Index

Interview

• Mark Zack - Digi-Key Corporation
  Fully Featured Microcontrollers See Strong Market Demand

Indicator

• Guidelines for Selecting Microcontroller with Required Functions and Performance
• Examine Product Specifications
• Examine Restricting Conditions

Column

• The World's First Microprocessor Born of the Calculator Wars "The 4004"

Words

• CPU
• Multi-Core
• Embedded Flash Memory
• Real-time operating system
• Integrated Development Environment
• DSC
• Instruction set architecture
• Analog Circuit
• Serial communication interface

Genealogy of Microcontrollers

• ARM
  Microcontroller-Dedicated Cores Derived from General-Purpose Processor Cores
• MIPS
  Began as Processors for Workstations, Now Primarily Used for Embedded Applications
• Renesas
  Multiple Product Lines with Origins in Three Companies, Likely to be Integrated in One Line
• Freescale
  World’s First Developer of One-Chip Microcontroller Gains Edge in Applications for Automobiles and Communication Devices

About the Authors

Index

Interview

• Mark Zack - Digi-Key Corporation
  Fully Featured Microcontrollers See Strong Market Demand

Indicator

• Guidelines for Selecting a Microcontroller with Required Functions and Performance
• Examine Product Specifications
• Examine Restricting Conditions

Column

• The World's First Microprocessor Born of the Calculator Wars "The 4004"

Words

• CPU
• Multi-Core
• Embedded Flash Memory
• Real-time operating system
• Integrated Development Environment
• DSC
• Instruction set architecture
• Analog Circuit
• Serial communication interface

Genealogy of Microcontrollers

• ARM
  Microcontroller-Dedicated Cores Derived from General-Purpose Processor Cores
• MIPS
  Began as Processors for Workstations, Now Primarily Used for Embedded Applications
• Renesas
  Multiple Product Lines with Origins in Three Companies, Likely to be Integrated in One Line
• Freescale
  World's First Developer of One-Chip Microcontroller Gains Edge in Applications for Automobiles and Communication Devices