Nonrechargeable, or primary,batteries find wideuse in mainstream embedded-system applications(Table 1). Thiscategory of batteries includesalkaline devices, which ...

Considering the importance of conservation, the portability of embedded systems is a key design consideration. Portable systems are generally battery-powered with battery life dependent upon the ...

New processor lines, module formats and use cases change the capabilities and requirements of embedded computing solutions. When selecting these solutions, various factors have to be considered.

Debugging embedded designs is becoming increasingly difficult as the number of observed and possible interactions between hardware and software continue to grow, and as more features are crammed into ...

(1) A software application that permanently resides in an industrial or consumer device. Providing some type of control function and/or user interface, the software is typically stored in flash memory ...

Machine vision, a technology that until now has been largely restricted to factory production lines, is poised to enter a whole range of new applications with the development of embedded systems at ...

The development of embedded software is becoming increasingly complex. Thanks to more powerful microcontrollers, networking and higher demands on security and reliability, firmware projects often ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 2003--ZiLOG, Inc. (OTCBB:ZILG), the creator of the Z80 microprocessor and a leading innovator of integrated 8-bit microcontroller solutions, announced ...

One of the biggest challenges in security today is how the software in our operating systems and applications are so full of holes. And while traditional software makers have made (some) headway in ...