> > More than once I've been told that much production is commited > to cell-phone and micro-PC manufacturer. Not just micros, but > regulators and memory. When you see the features that cell-phones > are getting it's no wonder they need stuffing with all "our" chips > Be thankful for all these applications for two reasons: More embedded chips == more embedded developers (or more demand for the existing ones). More embedded chips == economies of scale and 'consumer' level price competition. We win both ways! Bob Ammerman RAm Systems (contract development of high performance, high function, low-level software) -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu