A rep. told me that the C54B is about $1.29 at 100 up - but that isn't much more than any 'rumor' - tho. the reason was supposed to be a die shrink... I'll check it out. Scott ---------- > From: Andrew Warren > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: Cheap PIC > Date: Tuesday, May 19, 1998 1:43 PM > > Peter Schultz wrote: > > > A few days ago it was posted a info about very cheap PIC. > > I just deleted this accidently. > > Can somebody resend me or tell me what was the deal. > > Peter: > > Microchip's new 16CR54C (ROM-based) and upcoming 16C505 (OTP) are > both priced at under 50 cents in large quantities. > > I keep hearing rumors that the 16C54B (OTP) can be purchased at a > similar price, but I haven't seen that pricing for myself. > > -Andy > > === Andrew Warren - fastfwd@ix.netcom.com > === Fast Forward Engineering - Vista, California > === http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2499 (personal) > === http://www.netcom.com/~fastfwd (business)