Low-level system programming is a difficult task, and acquiring expertise in the areas of interrupt handling and memory segmentation/paging can be a time-consuming and frustrating process if you're ...

Segements are a nasty evil, and their usage varys depending on what mode you are in.<br><br>In Real (8086) mode, the processor uses segments as part of its memory addressing routines. A segment is a ...

I recently wrote about Ambiq’s new Cortex M4F MCU, which is made using transistors operating in the subthreshold region. Cortex licensees can add ARM’s optional memory protection unit (MPU), and ...