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New MCUs Shaped by Embedded Application, Not a Single Performance Curve

New MCUs Shaped by Embedded Application, Not a Single Performance Curve

New microcontrollers from ST, Infineon, and Nuvoton highlight how the MCU market is expanding sideways rather than moving along on a general industry standard for performance.


News Dec 11, 2025 by Arjun Nijhawan
Edge AI’s Next Battlefield: Development Tools

Edge AI’s Next Battlefield: Development Tools

Learn why the best silicon is useless without the right AI developer tools.


Building a Push-Pull Level Shifter to Connect an MCU and a Low-Voltage Display

Building a Push-Pull Level Shifter to Connect an MCU and a Low-Voltage Display

In this project, we'll build and demonstrate a discrete analog solution to the incompatible logic levels of an Arduino Uno and an Elecrow e-paper HMI display.


Projects Nov 23, 2025 by Don Wilcher
STMicroelectronics STM32N6 High-Performance Microcontrollers | Featured Product Spotlight

STMicroelectronics STM32N6 High-Performance Microcontrollers | Featured Product Spotlight

STMicroelectronics’ STM32N6 High-Performance Microcontrollers deliver advanced processing for DSP, HMI, AI, and real-time vision applications. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up: Charting a Path to Sub-GHz Deployment

Top-Down vs. Bottom-Up: Charting a Path to Sub-GHz Deployment

Making informed choices about network ecosystems, protocols, and hardware is critical when developing large-scale IoT networks. Learn more in this article.


Targeting High-Performance Designs, STMicro Unveils First 18 nm MCU

Targeting High-Performance Designs, STMicro Unveils First 18 nm MCU

Announced today, the new generation of high-performance MCU leverages an Arm Cortex-M85 fabbed with silicon on insulator technology to create, at 800 MHz, the fastest STM32 ever shipped.


News Nov 18, 2025 by Duane Benson
Embedded World North America—Filled to the Brim With Innovations

Embedded World North America—Filled to the Brim With Innovations

In this article, we round up the news that leading companies announced last week at the Embedded World North America event in Anaheim, CA


News Nov 14, 2025 by Dale Wilson
Infineon TRAVEO™ T2G CYT4DN | Fast Facts

Infineon TRAVEO™ T2G CYT4DN | Fast Facts

Build your next automotive cluster with Infineon’s TRAVEO™ T2G CYT4DN. Watch and learn all about their features, specs, applications, and more!


Nuvoton’s New MCU Brings AI Muscle to Entry-Level Edge Devices

Nuvoton’s New MCU Brings AI Muscle to Entry-Level Edge Devices

Nuvoton’s new edgepoint AI microcontroller integrates an Arm Cortex-M55 core and Ethos U55 NPU for real-time AI tasks like voice and image recognition at the edge.


News Nov 11, 2025 by Joshua Tidwell
GigaDevice Intros 32-MCU Family Sporting Arm Cortex-M33 Core, 1 MB Flash

GigaDevice Intros 32-MCU Family Sporting Arm Cortex-M33 Core, 1 MB Flash

The new Arm Cortex-M33 based GD32F503/505 family emphasizes memory flexibility, reliability, and security.


News Nov 07, 2025 by Duane Benson
Analog Devices Brings AI Workflow and Platform Unification to CodeFusion

Analog Devices Brings AI Workflow and Platform Unification to CodeFusion

Announced today, the launch of CodeFusion Studio 2.0 adds AI workflow and improved multicore support along with modular framework and configuration tool unification.


News Nov 03, 2025 by Duane Benson
Microchip’s MCU to Enhance Wireless Motor Control in Harsh Environments

Microchip’s MCU to Enhance Wireless Motor Control in Harsh Environments

The new MCU combines an Arm Cortex M4F core with advanced motor control, broad wireless protocol compatibility, and touch interface capability.


News Oct 30, 2025 by Duane Benson
Upbeat Technology’s RISC-V MCU Takes Flight With Near-Threshold Computing

Upbeat Technology’s RISC-V MCU Takes Flight With Near-Threshold Computing

Developed with SiFive, the dual-core SoC uses patented error correction to achieve a record 16.8 µW/MHz/DMIPS, targeting next-gen wearables, drones, and IoT sensors.


News Oct 17, 2025 by Dale Wilson
Revamp Outdoor Power Gear With Smart Battery Monitoring and Motor Control

Revamp Outdoor Power Gear With Smart Battery Monitoring and Motor Control

Learn how integrated battery monitoring and motor control in outdoor power equipment designs ensure safety, extend battery life, and simplify development with high-voltage integration.


Synaptics Launches New Multimodal Gen AI Processors for Smart IoT Edge Designs

Synaptics Launches New Multimodal Gen AI Processors for Smart IoT Edge Designs

Leveraging Synaptics’ partnership with Google Research, the new SoC is positioned between microcontroller-class devices and high-end embedded MPUs.


News Oct 16, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Renesas Adds Motor Control-Focused Variant to High-End MCU Line

Renesas Adds Motor Control-Focused Variant to High-End MCU Line

The new entrant to the RA8 series adds real-time, high-precision motor control, strong security, and fast communications.


News Oct 07, 2025 by Duane Benson
TI Unwraps Motor Control MCUs for Cost-Sensitive, Real-Time Designs

TI Unwraps Motor Control MCUs for Cost-Sensitive, Real-Time Designs

TI designed the new devices to provide cost-effective, high-speed sensorless control to household and industrial systems.


News Oct 02, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Renesas Welcomes Low-Power MCUs With Capacitive Touch to RA Portfolio

Renesas Welcomes Low-Power MCUs With Capacitive Touch to RA Portfolio

The new feature makes the MCUs a fit for battery and low-power consumer electronics and industrial applications requiring capacitive touch control.


News Sep 29, 2025 by Duane Benson
MCU Roundup: New Embedded Features for the Edge, IoT, and Automotive

MCU Roundup: New Embedded Features for the Edge, IoT, and Automotive

Three new microcontrollers from Renesas, Nuvoton, and STMicroelectronics cut power without compromising performance.


News Sep 25, 2025 by Duane Benson
Your 2025 Back-to-School Guide to All About Circuits’ Educational Resources

Your 2025 Back-to-School Guide to All About Circuits’ Educational Resources

Are you a first year electronics engineering student? Or maybe working on a second or third degree in this field? All About Circuits has the resources you need: comprehensive textbooks, technical articles, calculators, videos, and more for your EE studies.


News Sep 19, 2025 by Jeff Child