Types of Microcontroller
Microcontrollers can be classified on the basis of internal bus width, architecture, memory and instruction set. The below figure shows the various types of microcontroller. The 8, 16 and 32-bit...
View ArticleMemory Architecture Microcontrollers
There are mainly two categories of processors, namely, Von-Neuman (or Princeton) architecture and Harvard Architecture. These two architecture differ in the way data and programs are stored and...
View ArticleInstruction Set Architecture Microcontrollers
CISC (COMPLEX INSTRUCTION SET COMPUTER) ARCHITECTURE MICROCONTROLLERS Almost all of today’s microcontrollers are based on the CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computer) concept. When an microcontroller...
View ArticleArchitecture of a Smartphone LCD Display
A basic diagram of a TFT LCD panel There are four main layers to an LCD panel: there’s the outer protective layer, the polarizing layer (or layers), the liquid crystal layer and the backlight. Outer...
View ArticleHow AMOLED Display in Smartphones work?
AMOLED stands for Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode, as the name hints, the display actually emits colors directly from organic diodes rather than needing polarizing filters, crystals or...
View ArticleRobotic Vision – Concept, Technology and Applications
The field of robot vision guidance is developing rapidly. Many robots are now available with collision detection, allowing them to work alongside other robots without the fear of a major collision....
View ArticleTop Current Trends in Embedded Systems
Embedded systems are more than part of human life. For instance, one cannot imagine life without mobile phones for personal communication. Its presence is virtually unavoidable in almost all facets of...
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