It may be that in some cases the package is an advantage but I'm not sure that it is especially cheap - is it any cheaper than a STM32F100CB, ARM Cortex, 128k Flash, 48 pin with many nice peripherals on board including DAC, 12 bit ADC, CRC generator, DMA, etc etc.
It may be that in some cases the package is an advantage but I'm not sure that it is especially cheap - is it any cheaper than a STM32F100CB, ARM Cortex, 128k Flash, 48 pin with many nice peripherals on board including DAC, 12 bit ADC, CRC generator, DMA, etc etc.