On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 19:38:57 -0800, you wrote:

>On Feb 27, 2005, at 5:50 PM, Chen Xiao Fan wrote:
>>
>> What are the pros and cons of using ARM based MCU or other
>> high-end 8-bit MCUs in the similar price range?
>>
>I am waiting with some interest to see whether anyone will put an
>arm chip into a low-pin-count package like DIP, PLCC, or SOIC.
>It could be done now with the same die used in the TQFP64
>packages, just wasting half the pins or so (in theory, they're
>heap enough.)

Anyone who can't use a SM package, or make a carrier board, is not using enough chips for the
manufacturers to get out of bed for. 

This is more of a  'niche'  market space for a third-party to fill. 

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