A group of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) claims to have developed the first fully-programmable 16-bit microprocessor made entirely of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The ...

Embedded microcontrollers are the original SoC devices. In the last few years FPGA and PLD manufacturers have proffered the term "System- on- a Programmable Chip" (SOPC) which captures the idea of ...

SmartFan Cirrus is a user-programmable, microprocessor-based interface for DC fans with built-in speed control based on a pulse width modulation or voltage control input. It regulates fan speed from a ...

A microprocessor is a complex, programmable integrated circuit (IC) on a single chip that can execute instructions. This generally includes CPUs found in computers but also refers to the ...

The first four paragraphs of an article written by XMOS Semiconductor’s VP of Marketing Richard Terrill in Chip Design magazine do an excellent job of framing the “FPGA-versus-microprocessor” pseudo ...

It's no longer necessary to keep a microprocessor in continuous operation just to blink an LED, thanks to the FAN5646, a programmable LED blinker. With the company's TinyWire single-wire digital ...