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October 31, 2021
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Hello, I have got question: why generally 16 bit microcontrollers are not popular like 8 or 32 bit?

  • October 31, 2021
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    TDK
    October 31, 2021

    On the contrary, MSP430s are quite popular.

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    Tesla DeLorean
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    November 1, 2021

    It is not a popularity contest.

    M​ainly I think because 32-bit solves a lot of problems related to math and address space.

    A​lso, what characterizes a 16 vs 32-bit MCU? The Cortex-M uses a 16-bit wide instruction set. What about the Motorola 68000?

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