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Microcontroller: A single chip that contains the processor the CPU, non-volatile memory for the program ROM or flash, volatile memory for input and output RAM, a clock and an I/O control...; Full Microcontroller Definition >>

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Saving energy with a simple switch: According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the electricity used to light businesses represents 25% of the energy they spend, so it's important to develop energy-saving devices. Now engineers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute RPI have designed a simple switch which can help to reduce lighting energy consumption by 30%....; Tags: microcontroller, DaySwitch&trade, swITch; Blog posts 2006-05-01
16- and 32-bit microcontrollers to outsell 8-bit microcontrollers by 100%: The bulk of revenue in the microcontroller market is moving from 8-bit microcontrollers to the higher 16-bit and 32-bit bit devices, reports In-Stat. By the end of 2009, the combined revenue from 16-bit and 32-bit microcontrollers will reach approximately twice the revenue expected from 8-bit MCUs. Although the bulk of...; Tags: microcontroller; Blog posts 2006-02-14

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Intel launches new chip for consumer electronics: In its latest bid to expand beyond PCs and servers into industrial and consumer electronics applications, Intel has announced a new family of embedded processors. These chips are not based on the Atom processor already used in netbooks and Mobile Internet Devices MIDs--those versions won't arrive until...; Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Intel Corp., Chip, Atom, SoCs, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Apple announces ZFS on Snow Leopard: Apple announces ZFS on Snow LeopardTimingHow sweet would it would be if App£e could deliver Grand Central and ZFS at the point of WINDOWS 7 release. The marketing people would have a field day!Kudos to Sun for inventing such a great FS.I wonder how long it will take for Apple...; Tags: RAID, Desktops, ZFS, Apple Inc., Snow Leopard, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-06-20
Apple announces ZFS on Snow Leopard: Finally, a modern file system on a consumer OS As if Grand Central weren't enough bad news for Microsoft, now they have ZFS to contend with. Building a reliable, high-performance file system takes years and Microsoft doesn't have years to respond. The formal announcement is...; Tags: Disk, File System, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Sun ZFS, Checksum, RAID, Storage, Hardware, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-06-19

