Click here to go to their Semiconductor Product Sector Site Navigation page. PICs are cheap and so easy to use they just might become the universal solution for every small control problem. Lots of on-line documentation in PDF format. Even though the name may not sound very serious, this French company has a very large world wide following. Documentation is available in English, French, or German.
Free demos are available for download.
The also have a neat 'C' preprocessor for doing fuzzy logic development. Free demos are available for download. Free demos are available for download. Free demos are available for download. Your may also which to try these directories for various chips and tools.