Compare features of PIC and AVR microcontrollers

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Parameters
PIC
AVR
Bus width
8/16/32-bit
8/32-bit
Communication Protocols
UART, USART, LIN, CAN, Ethernet, SPI, I2C
UART, USART, SPI, I2C, (special purpose AVR support CAN, USB, Ethernet)
Speed
4 Clock/instruction cycle, operating Frequency upto 20MHz.
1 clock / instruction cycle, operating frequency up to 25MHz.
Memory
SRAM, FLASH,EEPROM
Flash, SRAM, EEPROM
ISA
Some feature of RISC
RISC
Memory Architecture
Harvard architecture
Modified
Power Consumption
Low
Low
Families
PIC16,PIC17, PIC18, PIC24, PIC32
Tiny, Atmega, Xmega, special purpose AVR
Manufacturer
Microchip Average
Atmel
Popular Microcontrollers
PIC18fXX8, PIC16f88X, PIC32MXX
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