Lpc2000

--- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, "johnnorgaard2003" <john_2005@c...>
wrote:
> 
> Hi 
> 
> I will stick with Philips ARM. They release datasheet and User
Manual
> and within 3 weeks I got samples for LPC2132 and LPC2138. And now
you
> can order production quantity.
> 
> I have also looked at ST and Atmel. But Atmel have a very bad
reputation
> of announcing devices month and years before actual having it.
> When SAM7 series was announced I order samples, I am still waiting.
> Next year Philips will have LPC214x which is LPC213x + USB.
> My bid is that LPC214x will be in production quantities before Atmel
> AT91SAM7S64. Anyone wanna bet ?? :)

You should have been there when Philips orignially announced the
LPC2xxx parts.  It was literally a year before anyone saw silicon and
they would not ship samples for several months after they said samples
were available.  I was working closely with my local rep to get info,
not parts, just info, and it was very slow coming.  Then just about
the time they actually had a data sheet available and I wanted to get
samples, they dropped all third party reps and I was back to square
one with the Philips sales guy.  I never did get my samples.