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Nyquest NY8A051H – 1.5 cent microcontroller: weekend die-shot
July 1, 2024 Nyquest NY8A051H - 1.5 cent microcontroller : weekend die-shotIf you was surprised to see 10-cent microcontroller - Nyquest Technology NY8A051H pushes price expectations much, much further down: It's high volume pricing is just 1.5 cents, and it is currently the cheapest microcontroller in the world* (cheaper than Padauk, holder of previous record). I had to order whopping 20pcs as minimum order, and it was still under 1$.
For these 1.5 cents you don't get much: 1k word of OTP memory and 48 bytes of SRAM, but this might be just enough for many simple applications. And if you need even less and would like to save another fraction of a cent, Nyquest offers a range of simpler 4-bit MCU's.Die size 497x418 µm. It is truly an economic marvel how one is able to manufacture, test, package and sell microcontrollers at this price point.
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