Can developers utilize a 32-bit architecture with a clear upgrade path even when low power and compact size are high on the list of requirements? Arm Ltd. attempts to answer that question with its ...

Austin, Texas — As more of its customers seek performance headroom, Freescale Semiconductor Inc. plans to offer compatible versions of its high-end 8-bit and 32-bit processors, including software ...

In today's consumer market, two of the most prevalent local-area wireless technologies are Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. For connectivity between laptops, cell phones, and a variety of other handheld devices, ...

If you have never heard of the Bellmac-32, you aren’t alone. But it is a good bet that most, if not all, of the CPUs in your devices today use technology pioneered by this early 32-bit CPU. The chip ...

The 32-bit microcontroller class spans an ever-widening performance envelope, as Freescale and Renesas have announced chips at opposite ends of the spectrum. Freescale's MPC8544E (see table) targets ...

Microsoft's Windows has always been criticized for its bloat but part of that is because it also has to support decades' worth of computers. Unlike Apple, who has complete control over both software ...

LAS VEGAS – Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) will probably stop producing 32-bit processors by the end of 2005, a senior AMD executive predicted during a Monday panel discussion on AMD’s 64-bit ...

ARM will announce its first 64-bit processors later this year for servers and high-end smartphones, and is also taking steps to build up software support for the processor designs, said CEO Warren ...

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 ...