As a result, only about one-third of FPGA-plus-MCU designs are implemented with an MCU core inside the FPGA logic. The remaining two-thirds consist of a standard product microcontroller next to a ...

FPGA to ASIC integration allows ramping up controller performance and features (lower axis). The final element in the flexible microcontroller concept is the ASIC development. Once the prototype ...

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 microcontroller might contain an embedded processor as part of its makeup, but also combines other computer parts, such as memory and signal registers, in a single chip.

When you think of microcontroller development, you probably picture either a breadboard with a chip or a USB-connected circuit board. But Tim Ansell pictured an ARM dev board that is almost complet… ...

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).

The three key areas of difference between microprocessors and microcontrollers are hardware structure, application area, and instruction set characteristics.

Altera’s non-volatile MAX 10 FPGA is a great platform for custom microcontroller applications. Soft core processors like NIOS II can take advantage of on-chip SAR ADCs.

The three key areas of difference between microprocessors and microcontrollers are hardware structure, application area, and instruction set characteristics.

The three key areas of difference between microprocessors and microcontrollers are hardware structure, application area, and instruction set characteristics.