> HOWEVER, this thing comes in a WLCSP Package (Wafer Level Chip Scale
> Package), which is essentially a 4x4 Ball Grid Array with 0.5mm
> spacing.  Not hobbyist friendly at all :-(

There are other LPC110x chips that are within serious-hobbyist and=20
small-scale-professional friendly packages.

Otherwise, wait for the 'serious' companies to make breakoutboards with=20
the chip on it. Or check something like=20
http://www.embeddedartists.com/products/boards/lpc1343_qsb.php : E=20
15.00, LPC1343, which has USB mass-storage emulation *with can be used=20
to download the firmware! who needs a programmer?* Does a compareable=20
18F PIC (32Kb flash, 8 Kb RAM) even exist?

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