Hello All.

I thought this was interesting. The 8051 use to be number one but it appears to have slipped to number two. Their support compared to 8051 is second to none. They have free Windows IDE assemblers and C programmers compared to 8051 which cost thousands. They have software support second to none on the Internet.

Is the 8051 Dead? It appears to be slipping based on the following press releas from Microchip Corp.

Regards,
Charles Bannister

Microchip Technology Jumps to Number One in Worldwide 8-bit Microcontroller Shipments

Microchip Technology (NASDAQ: MCHP) has secured the number one position in worldwide 8-bit microcontroller unit shipments, according to industry analyst Gartner Dataquest's recently released 2002 Microcontroller Market Share and Unit Shipments report. From 2001 to 2002, unit sales for Microchip's PIC® microcontrollers grew 30 percent, despite challenging business conditions, to attain the number one ranking.