New 32-bitters go to extremes for embedded
Dave Bursky, EE Times
(04/03/2006 9:00 AM EDT)
Austin, Texas -- With 32-bit processors now the CPU of choice for more than half of all new embedded system designs, two companies have bracketed the category with their own offerings. One is an extremely low-cost 32-bit microcontroller family from Luminary Micro Inc.; the other, being readied by Atmel Corp., is a highly integrated, high-performance 32-bit pro- cessor family that marks a price/performance milestone.
More than 54 percent of new system designs will use a 32-bit processor, according to a just-released embedded market study done by CMP Media LLC's Embedded Systems Design magazine and EE Times. The increasing popularity of 32-bit processors is the result of several factors--the need for higher performance than 8- or 16-bit processors can deliver; the ease of programming a 32-bit processor using a high-level language; and lower cost, which makes them competitive with current 8- and 16-bit controllers.
(04/03/2006 9:00 AM EDT)
Austin, Texas -- With 32-bit processors now the CPU of choice for more than half of all new embedded system designs, two companies have bracketed the category with their own offerings. One is an extremely low-cost 32-bit microcontroller family from Luminary Micro Inc.; the other, being readied by Atmel Corp., is a highly integrated, high-performance 32-bit pro- cessor family that marks a price/performance milestone.
More than 54 percent of new system designs will use a 32-bit processor, according to a just-released embedded market study done by CMP Media LLC's Embedded Systems Design magazine and EE Times. The increasing popularity of 32-bit processors is the result of several factors--the need for higher performance than 8- or 16-bit processors can deliver; the ease of programming a 32-bit processor using a high-level language; and lower cost, which makes them competitive with current 8- and 16-bit controllers.
To read the full article, click here
Related Semiconductor IP
- Ultra-low jitter, low-power ring-oscillator-based PLL-3GHz-4GHz
- Image Warping IP
- Image Warping IP
- ML-KEM-X Post-Quantum Cryptography Core
- AXI5 to/from AXI4 Bridge
Related News
- CAST Simplifies RISC-V Embedded Processor IP Adoption with New Catalyst Program
- Microchip Expands PolarFire® FPGA Smart Embedded Video Ecosystem with New SDI IP Cores and Quad CoaXPress™ Bridge Kit
- Embedded FPGA reaches a new stage of industrial maturity – Menta at Embedded World 2026
- GOWIN Semiconductor & Andes Technology Corp. Announce The First Ever RISC-V CPU and Subsystem Embedded 22nm SoC FPGA
Latest News
- ESD Alliance Reports Electronic System Design Industry Posts $5.7 Billion in Revenue in Q1 2026
- New JEDEC® SPHBM4 Standard Enables HBM4-Class Bandwidth on Organic Substrates
- INCIRT Announces Availability of Its PLL Series in the GlobalFoundries (GF) GlobalSolutions™ Ecosystem
- Imec and Diraq demonstrate first coherent operation of eight silicon MOS spin qubits fabricated in a 300mm CMOS-compatible foundry process
- RISC-V Is Inevitable, State of the Union Keynote Argues