Matt,

After having been away from PICs for an extended time frame, catching up=20
has been a steep curve process.
Thanks for your reply.

Peter

On 05/08/2013 1:28 AM, Matt Bennett wrote:
> On Mon, July 29, 2013 4:48 am, Peter wrote:
>> Spent most of the day without any success, researching on Microchip site
>> and back archived emails + web, looking for a possible answer to the
>> following:
>>
>> What does the  "K" in Microchip part numbers mean for example PIC18F44K2=
0
>> ?
>> or
>> What does the "J" in Microchip part numbers mean for example PIC18F46J50=
 ?
>>
>> I just picked these two from a list,thinking that it would help in
>> researching ... but sigh ...
> Don't spend too much time thinking about one being better than the other-
> look at the specifications- the J or K specifies the silicon process
> technology (transistor size is a big thing, but there is a whole lot more
> to it). With the very earliest parts the distinction was more clear, but
> gets muddy as time goes on. J's were Microchip's the first 3V native
> parts, and it was more about bigger memory, but didn't have great low
> power numbers. K's have much better low power operations, but not as much
> memory.
>
>
>
> Matt Bennett
> Just outside of Austin, TX
> 30.51,-97.91
>
> The views I express are my own, not that of my employer, a large
> multinational corporation that you are familiar with.

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