Voltage comparators began appearing in single-chip microcontrollers (MCUs) in the late 1990s. At the time, the change was viewed as a simple cost reduction. Comparators required less silicon, while ...

A common feature in most of the electronic devices we use – cell phones, PDAs, notebooks, handheld media players, game systems, etc. – is the provision for connecting external accessories. Such ...

This article explores design techniques and challenges for implementing an electronic bike (E-Bike) built using a microcontroller or Programmable System on Chip (PSoC). Current E-Bike systems use a ...

Microchip is aiming at analogue sensors with a microcontroller that can measure signals while consuming less than 3µA while sleeping with one comparator monitoring an in-coming voltage. Called ...

In the previous two installments, we examined the first batch of core independent peripherals, including the Configurable Logic Cell (CLC), the Signal Measurement Timer (SMT), the Numerically ...

Renesas Electronics has announced five 16bit microcontrollers designed to implement in a single chip the LED control, power supply control, and communication functions required in LED lighting ...

Included in the family, called XMC1000, are MCUs that include a peripheral, the brightness and colour control unit (BCCU), that can dim and colour-tune LED lighting in a way that potentially ...

Mouser Electronics, Inc. is pleased to announce the availability of the new Intel Quark microcontroller, designed for Internet of Things (IoT) architectures and applications. The Intel Quark ...