In the late 1980s memory devices changed in a flash. Intel and Toshiba spearheaded the development of flash process technology to create a new class of products. Prior to flash-based memory devices, ...

Designers often develop a single board that can be configured using different firmware for multiple end-user applications. This approach allows companies to reuse critical intellectual property and ...

Ernest Bron of National Semiconductor describes how Flash-based microcontrollers can be programmed in-circuit without being restricted by the speed of the PC used for control. The current canonical ...

Making an informed choice between inline and offline device programming requires an in-depth look at both tangible and intangible manufacturing costs. Electronic products such as cell phones, DVD ...