Interesting development.

Zilog has come to us to promote their new MCUs. However they
do not have the packaging that we want (smaller or equal to 5x5mm).

One thing to note is that Zilog's 8-pin and Freescale's 8-pin are=20
really meant to be "pin-compatible" with Microchip's but not
Atmel's 8-pin.

Regards,
Xiaofan


-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Harrison
Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 8:59 AM

You might want to see how this pans out before committing to Zilog though=
=20
http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=3DSS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=3D=
2018&
mcparam=3Den024239

MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY FILES

PATENT INFRINGEMENT SUIT AGAINST ZILOG, INC.

CHANDLER, Ariz., Aug. 12, 2005 - Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP)=
 of
Chandler, Ariz., today
filed a complaint for patent infringement against ZiLOG, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZI=
LG)
of San Jose, Calif. The
suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, alleg=
es
that ZiLOG's 8-pin Z8
Encore! XP=AE 4K series of microcontrollers infringes three Microchip pat=
ents
covering 8-pin
microcontrollers and seeks preliminary and permanent injunctive relief an=
d
damages.


The patents look pretty flimsy but I suspect Microchip may have deeper
pockets....=20


--=20
http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive
View/change your membership options at
http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist