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Article #1225Re: Microchip buys Hi-Tech Software
From: Jon Kirwan
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:21
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:21
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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. Jon
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