Wow. I looked for an April 1 date on that. No date immediately evident. > http://www.ti.com/ww/en/acquire/index.shtml > > TI to acquire National Semiconductor Also (dated April 4th) http://e2e.ti.com/blogs_/b/realworld/archive/2011/04/04/ti-to-= acquire-national.aspx --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .