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Hi,

    Since the old times with the AT90S8515 I have always used a 10K resistor 
to VCC and a 100nF Capacitor to ground at the AVR reset lines... Is this 
necessary with the ATmega8 and newer parts ?? I checked the data sheet and 
the minimum time for reset is up to a reasonable 1.5 microseconds instead 
the old 50 nanoseconds and the diagram shows an internal pull up resistor.

    Does anyone know, almost for sure, that the external res and cap are not 
needed anymore ?? I know they cost very little but with TQFP parts the size 
matters. :-)

Best regards,
Alexandre Guimaraes