Re: Microchip Announces World's Smallest Ethernet Controller with MAC and PHY
- From: Spehro Pefhany <speffSNIP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 00:09:12 -0400
On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 03:58:11 GMT, the renowned CBFalconer
<cbfalconer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>bob@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> Bill Giovino wrote:
>>
>>> Microchip Technology has introduced the ENC28J60, a 28-pin
>>> 10Base-T Stand-Alone Ethernet controller with SPI interface. A
>>> free TCP/IP stack is also available for PIC microcontrollers.
>>
>> Did anyone else notice the power consumption? 250ma at 3.3 volts!!
>> A CS8900A manages to work at around 50ma at 3.3 volts. What is
>> Microchip doing with all that extra power? Even 100base-T
>> controllers use less than 250ma.
>
>I suspect a misprint somewhere. If that is in anything smaller
>than a DIP package it would at least need heat sinks to avoid
>desoldering itself.
>From what I understand, it's not a misprint.
Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
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