On Sat, 20 May 2006, Xiaofan Chen wrote: > But this is the intention of Microchip CEO and people inside Microchip. > They want to be successful in the 16-bit market where they will > have higher growth. For US company on stock market, growth is the > keyword. They say the 8-bit growth is already not fast for them. But in a limited market growth and long term stability do not go together. Peter -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist