Is the mega32 obsolete? Perhaps I can't find a good PIC to compare it
to, but the mega32-44TQFP costs $8.17 qty 1 from DigiKey.
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Martin K


William Chops Westfield wrote:
> On Dec 18, 2006, at 10:44 AM, Martin Klingensmith wrote:
>
>   
>> I like Atmel's AVR chips, they have many nice features and they are 
>> easy
>> to program, but they are considerably more expensive than PIC 
>> offerings.
>> Does anyone else notice this, and what do you do when you want to use 
>> an
>> AVR but the PIC is much cheaper?
>>     
>
> Huh.  Where are you located and where are you purchasing from?
>
> My observation was that prices were pretty comparable, except for a
> few targeted chips where it looked like Atmel was specifically trying
> to undercut Microchip prices (ATTINY11, ATMEGA48)  Beware pricing of
> semi-obsolete chips; attiny2313 is significantly cheaper than at90s2313,
> for instance.
>
> BillW
>   

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