The stock software must still be used for setting the MCU options. We’re not really familiar with the 8051 family but we’d bet that is akin to setting the fuses on the AVR chips.

San Jose, Calif.&#151 Renesas Technology America, Inc. is readying its E8a emulator, an ultra-small tool for debugging embeddedsystems and programming Renesas microcontroller's on-chip flash memory.

Renesas Introduces E8a Emulator, a Low-priced, Ultra-small Tool for Debugging Embedded Systems and Programming a Microcontroller's On-chip Flash Memory ...

The age of ARM microcontrollers for the electronics hobbyist is upon us, and luckily there are a few breadboard-friendly microcontrollers available in a DIP package. One of these chips is NXP&#8217… ...

The use of development kits can minimize startup time. The DK3300 development kit includes the MCU, USB JTAG debugger, and Raisonance Rkit Development Suite plus an evaluation ...

The company pointed out that hacking via a programming or debug interface is often possible over a web connection. “The programming and debug pins on any MCU are also shared with other functions of ...

Today's digital signal processors may have one or more cores under the hood and may even have a microcontroller partner to help perform specific tasks.

Although the analog and MCU chip industries are quite fragmented, it would be difficult for any new entrant to achieve this level of quality while still satisfying high-volume production.