Re: Atmel Atmega48

"Ville Voipio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> "Ulf Samuelsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > > From the manufacturing point of view it seems a bit odd to have
> > > two almost identical chips. My guess is that in the long run
> > > '8 will disappear. The case is similar to 2313 <-> tiny2313,
> >
> > No it ain't,
> > If one of your major customers wantsit, he getsit.
>
> Ok. So, what are the reasons for _not_ migrating from '8L to '88?
> I do understand that some industries require certified code which
> must not be ported or changed any way, and this will quite effectively
> dictate the use of the older part. But apart from this? Price?
> Pin-incompatibility? Something missing?
>
> TIA,
>

Since there is no process shrink, there is no cost advantage to switch.
Why spend time on something if you dont have to.
There are significant advantages in power consumption and debug
functionality
and there is a pin compatible upgrade 4k/8k/16kB which some people will find
nice.
Some small modifications in the peripherals may also be of interest.

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