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The reasons for using PICs typically where cost (in the embedded market every cent is counted) and ultra-long device availability (there were only few PICs ever
by Matthias247 11y ago
The reasons for using PICs typically where cost (in the embedded market every cent is counted) and ultra-long device availability (there were only few PICs ever discontinued, and I guess most got some compatible successors).
- jeff_marshall 11y agoFair enough, but the device in question would have to be made in serious quantity to feel the difference (though that is a rational use-case). Per digikey, the cheapest 8-bit PIC is 0.35 USD in MOQ of 3K. When 15 cents matters to your BOM cost, you know you are making a lot of things :)