One way that silicon suppliers reduce manufacturing costs is by discontinuing older product portfolios leading to microprocessor obsolescence. Multiple versions of those processor cores and a mix of ...

Click on Microprocessors and Microcontrollers. Select the parameters that you want in a processor, and hit “Search.” It's as easy as that! For example, if you need a less-than-$25, 32-bit processor ...

First things first. Do you need a microcontroller or a microprocessor? These birds of a feather are distinct but inhabit overlapping use cases. Thus, understanding their comparative strengths is a ...

Integrating processors, sensors, and data exchange functionality into everyday objects, the Internet of Things (IoT) pushes computing capabilities far beyond desktops and servers. On December 5, ...

Any electronic system that uses a computer chip, but that is not a general-purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Such systems use microcontrollers (MCUs) or microprocessors (MPUs), or they ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 7, 2004 – In a move to provide designers with further objective performance data for its microcontroller and microprocessor products, NEC Electronics America, Inc., today ...