> Glad I saw this topic started on the PICList. If I am not mistaken these
> are the very first 32-bit microcontrollers in a hobbyist-friendly (DIP)
> package!! I had my reservations about the PIC32 (Cortex seems to be the
> wave now), but this can change the hobbyist world.

Microchip will probably be first, but not the only one with DIP 32-bit uCs:

(From the LPC2000 group)

NXP today announced the availability of new low-pin-count package=20
options -- SO20, TSSOP20, TSSOP28 and DIP28 -- for its market-leading=20
ARM(R) Cortex(TM)-M0 LPC1100 family of microcontrollers. The new LPC111x=20
devices are the world's first 32-bit ARM microcontrollers in=20
low-pin-count packages, and open the door for a broader range of=20
applications previously closed to typical 32-bit MCUs due to package=20
footprint or manufacturing constraints. Starting at $0.49, NXP's=20
low-pin-count devices deliver 50 MIPS of performance compared to the 1=20
to 5 MIPS performance typical of 8/16-bit MCUs, at a highly competitive=20
price point enabled by NXP's exceptional capacity in manufacturing=20
high-volume commodity packages.


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Wouter van Ooijen

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