The microprocessor is a computer processor of arithmetic, logic, and control circuitry on a single integrated circuit. The ...

This Design Idea describes an inexpensive circuit to generate two extremely high-quality, crystal-clock-reference-signals, one of which is a PWM-controlled VCXO (voltage-controlled crystal oscillator) ...

For more than three decades, microprocessors have doubled in power every 18 to 24 months. That progress will continue for another 10 years or so, chip makers say; then some new technology may have to ...

Maxim Integrated Products has introduced low-power (less than 1.2microamps), microprocessor supervisory circuits that feature precision power-supply monitoring and battery-control functions.

One of the first things I used to notice while going through the specs of a CPU was its clock speed, because it seemed like an easy way to judge single-core performance at first glance. Modern CPUs ...

Overclocking refers to pushing your computer components harder and faster than the manufacturer designed them to go. The initial pitch is seductive: Buy a slower, lower-cost CPU; juice up the clock ...