We see it all the time on Digi-Key’s TechXchange forum: beginning electrical engineering enthusiasts looking to select their first microcontroller. With more than 36,000 microcontrollers to choose ...

Lots of projects use the microcontroller (uC) as the ‘brain’ – for example as an intelligent controller in the prototype of a flying machine. Although there are a number of solutions for powering a ...

Microchip Technology’s revenues have been increasing for nine consecutive quarters. Microchip Technology generates about 56% of its revenue from its microcontroller product line. The company holds a ...

Researchers have announced the development of a nonvolatile microcontroller unit (MCU) which achieves both high performance and ultra-low power by utilizing spintronics-based VLSI design technology.

When designing a system including a microcontroller unit (MCU), typically very little time and thought is given to the MCU’s power supply. End customers deem other system pieces such as MCU selection, ...

The microcontroller unit (MCU) sector has emerged from inventory destocking in 2025, with the easing of US-China tariff ...

If you want a wearable Internet of Things, the electronics have to be as small and as energy efficient as possible. That’s why a new microcontroller by Freescale Semiconductor is notable. The company ...

Artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT show promise as a useful means in agriculture to write simple computer programs for microcontrollers, according to a study published this month.

US-based flash memory maker Spansion has announced that it has agreed to a deal to buy Fujitsu Semiconductor’s microcontroller and analog business for $175 million. The arrangement includes a $100 ...

Chinese microcontroller unit (MCU) suppliers are currently offering prices that are more than 30% lower than larger foreign competitors due to sluggish market demand. Second- and third-tier Chinese ...