Lpc2000

I could be the only one asking for this but I am really dreaming of 
an ARM DIP package that can be prototyped very easilyon a bread 
board. Or maybe someone out there will place the new small chips on 
a DIP-40 board but still sell it for $5

Gus
--- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, "philips_apps" <philips_apps@y...> 
wrote:
> A little additional info why the focus on the PLCC44 package. It 
is 
> cost and cost.  The resale price of a PLCC52 device would be more 
> than 30 cent higher than that of a PLCC44. Most of our customers, 
so 
> most of you would probably think that 8 pins difference will not 
> make a big difference in price, well your judgement.  For us, 30 
> cent is a very big difference considering that the average price 
of 
> the LPC2101/2/3 is below $2, that is more than 15% price increase.
> 
> It is all about which package is used in how many millions already 
> within the company. We have many devices in a PLCC44 but very few 
in 
> a PLCC52. So we get a much better price for the PLCC44, so do you. 
> 
> By ignoring my own rules and in part because of the input from the 
> group I checked with our engineering team and there is a good 
chance 
> that the impact of a 44-pin will be very little. For example based 
> on an input here, I checked what the RTCK is used for and the 
answer 
> was, not needed in our enviroment, neither do most of the JTAG 
> debuggers use it, so there was the candidate for one side. Pin 39 
> was the favorite of the poll here as well, that is most likely 
going 
> to be another one. 
> 
> For the other 2 pins we might have a chance to consolidate power 
> pins. Will tell you by the end of the week after the meetings with 
> the chip designers are finished. 
> 
> Hope you enjoy this interaction and the looks behind the scenes, 
> definitely I do enjoy your input and the discussions on this forum!
> 
> Thank you all for the feedback already and feel free to provide 
> more. 
> 
> Robert
> 
> --- In lpc2000@yahoogroups.com, lpc2000@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> > 
> > Enter your vote today!  A new poll has been created for the 
> > lpc2000 group:
> > 
> > What package yould you prefer for the new LPC2000 family 
> > devices?
> > 
> > Note:  I have no influence whatsoever over what Philips does, 
> > and I have no indication that they would consider the results 
> > of this survey... 
> > 
> >   o LQFP-48 
> >   o PLCC-44 with less functionality (see previous poll) 
> >   o PLCC-52 (a bit larger, but well supported) 
> > 
> > 
> > To vote, please visit the following web page:
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lpc2000/surveys?id=12144986 
> > 
> > Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are 
> > not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! 
Groups 
> > web site listed above.
> > 
> > Thanks!