At 11:22 AM 6/8/01 +0100, you wrote:
>
>Hi,
>
>I must have missed some of this thread it has suddenly become more relevant
>(after I have deleted the previous postings!)
>Any indication of the price of these parts?

"Microchip s dsPIC devices are expected to range from $3-$9 each in
10,000-unit
quantities.  Beta sampling of the first devices is planned for fourth
quarter 2001.
General product sampling and hardware development tools are planned for first
quarter 2002.  Software development tools are expected in August 2001.
Volume
production is expected in 2002."

Next time, go to http://www.microchip.com and click on "Product News", you can
read the press releases direct from the PR dep't of Microchip before the
magazine editors have had a go at them.

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