As amazing as CircuitPython is, it hasn’t yet been ported to any 8-bit microcontrollers. [Chris Heo] was unsatisfied with his inability to use Python on his 8-bit ATmega4808 AVR, so he worked out a ...

The ATmega4809 is a microcontroller featuring the 8-bit AVR® processor with hardware multiplier – running at up to 20MHz and with up to 48 KB Flash, 6 KB SRAM and 256 bytes of EEPROM in 48-pin ...

Microchip Technology Inc. launches new generation of 8-bit tinyAVR® MCUs. These new devices are the first tinyAVR® microcontrollers to feature Core Independent Peripherals(CIPs). CIPs allow the ...

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 ...

Microchip Technology, a provider of microcontroller (MCU), mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, has released a new generation of 8-bit tinyAVR MCUs. The four new devices range from 14 to 24 ...

Atmel Corporation (www.atmel.com) has introduced four AEC Q100-qualified AVR flash microcontrollers for automotive power train, body, chassis, safety and security applications involving sensor and/or ...

Atmel is building an ecosystem around its AVR microcontrollers which includes a set of tools which will be compatible with both 8- and 32-bit AVR microcontrollers. The design ecosystem also includes ...

Microchip has announced four new 8-bit tinyAVR MCUs, ranging from 14 to 24 pins and 4KB to 8KB of flash. They’re the first tinyAVR micro controllers to feature Core Independent peripherals (CIPs).

Whenever we write up a feature on a microcontroller or microcontroller project here on Hackaday, we inevitably get two diametrically opposed opinions in the comments. If the article featured an 8-bit ...

Most broadband solutions use high-end 32-bit processors coupled with large external memories and specialized media-access controllers (MACs), ASICs or FPGAs. There are several reasons that system ...