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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Cortex M0+ low-power modes get ridiculous. There's some deep sleep options that only retain SRAM and use dozens of nanoamps. At that point you're running on the idea of electricity. Even full-tilt, this chip probably pulls 2 mA, for enough oomph to run Doom. Not that you could display it.