In our last session we looked at the basic structure and operation of a microcontroller (MCU). Now let’s look at some of the hardware (peripheral circuitry) required to support the microprocessor. In ...

Most modern electronic devices include one or more MCUs. Indeed, MCUs are ubiquitous: they’re essential to the operation of cell phones; they’re in refrigerators and washers and most other household ...

Starting a new microcontroller project can be pretty daunting. While you have at least a rough idea of where you want to end up, there are so many ways to get there that you can get locked into ...

Smart MCD: A series of automotive motor control drivers (MCDs) developed by Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation ...

The traditional off-season for consumer electronics showed unexpected strength in the first quarter of 2026, with ...

It’s generally pretty easy to spot a microcontroller on a PCB. There are clues aplenty: the more-or-less central location, the nearby crystal oscillator, the maze of supporting passives, and perhaps ...

NXP Semiconductors has introduced the S32K5 family of automotive microcontrollers (MCUs), marking the industry's first 16nm FinFET MCU with embedded magnetic RAM (MRAM). This new MCU family is ...

Component distributor Rutronik is selling the Infineon XMC5000 series of dual-core microcontrollers, which are aimed at motor ...

STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) is ready to launch its new series of microcontrollers with machine learning capabilities in high volumes. The Switzerland-based company said the STM32N6 microcontroller, ...

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) has launched its new S32K5 series of automotive microcontrollers (MCU). This MCU lineup is the first in the automotive sector to incorporate 16nm FinFET ...

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Shenzhen China Micro Semicon (Cmsemicon) chairman and general manager Yang Yong announced that the microcontroller unit (MCU) market is gradually recovering and that prices are gradually rebounding.