Tokyo, Japan—Oki Electric Industry Co. Ltd. has equipped its ML610300 series microcontrollers (MCU) with an 8-bit CPU core and voice synthesis LSI. By combining the CPU and voice synthesis LSI in a ...

Not content with your new, 1.4-billion-transistor Ivy Bridge processor? Maybe it runs too hot, or lacks the polygon-pushing powers that you require? Well, I've got just the thing for you: How about ...

Some of the most interesting projects in computing are the "Just for fun," builds that individuals dream up. A year and a half ago, we met the Megaprocessor, a room-scale CPU implementation with each ...

Hi everyone! Have you heard of the brand new 8-bit computer built from (mostly) off-the-shelf parts called Commander X16 made by a team of people under The 8-Bit Guy (David Murray)? If so what are ...

A late arrival to the gaming field who grew up in a household devoid of consoles. Her life changed after she found an old Gameboy Color and a copy of Pokémon Crystal at a garage sale. While she ...

LAPIS Semiconductor, a ROHM group company, offers an 8 bit low power micron controller with voice output function. Equipped with a 8-bit CPU nX-U8/100, the ML610Q380/383/384/385 is a high-performance ...

James Sharman built a CPU from scratch, displaying a 3D cube in real time. Sharman's video showcases the homemade CPU's ability to handle complex graphics. The video provides insight into the math ...

An eight-month project has finally built a working 8-bit processor within the Minecraft game. Minecraft builder "Sammyuri" spent seven months building what they call the Chungus 2, an enormously ...

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 ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This machine has a metal case painted ...

The drastic changes in processor technology development over the decades. Some of the key players in the early days of mainframes. The rise of microprocessors. The shrinking size of today's ...