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Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, has produced a new video on how to select the right microcontroller for your application. The new video is now available on the company’s YouTube channel.
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Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, introduces a new how-to video in its series on selecting the best electronic components for various applications. "How to Select the Right Microcontroller for Your Application" is now available, in addition to many more helpful tutorials offered through the company's YouTube channel.

A microcontroller is a self-contained system with peripherals, memory and a processor that can be used as an embedded system. Most programmable microcontrollers that are used today are embedded in other consumer products or machinery including phones, peripherals, automobiles and household appliances.

By reducing the size and cost compared to a design that uses a separate microprocessor, memory, and input/output devices, microcontrollers make it economical to digitally control even more devices and processes.

The advantages of microcontrollers are that all MCUs have on-chip resources to achieve a higher level of integration and reliability at a lower cost. Built-in resources increase reliability because they do not require any external circuitry to be working for the resource to function. They are pre-tested by the manufacturer and conserve board space by integrating the circuitry into the MCU.

Microcontrollers have a wide range of applications. They can be used in automatically controlled devices including power tools, toys, implantable medical devices, office machines, engine control systems, appliances, remote controls and other types of embedded systems.

Step-by-step visuals and narration explain the basics of microcontrollers, and then demonstrate the process of finding the right microcontroller product on the company's website in real time, showing how quick and easy it is to navigate the site, filtering by using parameters such as number of bits, Flash size, RAM size, packaging type, supply voltage, speed, manufacturer and more, and find the best parts for any application.

"How to Select the Right Microcontroller for Your Application" can be seen at: http://youtu.be/2vRdKCYBH5g

Many helpful videos have been recently added and more will be launched in coming weeks. For more information about microcontrollers, microcontroller boards, microcontroller kits, USB microcontrollers, programmable microcontrollers, microcontroller manufacturers, the how-to video series, as well as access to the world's largest available-to-sell inventory, visit Future Electronics YouTube channel.

About Future Electronics

Future Electronics is a global leader in electronics distribution, ranking 3rd in component sales worldwide. Founded in 1968, the company has established itself as one of the most innovative organizations in the industry today, with 5,000 employees in 169 offices in 42 countries around the world. Future Electronics is globally integrated, with one worldwide IT infrastructure providing real-time inventory availability and access, while enabling full integration of its operations, sales and marketing worldwide. Offering the highest level of service, the most advanced engineering capabilities and technical solutions through all stages of the design-production cycle, and the largest available-to-sell inventory in the world, Future's mission is always to Delight the Customer.

For further information, please contact:

Martin H. Gordon
Director, Corporate Communications
FUTURE ELECTRONICS
www.FutureElectronics.com.
514-694-7710 (ext. 2236)
Fax: 514-630-2671
martin.gordon@FutureElectronics.com

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About Future-Electronics

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