>-----Original Message-----
>From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] 
>Sent: 29 September 2005 14:54
>To: 'Microcontroller discussion list - Public.'
>Subject: RE: [OT] Going to the dark side
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>
>> But, they don't use PICs.  They use 8051's, with new designs using 
>> AVRs.
>
>They don't want to sell their products for more than 1-2 years?
>
>Wouter van Ooijen

The 8051 architecture is still one of the most popular 8 bit microcontroller cores.  I spoke to an Atmal rep a few weeks ago who said that their sales of 8051 micros far outstrip their AVR's.

Regards

Mike

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