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The transistors available in modern digital CMOS processes are worse and worse for analog functions, the more recent that process is.

The very poor device characteristics may be mitigated only using very complex schematics for the analog circuit, together with various auto-calibration methods.

The additional cost may be deemed too much for a voltage reference in a cheap microcontroller.

One can always use a good external voltage reference, but that may cost as much as a microcontroller.




> The transistors available in modern digital CMOS processes are worse and worse for analog functions, the more recent that process is.

Does that mean that we have a future ahead of us when a 6581 can be produced again with an authentical 'bad' sound? :-)




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