The Scenix SX 48 or 52 has 48 or 52 pins on the package with 5, 8 bit ports (A-E) for 40 io pins; not 52. Some pins are osc, /mclr, power, etc... They are really nice chips, if you can stand smt. See: http://204.210.50.240/techref/default.asp?url=scenix/index.htm James Newton mailto:jamesnewton@geocities.com phone:1-619-652-0593) webmaster http://techref.homepage.com NOW OPEN TO NON-MEMBERS! Members: Add your own private/public comments/pages (TANSTAAFL web hosting) -----Original Message----- From: pic microcontroller discussion list [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Keith Causey Sent: Saturday, October 02, 1999 6:36 PM To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU Subject: Re: high speed digital I/O > I'm looking for a high speed ( >4 Msample/s ) and high pin > count ( > 32 ) dynamic I/O device, Scenix makes a 50mhz, 20ns per instruction controller called the SX52 and is has, you guessed it, 52 lines of digital I/O. It is also In System Programmable. I strongly recommend examining their product line.