Understanding CPU, MPU, MCU, and SOC: Key Differences

Understanding CPU, MPU, MCU, and SOC: Key Differences

In embedded development, we often encounter some technical terms, such as CPU, MPU, MCU, and SOC. These technical terms are frequently used and are often topics of questions in interviews. Let’s take a look at their characteristics and differences. CPU CPU stands for Central Processing Unit, which is the core of computation and control in … Read more

Analysis of DCU, MCU, MPU, SOC, and Automotive Electronic Architecture in Autonomous Driving

Analysis of DCU, MCU, MPU, SOC, and Automotive Electronic Architecture in Autonomous Driving

Abstract This article explores the roles of DCU, MCU, and MPU in the electronic and electrical architecture of autonomous driving, comparing the advantages of distributed and centralized architectures, as well as the development history of ADAS systems from L0 to L2+. It focuses on the differences between MCU and MPU, and their key roles in … Read more

Understanding the Differences Between CPU, MCU, FPGA, and SoC

Understanding the Differences Between CPU, MCU, FPGA, and SoC

Source: Semiconductor Industry Alliance Currently, there are two types of civilizations in the world: one is the carbon-based civilization formed by human society, and the other is the silicon-based civilization composed of various chips—because almost all chips are made from single crystal silicon, the total number of chip systems far exceeds the number of humans … Read more

Exploring FPGA and eFPGA Technologies

Exploring FPGA and eFPGA Technologies

FPGA has become a strategic technology, regarded as the “poor man’s ASIC”, capable of providing customized ICs for a limited number of applications. At the same time, it has gained strategic importance in the following two large and high-growth applications: Cloud Data Centers: Networking, storage, and security; Communication Systems: Base stations and 5G, etc. In … Read more

Image Recognition SoC Based on E203 & ShuffleNet

Image Recognition SoC Based on E203 & ShuffleNet

The new year’s competition has kicked off enthusiastically~ To help everyone learn more about this event, the editor has compiled excellent works from 2021 for sharing and learning. Every Monday, we will share award-winning works, so remember to check out the series~ Team Introduction Participating Unit: University of Science and Technology of ChinaTeam Name: SupernovaFinals … Read more

How to Choose the Right Interface for Your Embedded Vision Project

How to Choose the Right Interface for Your Embedded Vision Project

Click the above “Machine Vision” and then select “Pin/Star“Public Account Get the latest tweets! How to Integrate Embedded Systems? A standard industrial camera is obviously too large, too expensive, and has too high power consumption. A board-level camera is a good choice, as this module retains the necessary parts for applications. For example, this module … Read more

Understanding the Differences Between CPU, SoC, and MCU

Understanding the Differences Between CPU, SoC, and MCU

In today’s digital world, we often hear terms like CPU, SoC, and MCU, which are all important components in the fields of computer science and electronic engineering. However, there are clear distinctions among these three. This article will delve into the definitions, functions, and application areas of CPU (Central Processing Unit), SoC (System on Chip), … Read more

Introduction to MCU, MPU, CPU, and SOC

Introduction to MCU, MPU, CPU, and SOC

In embedded development, we often encounter some professional terms, such as CPU、 MPU、 MCU and SOC, and the frequency of these terms is very high, often appearing as knowledge points in interviews. Let’s take a look at their characteristics and differences. CPU CPU is the abbreviation for Central Processing Unit, and it is the core … Read more

Beginner-Friendly Embedded Concepts and Hardware Composition

Beginner-Friendly Embedded Concepts and Hardware Composition

1. Concepts of MPU, MCU, SoC, Application Processors https://www.microcontrollertips.com/microcontrollers-vs-microprocessors-whats-difference/ https://www.microcontrollertips.com/difference-microprocessors-application-processors/ In an electronic system, the processor occupies the most important position, known as the Central Processing Unit: CPU (Central Processing Unit). It reads data from IO devices, processes it, and then displays it. There are two development paths for CPUs: MPU and MCU. MPU is … Read more

Arm Cup Second Lesson: Rapidly Building Dedicated SoC Based on CortexM3 Using CMSDK

Arm Cup Second Lesson: Rapidly Building Dedicated SoC Based on CortexM3 Using CMSDK

Fourth Ji Chuang Competition Series Training Arm Cup Second Lesson Rapidly Building Dedicated SoC Based on CortexM3 Using CMSDK 1 Training Time March 6, 2020 (Friday) 19:00 2 Viewing Address Scan to Enter or Copy the Link Below to Open in Browser Live Address:https://aijishu.com/l/1110000000095542 3 Training Outline Don’t Reinvent the Wheel:What Wheels Does DesignStart Provide? … Read more