Douglas Braun wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Is there any news or rumors about when all the
> nice-sounding new Flash parts will be available?
> I mean the 12F6xx and 16F6xx, 16F7xx and 16F8xx
> series parts.  I haven't heard anything about them
> since Microchip published their August 1997 "Future
> Products" document.
>
> Doug Braun
>
> P.S.: According to the above document, these parts
> have "Flash" reprogrammable program memory, EE data memory,
> and a variety of peripherals, such as PWM, ADC, serial ports, etc.
> They come in sizes from 8-pin to 68-pin.  It sure would be nice
> to get the 16F716, which is more or less a 16F84 with an ADC and PWM,
> or the 16F787, which is the same plus a serial port (and 2 more I/O pins).

Doug,

They look good to me to !

Maybe the distributors are trying to clear all old stock before an
anouncement is made.

(as if Microchip would let that happen anyway)

I'd love to have the 16F716 for a current project, I could encapsulate
whole PCB and still do a quick field upgrade.

The new core looks interesting also, (bigger PC for more memory, more
directly addressable registers.

Personally, I think Microchips greatest weakness to date is in interrupt
support, remember the Zilog Z80 ?   I believe that most microcontroler
applications only require high speed in bursts, usually for rapid
response to hardware requirements not catered for by on board dedicated
pheripherals. I guess that this is where Scenix and Atmel are providing
stiff competition at the moment.

regards,
Graham Daniel.