What just happened? Qualcomm is buying Arduino – the Italian open-source darling of tinkerers, educators, and inventors – in a deal that underscores how the battle for the edge starts with the makers.

These are major producers of microcontrollers and/or microprocessors where we provide a more detailed description of their entire product lines. Companies are listed in no particular order.

Renesas has introduced its most powerful Cortex-A85 microcontroller to date: the R8P1, clocked at 1 GHz and equipped with a 500 MHz Arm Ethos-U55 NPU for edge AI applications, as well as an Arm Cortex ...

ABSTRACT: To get the most out of your photovoltaic solar modules, it’s essential to clean them to enable them to capture sunlight and produce electricity efficiently. Several solar module cleaning ...

Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee, is taking bold steps to protect its forests and sustain its coffee industry with a $20 million initiative aimed at restoring degraded lands. As deforestation ...

For months a spat between Somalia and Ethiopia had been creeping towards a crisis. In June Somalia threatened to expel all of Ethiopia’s troops from its territory, where they have long spearheaded the ...

Climate change, civil conflict and growing resistance to insecticides and treatments are all contributing to an alarming spread of cases. By Maya Misikir and Stephanie Nolen Maya Misikir reported from ...

In the Horn of Africa, peacebuilding hinges on the vital role of civil society organizations. Grassroots efforts are driving reconciliation in Somalia and Ethiopia, offering hope in a region scarred ...

Characteristics and contrasts with microprocessors. Hints on selecting and deploying microcontrollers. What might be on the horizon for microcontrollers, especially the competition between Von Neumann ...

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Abstract: Teaching microprocessor and microcontroller fundamental can be done in various ways. From flash animation, computer simulator, model computer, hardware model until using FPGA. This work ...