Re: [avr-chat] Why 8051?

[Mike Murphree]

On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 5:07 PM, Weddington, Eric <address@hidden> wrote:

> Radiation hardening. If you need it, its not optional.

I would think that other micros are (or can be) rad-hard.

Ummm, no, not even close.

Radiation hardened microprocessors use different construction and electrical design techniques than garden variety 8051 and AVRs use.

It's not uncommon to put soft processor cores into radiation tolerant FPGAs and ASICs as a somewhat cheaper solution.

Mike