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Texas Instruments introduces new Tiva ARM Cortex-M4 Microcontrollers
More Serial Interfaces and Bacon than the Competition?
Embedded System Product News Apr 15, 2013
Microchip and Digilent Introduce Arduino Development Platform For PIC32 Microcontrollers
It's Arduino, Bambino.
Development Tools News Feb 20, 2013
Atmel SAMA5D3 has Lots of Power and Linux Development
Atmel_SAMA5D3 with lots of Power, free Android 4.0, and LOOK - it even plays Minesweeper! Demo board makes a nice Linux trainer, too.
Embedded System Product News Feb 4, 2013
The Good Ol Days of Semiconductors Part 2
More stories and songs of the Semiconductor Professional. Everybody Sing Along Now! Feel our pain!
Bits and Bytes Jan 29, 2013
Renesas RL78-G14 Microcontroller Demo Kit is a Neat Tool Toy
It's a Demo Kit! It's a Website! It's a cool tool toy disguised as an SDK! Finger Not Included.
Development Tools News Jan 16, 2013
National Semiconductor - the Good Ol Days of Semis
Remember the wild and wooly days of the semiconductor industry? When both specifications and expense accounts were loose?
Bits and Bytes Jan 9, 2013
Microchip Introduces MPLAB XC32++ Free PIC32 C++ Compiler
Who are you calling a Dinkum?
Development Tools News Oct 30, 2012
Freescale Kinetis L-Series Based on ARM Cortex-M0+ Core
First M0+ Microcontroller and Lowest M0+ Core. What's that mean?
Embedded System Product News Sep 25, 2012
Microchip Introduces 8-bit PIC16F145X/PIC18F97J94 with Crystal-Free USB LCD and EEPROM
Eric is Great! Give us Chocolate Cake! And Crystal-Free USB!
Embedded System Product News Sep 17, 2012
Silicon Labs C8051F37x/C8051F39x 8-bit Microcontrollers have EEPROM and Really High Resolution Analog
WARNING: This is a dangerously accurate 8051 microcontroller. For Adults Only.
Embedded System Product News Aug 29, 2012
STMicroelectronics Introduces STM32-F3 with FPU
Look, analog processing on a microcontroller! No, don't be frightened, just watch the nice video.
Embedded System Product News Jun 26, 2012
LinkedIn Hacked, Passwords Please No Salt
Passwords kinda revealed, LinkedIn security kinda improved, something about barn doors and horses.
Embedded Business News Jun 7, 2012
MIPS Introduces Aptiv Generation Cores
One has a Nine stage pipeline. One is very low power. Score one for the Rebel Alliance!
Embedded IP May 10, 2012
IAR Systems Updated Renesas RL78 Embedded Workbench
IAR Systems updated their toolchain for the Renesas RL78 16-bit microcontroller.
Development Tools News Apr 23, 2012
Microchip Technology Buys Roving Networks
Microchip has bought a company that makes WiFi and Bluetooth products. Anyone else see where this is leading?
Embedded Business News Apr 19, 2012
STMicroelectronics STM32F0 Microcontrollers with Cortex-M0 Core
STMicroelectronics STM32F0 family based on the Cortex-M0 core. It's all in the family.
Embedded System Product News Feb 29, 2012
New Silicon Labs Precision32 is LOW power Cortex-M3 and bleeding-Edge Analog
This is the NEW stuff. Let's go dancing in.
Embedded System Product News Feb 28, 2012
Microchip dsPIC33E and PIC24E Now Run at 70 MIPS
Oh, Faster, Faster...
Embedded System Product News Feb 27, 2012
NXP 8051 Microcontroller Replacements from Microchip
Microchip sells the 8051 microcontroller. What? Yes, I'm serious, Microchip sells 8051 microcontrollers. What? Stop it, stop laughing, I'm serious. No, this is not a trick. What?
Embedded System Product News Feb 21, 2012
Texas Instruments Qualifies MSP430 for Automotive
The ultra-low power 16-bit MSP430 is now Automotive qualified. This changes everything.
Embedded System Product News Nov 29, 2011
Microchip PIC12LF1840 is a 14-pin Microcontroller with a Radio
No soap, Radio!
Embedded System Product News Nov 28, 2011
Atmel AVR XMEGA-B1 Microcontroller is Lower Power Innovative LCD
The new Atmel XMEGA B1 microcontrollers have that supports high-precision analog and a low-power LCD with character mapping. Go ahead, be a character
Embedded System Product News Oct 24, 2011
Mentor Introduces Nucleus RTOS the Third Generation
The Mentor Nucleus RTOS The Next Generation. Picard to the Bridge!
Development Tools News Oct 19, 2011
Microchip PIC Microcontrollers Now with Configurable Logic
New PIC Microcontrollers have a Configurable Logic Cell. Configure your PIC so peripherals can talk and interact with each other. Social media for peripherals?
Embedded System Product News Sep 26, 2011
STMicroelectronics STM32 F4 is the Fastest Cortex M4
Sprints along at 168MHz. Low power for a Cortex M4. From the company that owns the Cortex market. Really?
Embedded System Product News Sep 21, 2011
10 Billionth Microchip PIC Microcontroller Shipped
Today, Microchip shipped their 10 Billionth Microchip PIC microcontroller. Microchip shipped one billion microcontrollers in just the past year, a testament to the longevity of the eternal 8-bit.
Embedded Business News Sep 19, 2011
IAR Buys Signum
IAR makes high quality microcontroller compilers. Signum makes high quality emulators and debuggers. IAR is getting larrrrrrger...
Development Tools News Sep 12, 2011
Atmel SAM9 ARM Microcontrollers Support DDR2, LCD, Touchscreen
New Atmel SAM9X25 Microcontrollers have hardware LCD acceleration, touch screen support, DDR2 memory support, and runs along at 400MHz.
Embedded System Product News Jul 27, 2011
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Digital Signal Processor chip suppliers. Be sure to check that the vendor provides software support for your application.
Readme.txt: Editorials, News and Commentary. Enginner, FAE, Journalist, CPU Technologies President: the ranting and ravings of a man 15 years in this industry.
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Embedded Development Tools used for embedded hardware and software development.
Embedded Microcontroller Chip Suppliers from 8-bit to 64-bit with product descriptions & links
Real useful tutorials - the real thing, really useful Embedded Systems tutorials about DSPs, CAN, RTOS - and a whole lot more!
Not everyone makes microcontrollers, you need an EEPROM & external peripherals, don't you? So check out the products and IP that we've listed here for you.
Various online resources and application notes to help you get the help you really need.
Information on changing conditions and new technologies in the Embedded Systems market. Includes Embedded Internet.
A selection of industry papers on the embedded systems industry. Topics include Embedded Internet, Development Tools, and DSPs.

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