Developed a Feature Rich Speed Controller Board for a Leading Air Conditioning Company That Would Equip the Client to Be First Mover in the Market: The client wanted to take to market the All Electric Air Conditioning System for large vehicles. The system would control evaporator fan speeds to ensure uniform temperature control and increase safety. MindTree leveraged its expertise in hardware design and development to develop a microcontroller based system with enhanced features that...; Tags: MindTree Consulting, Board, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law; Case studies 2008-01-26
Get Smart: Researchers call results of GridWise energy demand-response project encouraging: Get Smart: Researchers call results of GridWise energy demand-response project encouragingOne of these days......we'll finally talk about actually creating energy.RE: Get Smart: Researchers call results of GridWise energy demand-responseI'm not familiar with the technology behind this experiment. The blog mentions it cost about $1,000 per household to set a...; Tags: Cable, GridWise, GridWise energy, Get Smart; Discussion threads 2008-01-09
Intel wants you to put the Internet in your pocket: Intel wants you to put the Internet in your pocketOtellini and Jobs have said they're working on some exciting stuffOtellini knows very well that it takes Apple to crack open new innovative markets.I wouldn't be surprised if Intel has Apple in mind to make a splash with this technology. ...; Tags: Chipsets, Modems, Handhelds, Apple Inc., 3G, HP Jornada, Otellini, Internet, Intel Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-09-19
Photos: Happy developers in da house: Some 150 people gather in a Los Gatos, Calif., mansion for SuperHappyDevHouse, a 12-hour marathon of coding, hacking and socializing.Participants of the 19th SuperHappy DevHouse hackathon session descended on Tom Harrison''s family home last weekend in Los Gatos, Calif. Harrison far left opened his house up to some 150 tech...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Scripting languages, Programming languages, Development tools, SECURITY, photograph, Amit Patel, SuperHappyDevHouse, Los Gatos, Facebook, San Jose State University, hacking, chief technical officer, Ohio State University, University of Washington, online v; Image galleries 2007-08-16
Modbus/TCP Controller for the Power Supplies in ALS BTS Beam Line: The development, testing and commissioning of a self-contained power supply controller for four 100 KW power supplies for the upgraded Booster to Storage Ring BTS beam line at the Advanced Light SourceALS at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, is presented. The power supply controller is a 3U high, rack-mount chassis that...; Tags: Power Supply, Power Supply Controller; White papers 2007-08-02
Apple TV chips cost breakdown here: According to iSuppli, a microchips analysis consultancy quoted by Business Week, here's how much Apple TV ($299 retail) costs to make. Intel Microprocessor- $40. Intel Chipset, mainly for device memory-$28. Nvidia GeForce Go 77300 graphics chip-$15. Fujitsu 40GB hard drive-$37. Fujitsu 160GB hard drive (optional alternative to the 40GB)- $73. Broadcom 802.11n components- $19. Cypress Semiconductor: two...; Tags: Apple; Blog posts 2007-06-06
Intel's embedded anti-malware could help business and consumer: [Intel is a sponsor of Silicon Valley Watcher]On Wednesday I went to Intels launch of its latest Centrino chipset for notebooks. Everything, of course, is a lot faster, but what caught my eye was a new technology embedded in the chips which, although aimed squarely at business users, would be...; Tags: Intel, Enterprise IT; Blog posts 2007-05-10
Apple's new kick-butt file system: Apple's new kick-butt file systemYou raise some good pointsI'm rushing out the door to get to NAB today, but I wanted to respond to a couple of your points, Robert. -Bugs? True enough, and yet the huge majority of data burps are caused by flaky hardware rather than flaky file...; Tags: Processors, Storage, snapshot technology, Snapshot Technology, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., CPU, ZFS, RAID, file system, Hardware RAID; Discussion threads 2007-04-15
Apple's new kick-butt file system: As a long time fan of Apple - I bought an Apple // in 1978 - I watch Apple's storage efforts with special interest. The least talked about addition to the next version of Mac OS X, Leopard, is notable. Especially since Microsoft's WinFS bit the dust.Apple is doing something...; Tags: Uncategorized; Blog posts 2007-04-15
CES short takes: little gadgets with big potential: At CES, smaller companies get tucked into the corners of the large exhibit halls or shunted off to the "overflow area" at the Sands. I spent Monday morning looking at some of the exhibits in these off-the-beaten-track locations and found four interesting gadgets:The PepperPad 3 is a $699 handheld web...; Tags: Hardware, CES 2007; Blog posts 2007-01-10
Fujitsu LifeBook P1610 (Core Solo 1.2GHz, 1GB RAM, 80GB HDD): The Fujitsu LifeBook P1610 combines the best features of ultramobile PCs (tiny size, easy-to-use touch screen) and convertible tablets (an attached keyboard, laptop-caliber performance). As with most hybrid technologies, however, the LifeBook P1610 forces you to make some compromises: its tiny keyboard makes extensive typing a challenge, and--though we'd like...; Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Keyboards, Fujitsu Ltd., hard drive, LifeBook P1610, Fujitsu LifeBook, tablet; Product reviews 2006-12-14
Die, C, die! 5 reasons to UN-learn C.: Die, C, die! 5 reasons to UN-learn C.C died, lives C++ !I think people should stop waste time learning C, indeed there is only historical reasons for learning it, buddies can go straight to C++ and discover the beauty of OO programming... :-)I'm sending this to my professorsIf C gives...; Tags: Programming languages, C/C++, C, C++; Discussion threads 2006-11-28
Isn't time to get rid of pre-paid terror cell (phone)?: Isn't time to get rid of pre-paid terror cell phone?I'd like 2000 cell phones pleaseI only need 1 minute on each . . .I agree with your assertion - Prepaid = Problem.Prepaid cell phones save a lot of money...... compared to monthly plans if one rarely uses a cell phone....; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, DVD Copier, Pre-Paid, phone, cell phone; Discussion threads 2006-08-14
SoC-Based Microcontroller Bus Design in High Bandwidth Embedded Applications: 32-bit embedded designs increasingly require real-time control of high-bandwidth data streams over a network. At the System-on-Chip SoC level, especially, it is crucial to move data and control information in a deterministic and non-contentious manner. It is also important that operations be directly under the programmable control of the system...; Tags: Bandwidth, Digi International, PDAs, Corporate Governance, Printers, Productivity, Handhelds, Hardware, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Peripherals; White papers 2006-03-31
TJPRO-AVR: A Wireless Enabled Mobile Robot for Vision Research: This paper describes a vision system based on combining a mobile autonomous robot with wireless links to a host PC running MATLAB. The TJPro-Avr consists of a mobile robot platform with 2 motors, a battery pack, IR sensors and an Atmel 8-bit AVR microcontroller, the ATmega128, for control. The authors...; Tags: Mobile, Vision, Wireless, TJPRO-AVR, Robots, Emerging Technologies; White papers 2006-03-20