On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 8:45 PM, Xiaofan Chen wrote: > On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 8:38 PM, Walter Banks wrote: > >>> Existing PIC customers will be still be using PICs. But I do not >>> see many other customers who use ARMs to switch to PIC24/PIC32. >>> At least that is what I get from talking to some other guys, >>> including Microchip guys. >> >> Microchip owns its IP which is a big advantage over ARM based >> licensed IP. In volume applications Microchip would have a >> significant advantage. > > IP is only a part of the equation. The other big part is > the wafer fab. As far as I know, Microchip's fabs are not > that advanced in terms of the process capability. > >> When the volumes are high enough price will dominate the >> choices made by customers. > > That is right. And the reality is that Microchip does not > compete well with the low price parts from folks like > TI/ST/NXP/Atmel in terms of 32bit MCUs. > And for 32bit PIC32, MIPS owns big trunk of the IP. And even C30 libraries are largely copyright by MIPS. -- Xiaofan http://mcuee.blogspot.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist