Microchip added some new cheapie chips to the PIC24F family of 16bit microcontrollers, the ‘KL’ series. They come in 14, 20, and 28 pin packages, and some cost less than a buck in quantity:
The PIC24F ‘KL’ family was developed for cost-sensitive applications that require 16-bit performance, extremely low power sleep and active modes, and low pin count package options… Our new MCUs meet these needs, at prices starting at just $0.75 each in high-volume quantities…
Are Microchip feeling the heat of NXP’s Cortex-M0s? Either way, cheap micros are good for everyone.
No PPS feature on these chips :( and too expensive comparatively to cortex-m0 chips!!!