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Article #1193Re: Microchip buys Hi-Tech Software
From: Michael A. Terrell
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:27
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:27
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Jon Kirwan wrote: > > On Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:34:29 -0700, "Joel Koltner" > <zapwireDASHgroups@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >"Nico Coesel" <nico@puntnl.niks> wrote in message > >news:49baa239.1285504281@news.planet.nl... > >> Good question. The traditional PIC is soon to be overtaken by the ARM > >> derivatives. > > > >For some markets, sure... but in many commodity items like remote controls it > >doesn't make sense to use a $1 32-bit ARM when a $0.10 8-bit PIC still works > >just fine. > > Not to mention pinout. When they start packing 32-bitters into > SOT23-6 -- at similar pricing to 8-bit versions -- let me know. I'd > be interested. I'm getting them at about 25 cents each and I buy in > very small qtys. So, you're using '2 bit' processors? -- http://improve-usenet.org/index.html Goggle Groups, and Web TV users must request to be white listed, or I will not see your messages. If you have broadband, your ISP may have a NNTP news server included in your account: http://www.usenettools.net/ISP.htm
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