EDN

8-bit flash MCUs contain on-chip LCD controllers/drivers

Santa Clara, Calif. — NEC Electronics America, Inc. has introduced the 78K0/Lx3 line of 8-bit all flash microcontrollers (MCUs) with on-chip liquid crystal display (LCD) controllers/drivers for ...
EDN

8-bit flash microcontrollers target low-cost embedded systems

Geneva, Switzerland — STMicroelectronics has added a series of 8-bit flash microcontrollers to its low-cost ST7Lite family that features up to 24 I/O (input/output) lines. The ST7Lite family is ...
Electronic Design

8-Bit Embedded Flash µC Costs Under $1

The new ST7Lite0 series of low-cost, highly integrated, flash 8-bit microcontrollers is an extension of the company's ST7 family of standard microcontrollers. Starting at only $0.99 in quantities of ...
Business Wire

Microchip Technology Adds 12-Bit ADC to High-Performance USB, LCD and General-Purpose 8-Bit PIC

CHANDLER, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced 12 new high-performance, 8-bit Flash ...
Electronic Design

Eight-Bit Flash MCU Draws Little Current

For low-power applications, the EM6812 8-bit flash microcontroller operates from a 3V supply while consuming 120 µA in active mode and as low as 0.8 µA in standby mode at 32 kHz. Voltage supply range ...
Embedded

Eight-bit MCUs claim half the automobile

Dozens of 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) inhabit the average new automobile, which says something about both 8-bit MCUs and automobiles. Today's automobiles are nothing like their predecessors. Whereas ...
Embedded

Making sense out of 8-bit and 32-bit MCU options for your next IoT application

Before we dig into core architectures and other technical details, it's important to convey some general guidelines and context. In my college days, I remember taking a test and being so intent on ...