> > Currently in Hong Kong the PIC16F84A-04/P cost me $US1.92 in lots of
> > several 100 while the Atmel AT89C2051-24PC costs me $US0.63 and
> > AT90S1200-12PC are $US1.26.
> >
> > Consequently, in my current projects I am telling former PIC
> > developers that I want an Atmel uC. If they cannot do it, sorry.
> >
> > Why are general PIC uC's so expensive?
>
> Try designing with the 16F627 in mind instead of the 16F84.

I second that. I use the AT89C2051 and PIC16F84 in some projects
and I like them both, but the PIC16F627 blows them away for
hardware features, and as someone else pointed out recently, is
around half the cost of the F84.

Which raises another question: why are the PIC16F627 and
PIC16F628 so much cheaper than the PIC16F84 which they can
easily replace?

Brent Brown
Electronic Design Solutions
16 English Street
Hamilton, New Zealand
Ph/fax: +64 7 849 0069
Mobile/text: 025 334 069
eMail:  brent.brown@clear.net.nz

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