On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 11:20 PM, Xiaofan Chen wrote: > By the way, Microchip is smart to buy HiTech. HiTech used to > offer a C compiler for Holtek. Now that is gone. It is said that > Holtek's own compiler is horrible according to some Chinese forums. Have they said they're going to torpedo the Holtek compiler? Sounds slightly anti-competitive, but even from an accounting standpoint (in this economy) sounds rather shortsighted - shouldn't they be selling that portion of Holtek off? > I would not want to be in this kind of cut-throat competition > style business. Good lucks trying to reduce cents in your design... Hehehe, don't work in the automotive industry then. Russell's probably talking about the solar flashlight primarily, but he posts these requirements every few years to see what new falls out. Useful for cheap dc/dc converters (energy and mobility being a big economy, this is important), and a whole multitude of other applications. But there are many areas beyond automotive and 'super cheap' products where saving a few cents is needed. -Adam -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist