microcontroller images
One of the First
This diagram shows the components of a Motorola 6801. Introduced in 1978, it was one of the first semiconductor products to claim the "computer on a chip" moniker.
Computer Desktop Encyclopedia THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.Copyright © 1981-2010 by Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved.
Computer Desktop Encyclopedia THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.Copyright © 1981-2010 by Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved.
Computer Desktop Encyclopedia THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.Copyright © 1981-2010 by Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved.
Actual Images
These highly magnified images are of the actual 6801 chip. The middle picture shows all 256 bytes of RAM memory with barely six bits revealed at the bottom (400x magnification).
Computer Desktop Encyclopedia THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.Copyright © 1981-2010 by Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved.
They Don't Get Much Smaller
These PICmicro chips from Microchip (www.microchip.com) are the world's smallest microcontrollers. Used in a myriad of applications, such chips can sell for as little as 50 cents in quantities of 10,000 (2007 dollars).
Computer Desktop Encyclopedia THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.Copyright © 1981-2010 by Computer Language Company Inc. All rights reserved.
More microcontroller images
Learn more about microcontroller