The Difference Between an Embedded Processor & a Microcontroller By G.S. Jackson , Contributor Both embedded processors and microcontrollers perform controlling functions inside a computer system.

This article reviews the relative strengths and weaknesses of microcontroller (MCU), digital signal processor (DSP), field programmable gate array (FPGA) and application-specific integrated circuit ...

The fundamental difference between commercial FPGA-based emulators and emulators based on custom silicon lies in the core element that maps the design-under-test (DUT). For more than 10 years, I ...

Atmel’s ARM7-based AT91CAP7E microcontroller includes an FPGA interface, a six-layer AHB (advanced high-speed bus), a peripheral-DMA controller, and 160 kbytes of on-chip SRAM. The FPGA interface ...