How Do MCUs Communicate with Different Voltage Levels?

How Do MCUs Communicate with Different Voltage Levels?

Today, we will discuss the “level shifting” circuit below, which is quite enjoyable to understand. Circuit design can actually be very interesting. First, let’s talk about the purpose of this circuit: when two MCUs operate at different working voltages (for example, MCU1 operates at 5V and MCU2 operates at 3.3V), how can MCU1 and MCU2 … Read more

Empowering Automotive MCU Development: Aiswei’s Contributions to Intelligent Vehicles

Empowering Automotive MCU Development: Aiswei's Contributions to Intelligent Vehicles

Aiswei Computing is a provider of intelligent solutions, with its business primarily divided into two parts: intelligent terminals and embodied intelligence. Based on Aiswei Computing’s RISC-V+AI ecological technology platform, it can provide intelligent solutions to a wide range of customers. Moreover, Aiswei Computing also demonstrates numerous advantages in the RISC-V ecosystem and supply chain. With … Read more

How to Work with FPGA Development Boards? (Part 1) – Playing FPGA Like Arduino

How to Work with FPGA Development Boards? (Part 1) - Playing FPGA Like Arduino

This is also a series of articles, stemming from previous discussions with fans in the comments about the efforts made abroad regarding FPGA development or entry-level approaches. Each article will introduce a specific FPGA development board, focusing on the development methods prepared for the board (which are quite different from those in China). Today’s main … Read more

MCU AI Deployment Technologies and Methods

MCU AI Deployment Technologies and Methods

Click the “blue text” above to follow us! 2025.07.16 Word count: 8484 Estimated reading time: 22 minutes Abstract Implementing artificial intelligence with microcontrollers has become a hot topic and challenge in embedded product development in recent years. This article discusses the methods, technologies, and tools for deploying deep network models on MCUs, analyzes the process … Read more

MCU: A Major Transformation

MCU: A Major Transformation

Introduction In 2025, within just six months, leading MCU manufacturers such as ST, NXP, and Renesas simultaneously released automotive MCU products equipped with new types of embedded storage (such as PCM and MRAM), breaking the long-standing technical pattern dominated by embedded Flash. While it is still too early to talk about a “standard configuration,” it … Read more

Comparison and Analysis of MCUs for Humanoid Robots at Home and Abroad

Comparison and Analysis of MCUs for Humanoid Robots at Home and Abroad

Welcome to follow the public account belowAbao1990, this public account focuses on autonomous driving and intelligent cockpits, providing you with a piece of automotive knowledge every day. We start with cars, but we are not limited to cars. The commonly used hollow cup motors, frameless torque motors, and servo motors in humanoid robots are key … Read more

Jihai Semiconductor: Building a ‘Chinese Core’ Control System for Embodied Robots Based on G32R501

Jihai Semiconductor: Building a 'Chinese Core' Control System for Embodied Robots Based on G32R501

In the context of the rapid evolution of embodied intelligent robots, the control system has become the core determinant of robot performance, precision, and safety. Zhuhai Jihai Semiconductor, a national high-tech enterprise focused on chip design under Nandstar, is accelerating the domestic replacement of core control components for robots with cutting-edge MCU/DSP chips and a … Read more

ACROVIEW Programmer Supports FuDanWei Automotive Microcontroller FM33FG065A

ACROVIEW Programmer Supports FuDanWei Automotive Microcontroller FM33FG065A

As a leader in the chip programming industry, ACROVIEW Technology recently announced the latest update of its programming software and released a list of newly supported chip models. In this update, the automotive-grade microcontroller FM33FG065A from FuDanWei has been supported by the ACROVIEW universal programmer AP8000. FM33FG065A is a low-power MCU based on the ARM … Read more

Smart Beauty Device Solution Based on Low Power Bluetooth (BLE)

Smart Beauty Device Solution Based on Low Power Bluetooth (BLE)

In today’s era of efficient and personalized skincare, traditional beauty devices are facing a critical turning point towards smart upgrades. In the age of intelligence, users are less attracted to single-function button-operated beauty devices and instead expect smarter, more convenient, and data management-driven skincare experience devices. Many beauty devices on the current market suffer from … Read more

Why Do Microcontrollers Have Multiple VDD Pins?

Why Do Microcontrollers Have Multiple VDD Pins?

We all know that typical IC components usually have two power pins, one is Vcc or Vdd, and the other is Gnd or Vss. However, modern MCUs often have multiple power pins. What is the reason for this?Taking a 100-pin MCU as an example, as shown in the figure below, we can see that it … Read more