"The 32-bit microcontroller marketplace is rapidly growing around the Cortex-M3 processor to provide a fast and reliable path to market leadership," said Eric Schorn, vice president of marketing, Processor Division, ARM. "Further, our Partners are breaking through the traditional segmentation that divides the market into separate 8-, 16- and 32-bit categories and instead are offering a seamless range of technology optimized for the widest range of applications."
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Zilog's broader 32-bit MCU move: Too little, too late?
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