FOCUSING ON CHIP PROGRAMMING

摘要

HIGHER DENSITY CHIPS, HARDER-TO-HANDLE PACKAGES, AND THE NEED FOR MANUFACTURING FLEXIBILITY ARE STRESSING THE CAPABILITIES OF TRADITIONAL PROM PROGRAMMERS. CAN YESTERDAY'S HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, WITH A FEW MODERN TWEAKS, STILL MEET YOUR NEEDS? IF NOT, WHERE CAN YOU TURN? WHEN CONSIDERING VARIOUS HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE OPTIONS FOR PROGRAMMING EMBEDDED MICROCONTROLLERS, PROGRAMMABLE-LOGIC DEVICES, AND NONVOLATILE MEMORY COMPONENTS AND MODULES, YOU HAVE A NUMBER OF FACTORS TO CONSIDER. FIRST AND MOST OBVIOUS IS HOW BIG A CHECK YOU HAVE TO WRITE TO OBTAIN THE EQUIPMENT.