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Duh . . .?? Whassa "AVR"???? Anything like "APR"???

--- In Electronics_101@..., JanRwl@... wrote:

Duh . . . Whassa "AVR"??? Anything like "APR"???

Atmel AVR Microcontroller and I have no idea what AVR stands for. I
couldn't find it on their web site either.

Richard

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I don't think anyone external to the company knows for sure.? The rumor is that it's the initials of the three people who developed it.?

Bruce


rtstofer wrote:

On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 07:50:25 +0200, rtstofer <rstofer@...> wrote:

Atmel AVR Microcontroller and I have no idea what AVR stands for. I

couldn't find it on their web site either.


Richard

quote from wikipedia:

The AVRs are a family of RISC microcontrollers from Atmel. Their internal architecture was conceived by two students: Alf-Egil Bogen and Vergard Wollan, at the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH)[1] and further developed at Atmel Norway, a subsiduary founded by the two architects.

...

The acronym AVR has been reported to stand for Advanced Virtual RISC. It's also been rumoured to stand for the company's founders: Alf and Vegard, who are evasive when questioned about it.

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