On the other hand, microcontrollers include a CPU, memory, and I/O—enough of each to support single or only a few functions or applications; for example, a medical device or home automation system.

The difficulty is that a programmer who needs to write assembly code for a programming algorithm must know what the hex-code value is for a different input-analog-voltage level—1.6V, for example.

Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) announces the ULP Advisor software code analysis tool, which teaches developers how to create the most energy-efficient, ultra-low-power applications with TI’s MSP430 ...

Toshiba Introduces ARM® Cortex®-M3 Microcontrollers “TXZ+TM Family Advanced Class” with 1MB Code Flash Memory Supporting Firmware Updates without Interrupting Microcontroller Operation ...