) to use. Some voltage domains, such as 5 V, are good for noisy and harsh operating environments ...

The Design Idea in Circuit and software provide accurate recalibration for baseline PIC microcontroller’s internal oscillator uses three I/O lines to recover the internal calibration value by ...

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 ...

Philips Semiconductor has signed a two-year agreement in which Tality Corp., a subsidiary of Cadence Design Systems, Inc., will be designing microcontrollers targeted at a range of applications. The ...

Every Batman needs a Robin, right? Maybe not, but a superhero companion comes in handy on occasion, and not just in comic books. The Raspberry Pi Foundation today announced a small and super ...

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 ...

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 ...

These steps are thenrepeated until the reading is correct at the mid and max values. Thisis usually necessary because the gain and offset interact, that is,adjusting ...

There are many parts to building a secure networked device, and the entire industry is still learning how to do it right. Resources are especially constrained for low-cost microcontroller devices.

The microcontroller market is growing as the number of applications that need them expands, IC Insights reports. Shipments of these devices, which enable everything from a car’s windshield wipers to a ...

MCUs enter into the next wave of growth as new applications such as the Internet of Things and wearable systems emerge. February 3, 2015 -- The outlook for microcontrollers continues to strengthen ...