Like many pre-21st-century technological artifacts including steam locomotives, audio tapes, and 4-bit microprocessors—16-bit processors have reached the end of their useful life. Steve Leibson, ...

The start of the much-anticipated death of 16-bit processors is upon us. Because of insufficient forecasted demand, March 30, 2007, is the final date that Intel will accept orders for its MCS51, ...

The W65C02S IP is a 8/16-bit 65xx Microprocessor available in GDSII Hardcore, RTL Softcore, and FPGA Specific Firm Cores. It is software compatible with the 8-bit NMOS and CMOS 6500-series ...

“We always hoped that something like this could be built – now we know that it can be built,” says Max Shulaker, professor at MIT and corresponding author on this latest report. Carbon nanotubes have ...

Bytom, June the 28th, 2012-- Digital Core Design, IP Core and SoC design laboratories from Poland have introduced the newest version of the Motorola’s 68000 16/32-bit microprocessor. D68000 is the ...

Increment and decrement. They sound like simple functions. But even the simplest functions can get quite complex in a microprocessor design. Ken Shirriff has written up a great blog post about his ...

Intel will release the first microprocessor "4004" and celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. IT industryDog yearIt is often said that, as I look back on the history of Intel 's CPU, I feel that ...

Carbon nanotubes are nearly atomically thin carbon structures — just 1-1.2 nanometers thin. "Pure" carbon nanotubes are a powerful semiconductor, one that can compete with silicon for integration into ...

Renesas Technology Europe has today announced the development of the RS-4 Series of 16-bit secure MCUs*1 for smart card applications in fields requiring a high level of security, such as credit or ...