Re: 32-bit AVR

> - They have an ARM product line already, this would canabalise that..
> - Others (Philips, Sharp, et al ) have ARM Microcontrollers in release
> now
>   ARM is quickly becomming the next 80C51
> - Tools/Training for 'yet another 32 bit core' would take the std
> gestation time
>
>  It _would_ make sense for Atmel to release a single-die FLASH ARM, in
> something like Mega128 pinouts/peripherals, with ~512K Bytes FLASH.
>  For a Flash-centric company, Atmel have surprisingly small-memory
> single-chip microcontroller FLASH variants.
> ( this excludes their niche dual-die BGA-only ARM offerings )
>



Atmel has had single die flash ARMs for a long time, but
these are ASICs and not standard products...
Single die flash + ARM standard products are coming ...

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