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Re: 4-bit MCUs

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On 14/06/2022 17:26, Rick C wrote:
> Wow!  This group seems to have all but died.  It used to be very
> vibrant.
> 

Sad, but true.  Few new people join Usenet - most technical groups are 
either destroyed by vandals, migrated to mostly non-technical (such as 
sci.electronics.design), or haunted by greybeards.  c.a.e. has always 
been quite small, and most of the people here seem to be quite happy 
doing their work without having to ask many questions.  But when someone 
/does/ ask a question, there are a fair number of lurkers who crawl out 
of the woodwork to join in.

So it's nice to see a thread like this!

> I'm trying to determine how prevalent 4-bit MCUs are in the world.  I
> know lots of products have used 4-bit devices in the past,
> coffee-makers, remote controls, microwave ovens, etc.  I believe at
> one time, in terms of  raw quantity, they outnumbered every other
> sector.  But I don't find very many at mainstream manufacturers.
> I've also only found a couple companies with less visibility who
> supply these parts.
> 

That matches my understanding.

> Anyone out there work with 4 bit MCUs?  Anyone build products in the
> quantities of millions where a 4 bit MCU might make a difference
> price wise?
> 

Not me.

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4-bit MCUs Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-06-14 08:26 -0700
  Re: 4-bit MCUs Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-06-14 08:28 -0700
    Re: 4-bit MCUs David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-06-14 18:26 +0200
      Re: 4-bit MCUs Dimiter_Popoff <dp@tgi-sci.com> - 2022-06-14 19:45 +0300
        Re: 4-bit MCUs David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-06-14 19:02 +0200
          Re: 4-bit MCUs Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-06-14 10:27 -0700
            Re: 4-bit MCUs David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-06-14 22:41 +0200
              Re: 4-bit MCUs Rick C <gnuarm.deletethisbit@gmail.com> - 2022-06-14 21:22 -0700
                Re: 4-bit MCUs Philipp Klaus Krause <pkk@spth.de> - 2022-06-15 06:43 +0200
                Re: 4-bit MCUs David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-06-15 09:02 +0200
  Re: 4-bit MCUs David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-06-14 18:24 +0200

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