Editing PIC microcontrollers (section)

===Other manufacturers in Asia===
Many ultra-low-cost [[One-time programmable|OTP]] microcontrollers from Asian manufacturers, found in low-cost consumer electronics are based on the PIC architecture or modified form. Most clones only target the baseline parts (PIC16C5x/PIC12C50x). With any patents on the basic architecture long since expired, Microchip has attempted to sue some manufacturers on copyright grounds,<ref>{{cite press release
|url=http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/pr_archive/en/en013345.pdf
|title=Microchip Technology files copyright infringement suit against MICON Design Technology CO. LTD.
|date=29 January 1999
|access-date=23 October 2017
}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release
|url=http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/pr_archive/en/en531033.pdf
|title=Microchip Technology takes legal action against Shanghai Haier Integrated Circuit
|date=5 July 2007
|access-date=23 October 2017
}}</ref>
without success.<ref>{{cite news
 |title=Fight Chinese Counterfeiting? Forget It
 |first=Brian |last=Fuller
 |date=1 May 2013
 |journal=Electronics Business News
 |url=https://epsnews.com/2013/05/01/fight-chinese-counterfeiting-forget-it/
 |access-date=2024-01-04
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
 |title=Haier Integrated chip to win the patent battle against US microchip
 |date=18 May 2015
 |access-date=8 July 2019
 |website=sb2a0 electronic components
 |type=blog
 |url=http://sb2a0.weebly.com/blog/haier-integrated-chip-to-win-the-patent-battle-against-us-microchip
}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=Citation is an anonymous chinglish blog. Unfortunately, failed lawsuits tend to sink without a trace, but the absence of a press release by Microchip claiming victory corroborates this.|date=July 2019}}