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   * **XMEGA**\\ the ATxmega series, extended performance features, such as DMA, "Event System", and cryptography support, extensive peripheral set with DACs   * **XMEGA**\\ the ATxmega series, extended performance features, such as DMA, "Event System", and cryptography support, extensive peripheral set with DACs
   * **FPSLIC**\\ AVR with FPGA   * **FPSLIC**\\ AVR with FPGA
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 ==== PIC ==== ==== PIC ====
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 The PIC family is very popular among hobbyists and industry developers alike, The PIC family is very popular among hobbyists and industry developers alike,
-and ha a wide variety of devices with varying interfaces and capabilities.+and has a wide variety of devices with varying interfaces and capabilities.
 These microcontrollers are supplied by Microchip, who currently holds the These microcontrollers are supplied by Microchip, who currently holds the
-patents and trademarks for PIC technology. Like AVR, PIC is based on ah Harvard architecture, where code and data space is separated. The PIC technology +patents and trademarks for PIC technology. Like AVR, PIC is based on Harvard architecture, where code and data space is separated. The PIC technology 
 derives from the PIC1640 originally developed by General Instrument's Microelectronics Division. The name PIC initially referred to "Programmable Interface Controller" derives from the PIC1640 originally developed by General Instrument's Microelectronics Division. The name PIC initially referred to "Programmable Interface Controller"
  
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   * **PIC18**\\ high-performance 8-bit architecture with 16 bit code-space. Quite a lot of developers who used PIC16 previously is now moving to PIC18.   * **PIC18**\\ high-performance 8-bit architecture with 16 bit code-space. Quite a lot of developers who used PIC16 previously is now moving to PIC18.
   * **PIC24 and dsPIC**\\ 16 bit architecture, high performance devices. Mulitple registers make them very powerful compared to 8-bit PIC's   * **PIC24 and dsPIC**\\ 16 bit architecture, high performance devices. Mulitple registers make them very powerful compared to 8-bit PIC's
-  * **PIC32**\\ These differ from previos PIC's by being Von Neumann devices, not Harvard. A leap up from PIC24, they 32 bit devices with very high MIPS and capabilities. The first sets of PIC32 devices are pin-compatible with PIC24.+  * **PIC32**\\ These differ from previous PIC's by being Von Neumann devices, not Harvard. A leap up from PIC24, they 32 bit devices with very high MIPS and capabilities. The first sets of PIC32 devices are pin-compatible with PIC24. 
 ==== ARM ==== ==== ARM ====
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