This paper describes the design and implementation of a version of the 8051 microcontroller, one of the most commercially used microcontrollers in FPGA with reconfigurable instruction set.

A complete data-acquisition system (DAS), the MAX7651 is said to be ideal for intelligent sensors, portable data acquisition, and battery-powered applications. The chip features a 4-clock/instruction ...

Atmel Corp. has announced the addition of three ROM devices to its family of standard 8051-based USB microcontrollers. Complementing the available Flash versions, the new devices are especially suited ...

Despite being 40 years old, 8051 microcontrollers can still serve useful roles in modern systems. But integrating 8051s in today's systems with their de facto standard AMBA® buses, wider datapaths, ...

Taiwanese chip maker Nuvoton Technology has announced a 24MHz 8051-style series of MCUs for industrial automation, motor control, LED dimming and home appliances. Called the MG51 series, the parts ...

Characteristics and contrasts with microprocessors. Hints on selecting and deploying microcontrollers. What might be on the horizon for microcontrollers, especially the competition between Von Neumann ...

San Jose, Calif. – STMicroelectronics and Philips Semiconductors have independently beefed up their lines of the 8051 class of 8-bit microcontrollers, suggesting that the market for this popular MCU ...