Re: non-PCI 10/100 Ethernet Controller on the cheap

From: Ulf Samuelsson (ulf_at_NOSPAMatmel.com)
Date: 12/21/04 

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 11:58:53 +0100

"sansuikyo" <sansuikyo@gmail.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:1103586182.130667.133350@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> We are developing a TCP/IP enabled embedded product and are looking for
> a 10/100 non-PCI Ethernet Controller for as close to $3 (budgetary
> pricing) as possible. We've found SMSC and Asix products as low as $8.
> Is there anything out there that might be cheaper?
>

Davicom is quite cheap, but I doubt $3.

Which MCU are you using today?
It is probably cheaper with an integrated MCU+Ethernet.
Next year you will see single chip ARM+Flash+SRAM+Ethernet
so you might want to prepare for this.... 

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