Re: uC lifetime

On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:57:45 -0800 (PST), linnix
<me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Dec 13, 9:24 pm, Vladimir Vassilevsky <nos...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
linnix wrote:
AVR is the case of a fine technical arch screwed over by Atmel
managers.

AVR is about 3 times faster then PIC18, and AVR core is nearly perfect
for C programming. There is a class of problems (like small control
systems, modems, encoders/decoders, etc.) for which the AVR is suited
well, but, as you said, the stupid practices made Atmel an unreliable
vendor.

VLV

I have no problems getting samples from TI or freescale, but not from
Atmel.
The Atmega32u6 specs are out for several months. Digikey does not
carry it. Mouser needs 1K order and two to three months for
delivery. Still waiting for my sample request months ago, both from
Atmel and Mouser. The customer will buy 10K to 100K to ..., but I am
not buying 1K just to see if it works.

While waiting for Atmel, the customer wants an alternative solution.
If they really want AVR, they would have to buy out Atmel. They
certainly have enough cash to do it. By the way, I am sure they have
PIC,MSP, HC,... reference designs, in addition to our AVR design. So,
we can't use another arch, but they might.

Remarkable to see such a similar story to mine playing out with you,
regarding Atmel. I've posted it here before, so I won't duplicate it
again.

Jon
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