EDN

When is a microcontroller an SOC?

It’s getting harder and harder to tell the difference between a microcontroller and an SOC (system on chip). Consider, for example, the SH7263 portable-media-player reference design from Renesas. It ...
EDN

Adopting An SOC-based Approach to Designing Handheld Medical Devices

In designing embedded devices for the variety of medical devices, selecting the right components to meet design specifications, keep costs down, maximize power efficiency, and manage the physical size ...
Design-Reuse

Aptix Unveils Sophisticated ASIC Verification and Pre-Silicon Prototyping Environment Supporting NEC Electronics' 32-Bit Embedded Microcontroller Core

Aptix Prototype Studio and System Explorer Now Support NEC Electronics' Popular V850E1 Microcontroller Core to Speed Development of Complex ASIC/SoC-Based Designs SANTA CLARA and SAN JOSE, Calif., ...
New Electronics

Programmable digital resources can be used to overcome the shortcomings of SoC devices

One of the most frustrating elements of embedded system development occurs when, having passed many design milestones, you discover that the embedded device selected doesn't meet current design ...