New 32-bit ARM Cortex-M3 devices are constantly being announced, while the 8-bit 8051 core still forms the basis of ... This is where the general efficiencies of the microcontroller architecture come ...

The DP8051 soft core is 100% binary-compatible with the industry standard 8051 8-bit microcontroller ... The DP8051 has a Pipelined RISC architecture and executes 120-300 million instructions per ...

At the introduction of the 12,000 gate 32bit ARM Cortex M0 recently, an ARM spokesman told EW the M0 was close to the 10,000 gates normally occupied by the 8bit 8051 microcontroller ... beyond the ...