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.

As you may recall, in my previous column, I started to consider why the 30-year-old eight-bit 8051 microcontroller remains a valuable player in the embedded systems game. The days, months, and years ...

Editor's Note: View the Fundamentals of Microcontrollers to catch up on the architectural differences, selection, set up and programming of today's micros. To work through the thicket of choices, it's ...

San Jose, Calif. – STMicroelectronics and Philips Semiconductors have independently beefed up their lines of the 8051 class of 8-bit microcontrollers, suggesting that the market for this popular MCU ...

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), a global leader in the development and fabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced today the introduction of four new 14-pin and two new 16-pin ...