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cheapest microcontroller

Hai,
Which one is cheap 8 bit mcu

8051

motorola

or atmel

avr

pic
 

cheap microcontroller

This greatly depends on your needs (Code size, number of ports, speed).

For example a 89C51RD2 is about 2 times as expensive as a PIC16F877 which again is as least two times a PIC 16F628 ...

As said does vary with your needs so it is best to select the CPU you are really needing and then check the prices.

best regards
 

elan microcontroller

In china,If you only use simple application,89C2051 is low cost,and have widely application
 

cheap microcontrollers

It is nor important to think about the cost of microcontroller. You must chose the microcontroller that is suitable and convenience for you to design system.

Bye
 

cheapest mcu

yes, you may make a choice between cheap MCU+large PCB+additional hardware and larger MCU+almost nothing in certain case
 

cheapest microcontrollers

i will suggest motorola..
for large production it will be cheap..
and if u upgrade to new mcontroller then there will be no difference on footprint ..u can use old pcb layout..

n even u will get lots of code from comapny..
if u need s/w for mc then i guess all major company supports motorola chips..

best of luck..
tom
 

elan microcontrollers

In my Uni the most popular is the AT89C52, quite cheap and does most of the things we want. It all depends on what you need.
 

cheap mcu

motorola 8051 is cheapest
 

microcontroller cheap

Hi All,

I would suggest PIC which comes in many different perperials configurations which in turn give you a lower cost in design. Also if you upgrade your PIC to higher memory, you need not change your hardware pin out.

However I would take manufacturer's lead time for their MCUs as one of the considerations. I heard lead time for Philips and Motorola is very long, so I would not suggest them if you are going to full production your products.

Regards
 

motorola 8051

ColdFire said:
Hi All,

I would suggest PIC which comes in many different perperials configurations which in turn give you a lower cost in design. Also if you upgrade your PIC to higher memory, you need not change your hardware pin out.

However I would take manufacturer's lead time for their MCUs as one of the considerations. I heard lead time for Philips and Motorola is very long, so I would not suggest them if you are going to full production your products.

Regards
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8051 , PIC clone and Holtek is the cheapest micro i know.
 

microcontroller prices

I have heard many say Holtek is the cheapest 8 bit MCU.
But it all depends on your needs for size, speed, flash, pheripheals etc.
Please be more specific about your needs and how many MCUs you need.

jhonny_yang said:
8051 , PIC clone and Holtek is the cheapest micro i know.
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What is PIC clone and who makes it?
 

what is the cheapest microcontroller

Shouldn't you guys give some numbers .??
Otherwise it is just buzz!
I know for a fact that Ti 430c1101 goes for $0.50 but in 100K pieces .
well at least this is a 16 cpu ..
Otherwise .. the prices are always negoatiable and depend on wheather the product is bein introduced etc.
I had a design 3 years ago .The c5051F303 was being introduced the price for 100 pieces was $7 .But we talked to cygnal and for 100k they were willing to go for $1.99 .
 

cheapest 8051

Hi,
Checkout Holtek and ELAN microcontrollers, They are the cheapest . Infact ELAN is a lil similar to PIC. But tech support is the worst .
 
the cheapest microcontroller

Hi All,

ELAN is very low cost but only in mask or otp. I have faced problem with clone PIC, not an option for me. Microchip 18 pins can go below a US$1 depending what perperials and memory size you getting. 8051 from Philips is also going at very low price almost like PIC. ST MCU also very low cost. All these MCU are flash type.

Regards
 

the chipest microcontroller

price is dependent on several aspects.... among these very complicated dependencies is the dealer/source where you would purchase the device, another is the manner of purchasing, another is the brand, etc....

in my case i choose a microcontroller depending primarily on the need. practically its useless to use a cheap uC if its not enough for the application (ie the perpherals, clock, memory, etc)
 

8051 cheapest

ME said:
I have heard many say Holtek is the cheapest 8 bit MCU.
But it all depends on your needs for size, speed, flash, pheripheals etc.
Please be more specific about your needs and how many MCUs you need.

jhonny_yang said:
8051 , PIC clone and Holtek is the cheapest micro i know.
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What is PIC clone and who makes it?
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Pic Clone like EPM , and much other i don't remember take look at taiwan electronic magazine.
 

cheapest microcontroller in india

jhonny_yang said:
ME said:
I have heard many say Holtek is the cheapest 8 bit MCU.
But it all depends on your needs for size, speed, flash, pheripheals etc.
Please be more specific about your needs and how many MCUs you need.

jhonny_yang said:
8051 , PIC clone and Holtek is the cheapest micro i know.
Click to expand...
What is PIC clone and who makes it?
Click to expand...
Pic Clone like EPM , and much other i don't remember take look at taiwan electronic magazine.
Click to expand...
Sorry but I don't know any taiwaneese electronic magazines and I don't understand the language.
What is EPM? I have never heard of this company and I tried googleing for it without luck. Could yoou please post the link for EPM?
 

cheapest microcontroller

Are there links to prices ? .. I remember that some FPGA companies did have such price list on their websites .. and in terms of quantities ..
I would appreciate if someone knows any similat link to microcontroller suppliers ..
 

cheapest microcontroler

AT89C51/C52/S51/S52 and AT89C2051 are the cheapest among those I have used.
 

holtek microcontroller price list

now some chinese companys make and product
some 8051 microcontrollers, may the cheapest but
performance may not good. :)
 

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