CAST Releases Fastest 8051 IP Core

Silicon Intellectual Property (IP) provider CAST, Inc. today released a new member of its 8051-compatible processor family, the R8051XC2 IP core. Running 12.1 times faster than the original 8051 chip, the new core is the fastest CAST has offered, and ...

Consider Code Density when Choosing Embedded Processors

Power consumption and area are commonly considered in choosing an embedded SoC processor, but the role of the processor’s instruction set architecture (ISA) code density can be more significant, yet is often overlooked.

8051s in the Spectrum of Microcontroller Choices

8051 microcontrollers still offer an efficient and effective alternative to 32-bit processors in products ranging from USB thumb drives to washing machines to complex wireless-communication SOCs.

Chip Replacement with IP and FPGAs: 68000 Processor Example

Newton Abdalla, CAST, Inc. Yuzo Ishikura, Spinnaker Systems The value of semiconductor intellectual property (IP) in saving time and cost while developing complex new Systems-on-Chip (SoC) designs is well understood. But IP also has a valuable role...

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