It is getting harder to justify non-ARM, but not impossible. There will be many niches left for quite a while. AFAIK The Texas MSP430 devices are better than that. On Thursday 03 June 2004 19:09, Lasse Madsen wrote: > But I have yet to see an ARM with as low as 250uA (yes you read right micro > ampere) current draw in active mode like the AVR ATtiny13 ! > > Find that or better and im sold out :) > > Best regards > Lasse Madsen > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: Charles Manning [mailto:manningc2@...] > Sendt: 3. juni 2004 09:00 > Til: lpc2000@yahoogroups.com > Emne: Re: [lpc2000] Re: interesting info from Atmel > > > Every new annoucement seems to strengthen the often-made prediction that > ARM is going to be the 8051 of the 2000's. It is interesting to note that > every major micro vendor (except Renesas/Hitachi and AMD) publicly > acknowledge ARM licensing. Of course Hitachi and AMD might have some secret > licensing deal like Motorola is rumoured to have had for some years. > > Personally, I'm waiting for a rash of USB clients.... > > I hope too for devices with faster GPIO blocks. It really **sucks** that a > 60/70Mhz core can only modulate GPIO pins a 6MHz. > > As more and more devices start using ARM and m iore and more programmers > start to use ARM it is going to be harder to justify proprietary > architectures like AVR and H8. The "value added differentiation" is going > to come from other quarters like better peripherals, integrated CPLDs etc. > > -- CHarles > > > Hi > > > > I have an even better rumor(Fact). > > Philips will strike back latter this year with a realy low cost > > version of lpc2100. > > The series name will be LPC213X and will be LPC2104 alike with 64K > > Flash. (More I dont know) > > > > So I guess we will see a real battle within the low cost ARM. > > > > > > Best regards > > > > > > John > > > > --- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, "tsvetanusunov" <tusunov@m...> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > you may be interested in the recent rumor spead in > > > > comp.embedded.arch: > > > <quote> > > > Just FYI, ATMEL has updated the Flyer > > > The new members of the AT91SAM7Sxx will have a 256KF/64KR, > > > a 128KF/32KR + EMAC. An ATMEL's guy, told me that they will add > > > > also a > > > > > 256KF/64KR version with external bus interface like the AT91R40008. > > > I heard that the AT91SAM7S64 will be priced 3.5 USD, so I let you > > > imagine the price of the SAM7S32... > > > </quote> > > > > > > it seems that Atmel watches Philips LPCs closely as they changed > > > (increased) the Flash/Ram amount of the first anounced devices :) > > > > > > also it seems that ARM7 is going to replace completely some PIC and > > > AVRs in the next years from most of applications (unless 8bit flash > > > price go more down under ;) > > > > > > Best regards > > > Tsvetan > > > --- > > > PCB prototypes for $26 at http://run.to/pcb > > > (http://www.olimex.com/pcb) > > > PCB any volume assembly (http://www.olimex.com/pcb/protoa.html) > > > Development boards for ARM, AVR, PIC, and MSP430 > > > (http://www.olimex.com/dev) > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
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Re: SV: [lpc2000] Re: interesting info from Atmel
2004-06-03 by Charles Manning
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