Is 8051 a RISC processor or a CISC processor?
thank you ece tech
"'CISC' and 'RISC' have to do with design philosophy..."
Once they get into marketing blurb, they become pure buzzwords with (virtually) no technical meaning at all...!
:-(
So the real question is: why do you need to know? An 8051 is what it is, irrespective of how you choose to label it!
The instruction set is fully described in Chapter 2 of the so-called "bible" for the 8051 - read it, and make up your own mind:
Chapter 1 - 80C51 Family Architecture: www.nxp.com/.../80C51_FAM_ARCH_1.pdf
Chapter 2 - 80C51 Family Programmer's Guide and Instruction Set: www.nxp.com/.../80C51_FAM_PROG_GUIDE_1.pdf
Chapter 3 - 80C51 Family Hardware Description: www.nxp.com/.../80C51_FAM_HARDWARE_1.pdf