RE: [avr-chat] Why 8051?

[Weddington, Eric]

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>       > Radiation hardening. If you need it, its not optional.
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>       I would think that other micros are (or can be) rad-hard.
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> Ummm, no, not even close.
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> Radiation hardened microprocessors use different construction 
> and electrical design techniques than garden variety 8051 and 
> AVRs use.
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> It's not uncommon to put soft processor cores into radiation 
> tolerant FPGAs and ASICs as a somewhat cheaper solution.
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Thanks for the clarification!

Eric