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| A programmable digital electronic component that incorporates the functions of a central processing unit (CPU) on a single semiconducting IC. |
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| 2012-03-19 | ARM Cortex-M0+ boasts 9µA/MHz power usage ARM's Cortex-M0+ processor has been optimised to deliver ultra-low-power, low-cost MCUs for intelligent sensors and smart control systems in a broad range of applications. |
| 2011-12-26 | IHS: Intel increases its lead over AMD Intel expanded its lead over No. 2 microprocessor firm AMD to 73.5 percentage points in the third quarter. |
| 2011-12-02 | Cortex-A8 MPUs target industrial automation TI's ARM Cortex-A8 system solution provides multiple integrated industrial communication protocols for accelerated industrial automation designs. |
| 2011-11-04 | BeagleBone H/W platform offers fast development BeagleBoard.org introduces BeagleBone , the Rs.3,991.03 ($89) open source hardware platform that enables easy hardware expansion and offers fast development with single cable and 10s Linux boot. |
| 2011-10-12 | 28nm microprocessor cluster offers 1GHz 28nm microprocessor cluster offers 1GHz |
| 2011-10-11 | 32bit SoC targets network sensor apps ST collaborates with MIT to reveal a low-power, energy-efficient 32bit microprocessor SoC targeted at sensor network applications such as embedded biomedical systems. |
| 2011-09-13 | Embedded fuels 'intelligent' systems IDC forecasts more than 180 crore units and more than Rs.44.84 lakh crore ($1 trillion) in revenue this year for "intelligent" systems. |
| 2011-08-11 | DSP market to breach Rs.26,000 crore in 2011 According to MarketResearch.com report, Digital Signal Processor (DSP) market will approach Rs.26,785.71 crore ($6 billion) in 2011. |
| 2011-07-26 | Software enables 2D, 3D UIs on SPEAr processors STMicroelectronics unveils the Mentor Embedded Inflexion User Interface (UI) software that enables rapid implementation of rich and dynamic 2D and 3D UIs on ARM-based SPEAr processors. |
| 2011-07-27 | Implementation of microprocessor-controlled, wide-input-voltage, SMBus smart battery charger Implementation of microprocessor-controlled, wide-input-voltage, SMBus smart battery charger |
| 2011-07-15 | 73M2901CE caller ID support The Teridian 73M2901CE integrated circuit modem provides all the microprocessor control, and modulation and demodulation functions required to implement a V.22 bis 2400 bit/s modem. |
| 2011-06-27 | Reduce the risk of analogue/digital misinterpretations Here are some fascinating analogue horror stories that happened as digital designers misunderstood device operation or design requirements of analogue systems. |
| 2011-05-23 | Microcontroller controls current-loop AFE protection Read about a circuit that is faster than a fuse, requires no replacement, and (unlike the switch) provides microprocessor control with an option to log the fault events. |
| 2011-05-18 | 73M2901CE line-in-use / parallel pick up detection Here's a look at the various features of 73M2901CE integrated circuit modem that provides microprocessor control, modulation, and demodulation functions. |
| 2011-05-16 | Supervise and power-sequence SoCs Learn how to implement sequencing for two voltages with just a pair of microprocessor-supervisor ICs.. |
| 2011-05-16 | MPUs target high-bandwidth network apps Tilera Corp. debuts the TILE-Gx 8000 series of microprocessors that include extensive I/O ports, packet processing and network features aimed at high-bandwidth network applications. |
| 2011-05-10 | Embedded MPU enables advanced multimedia STMicroelectronics unveils the SPEAr1340, an embedded microprocessor with dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 offering advanced multimedia capabilities aimed at a broad range of smart connected devices. |
| 2011-04-25 | Organic microprocessor on plastic foil debuts Organic microprocessor on plastic foil debuts |
| 2011-04-20 | Portable PC chips drive 9% CAGR till 2013 Increasing sales of laptop, notebook and netbook computers will drive 9% CAGR of semiconductors from 2011 to 2013, says RCNOS. |
| 2011-04-18 | 'Smart' systems drive future CPU growth IDC says Smart systems will consume over 1,250 crore processor cores by 2015, more than double the core consumption in 2010. |
| 2011-04-14 | Intel designs smartphone, seeks wider Atom adoption Intel has designed its own smartphone based on a version of its Atom microprocessor, in a bid to reduce its reliance on the PC market and generate revenue in other consumer segments. |
| 2011-03-28 | Oracle discontinues work on Intel's Itanium Oracle says it will discontinue software development efforts related to Intel's Itanium microprocessor though offering support on existing versions of Oracle software products that already run on Itanium. |
| 2011-03-03 | MPU shipments ride on mobile PC processors IDC's report on worldwide MPU shipments show a continuing shift to mobile PC processors, Intel gaining significant share in x86 server processors and a total shipment growth of 17.1 per cent in 2010. |
| 2011-02-28 | ISSCC showcases organic DRAM, CPU The International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) witnessed organic innovations such as the first simple microprocessor and DRAM structures developed on organic substrates. |
| 2011-02-23 | PRU daughter cards cut development costs TI's UART PRU and CAN-lite PRU daughter cards can be used in evaluation with the AM1x Sitara ARM MPUs or as a stand-alone reference design to jumpstart customers' product development. |
| 2011-02-22 | STMicro, LifeNexus team on electronic health card STMicroelectronics teams with LifeNexus on the development of a multipurpose electronic health card that uses an embedded microprocessor to safeguard and maintain an individual's health record. |
| 2011-02-15 | MCU triples automotive testing benchmark Freescale's 32bit MPC5674F Qorivva MCU achieved 305 Automarks in the Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium's AutoBench suite of tests, about 3x the previous highest score set by a competitor. |
| 2011-01-17 | Configurable processor core gets Android OS support Synopsys reveals that Android OS (v2.2 FroYo) support is now available for its DesignWare ARC 750D processor addressing the needs of low-power, cost-sensitive portable and consumer applications. |
| 2010-11-30 | ISSCC showcases processor built with plastic foil The ISSCC will have researchers showcasing a simple microprocessor built from two thin sheets of plastic foil as well as a 5.2GHz IBM CPU and Intel Itanium chip packing 54MB cache. |
| 2010-11-29 | PROFIBUS tipped chip eliminates use of ASIC, FPGA TI presents a single-chip ARM9 solution with an integrated PROFIBUS interface, the AM1810 Sitara ARM microprocessor for industrial applications like programmable logic controllers (PLC) or human machine interface (HMI). |
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