Re:What? More 8-Bit Microcontrollers?
by hajile on Friday July 01, 2022 @10:36AM
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I feel like 16-bit MCs aren't popular because they aren't popular.
They offer a straight-up 2x performance increase in most applications and something like a 4-10x performance increase with 32-bit numbers (not to mention the space savings from fewer instructions).
Despite this, the 16-bit MCs all seem to be rather niche. I'd love for an open RISC-V variant that could fill this gap and allow sourcing of the same ISA from multiple companies.
They offer a straight-up 2x performance increase in most applications and something like a 4-10x performance increase with 32-bit numbers (not to mention the space savings from fewer instructions).
Despite this, the 16-bit MCs all seem to be rather niche. I'd love for an open RISC-V variant that could fill this gap and allow sourcing of the same ISA from multiple companies.