mA may matter for something like a phone but really the war in the 8bit space is over uA and nA.
Many 8bit mcus end in places where their battery is expected to have a life time measured in years. Last I looked I think MicroChip is leading the way here in terms of sleep power. Their PIC XLP series only draws ~20nA while sleeping.
There is more competition in the 16bit space with the MSP430 from TI.
Many 8bit mcus end in places where their battery is expected to have a life time measured in years. Last I looked I think MicroChip is leading the way here in terms of sleep power. Their PIC XLP series only draws ~20nA while sleeping.
There is more competition in the 16bit space with the MSP430 from TI.