CHANDLER, Ariz.–Looking to extend its leadership position in 8-bit microcontrollers, Microchip Technology Inc. is packing more punch in the mature but growing product segment. The company today ...
ThinkGeek and Ion have yet another addition to the iCade family of gaming controllers for mobile devices, and its new baby looks suspiciously like the controller for the 1985 Nintendo Entertainment ...
Technology races forward, and it's putting a lot of pressure on embedded-system developers. Competing in markets with increasingly complex applications, developers often face performance shortfalls ...
The 8BitDo Ultimate Bluetooth Controller isn't quite the ultimate gamepad for everyone that it wants to be due to some odd compatibility quirks, but it's a superb choice for Switch and Steam Deck/PC ...
In June, 8BitDo, known for creating third-party controllers and adapters, announced its latest controller for the Nintendo Switch and Android devices. The Lite SE, created through collaborative ...
8-bit MCUs continue to thrive via continued innovations in several areas including memory, power consumption, packaging, and core-independent peripherals (CIPs). New generations of MCUs incorporate an ...
If there's one thing more impressive than the maniacal pace of 8BitDo's controller production, it's how the company has continuously improved those controllers. I've tested, reviewed, or owned about a ...
Will Strauss, president of Forward Concepts, said Freescale's move is part of a larger trend among microcontroller and DSP vendors to protect investments in software development by offering compatible ...
Three common applications where a new class of 8-bit MCUs with advanced analog filtering capabilities support modern systems. As embedded designs have evolved, the 8-bit MCU has evolved from simple ...
Retro-Bit’s Sega Saturn Wireless Pro Controller is a gamepad revival done right. It successfully recreates the look and feel of Sega’s original unit, while adding some very welcome modern flourishes ...
The controllers have 80 or 96-kbyte Flash program memory, 3.3-kbyte RAM, and 1-kbyte data EEPROM memory. The devices come in 28 and 44-pin package sizes for spaceconstrained applications. Other key ...