October 2002
Intermediate to advanced
430 pages
14h 57m
English
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Embedded processors 15
2 Embedded processors
The development of processors for embedded system de-
sign has essentially followed the development of microprocessors
as a whole. The processor development has provided the process-
ing heart for architecture which combined with the right software
and hardware peripherals has become an embedded design. With
the advent of better fabrication technology supporting higher
transistor counts and lower power dissipation, the processor core
has been integrated with peripherals and memory to provide
standalone microcontrollers or integrated processors that only
need the addition of external memory to provide a complete ...