On Nov 10, 2007 8:16 AM, M. Adam Davis wrote: > On Jun 17, 2007 7:41 AM, Xiaofan Chen wrote: > > There is also a rumor that they will go to the 32-bit market but the core > > will not be ARM. > > So, willing to fess up about your rumor source? ;-D http://forum.microchip.com/tm.aspx?m=293868 They have worked on it for two years. And I only heard the rumor (not from Microchip but from a conversion with friends and it was really just a hint, not confirmed) around May/June this year. Maybe those who heard it earlier has signed an NDA. I am not that well connected with Microchip after all other than the fact I am quite active in Microchip Forum and is a avid PICkit 2 and USB PIC fan. Xiaofan -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist