>> What do you all think?  Can "soft" cpu technology completely replace
>> discrete micro's?
>
>NFW!

This one is not in the acronym table but I think I can decode it ;-)

Soft cpu seems to quietly merge with programmable analog circuits and cpu
embedded cores. I think that in 5 years one will be able to purchase an
'embedded' chip at the $5 level per unit that will have considerable
field programmable analog capabilities built in alongside a cpu core.

Peter

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