On 1/15/06, Russell McMahon <apptech@paradise.net.nz> wrote:
> I have a friend who is reasonably knowledgeable on industry directions
> and every time I send him any Microchip 'ra ra' material, while he is
> heavily committed in other areas, he recites the same basic mantra -
> ie 'ARM is it, the whole world is going to ARM, the future is an ARM
> future, those who are not already on the ARM bandwagon are in danger
> of missing the future, ...' .
>
> Thoughts?
>
> (I've BCC'd this to him).

I think he might be correct and PIC24/dsPIC may not be able to
compete well with low end ARM in the 16bit/32bit market.

Maybe Higher-end 8-bit market will lose to low end ARM as well.
It will take time though.

Still in the 8-bit market, PIC and MCS51 clones will rule. How long
will it take to get a 6-pin or 8-pin ARM MCU? ;-)

Regards,
Xiaofan

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