Re: 32-bit AVR

Ulf Samuelsson wrote:
> 
> > - 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 ...

Please contact me if you ever make a single die flash version of the
55800A.  That was a very nice chip for my application other than the
lack of flash.  I think the inclusion of the RTC was a *great* idea.  I
don't think I have seen that done by anyone else.  

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