According to Isuppli's 2004 microcontroller-unit-market forecast, 8-bit devices account for more than 40% of sales. However, the assumption behind the migration from legacy 8- and 16-bit applications ...

In a nutshell: Intel has unveiled the latest revision of its pared-down X86S instruction set architecture. Version 1.2 takes the trimming trend further by axing multiple 16-bit and 32-bit features. It ...

We’ve discussed the idea of makers buying the right analog-to-digital converter (ADC), with resolution a big part of the decision. Most applications don’t need 32-bit precision; but applications like ...

The 32-bit architecture was once thought of as only for high-end, processor-intensive applications, but that is changing. Demand for more sophistication, features and performance in a variety of ...