Milpitas, CA, March 2nd, 2010 – Advantech, the embedded platform provider, today announced the ARK-3202, a new industrial computing solution for compact, embedded computer applications. ARK-3202 is a ...

The development of embedded software is becoming increasingly complex. Thanks to more powerful microcontrollers, networking and higher demands on security and reliability, firmware projects often ...

NXP has announced a real-time processor for vehicle central control computers with 16 1.2GHz Arm Cortex-R52 processors. Hardware isolation and virtualisation are provided to allow sharing of on-die ...

The PC architecture forms a powerful platform for general-purpose computing and for dedicated embedded functions. Unfortunately current PC implementations suffer significant drawbacks that can prevent ...

Special function registers (SFRs) provide an interface to core and peripheral hardware functionality of a microprocessor or microcontroller. They are commonly mapped into the processor’s address space ...

Last week I wrote about good practices in writing comment headers for source code files. Several readers wrote asking for my thoughts on headers for functions. I recommend reading code. Lots of code.

Advances in very deep-submicron process technology require corresponding investments in design and test. Design infrastructure enabling the achievements of advanced design capability is well ...

Engineers have created a new format of solids made from silk protein that can be preprogrammed with biological, chemical, or optical functions, such as mechanical components that change color with ...