There are a number of 6 pin PIC chips with the part number PIC10Fxxx. Some have 256 locations for your program, others have 512 locations. But none have more than 512.
Some have high-temp stability and others have 2 ADC (Analogue-to-Digital-Conversion). All these chips cost about $1.00 in quantity, so we have chosen the cheapest and best. It is PIC10F222T-I/OT. The only more-expensive version is stable to 125°C (ours is 85°C).
The PIC10F222 employs a RISC architecture with only 33 single-word/ single-cycle instructions. All instructions are single cycle (1 μs) except for program branches, which take two cycles. The internal oscillator can be set for 4MHz operation or 8MHz by setting a bit in the configuration-word, during programming.
The PIC10F222 is basically a small version of the PIC12F629 / PIC12F675. It uses the same instruction-set and has 3 in/out lines (and 1 input-only line) as compared with 5 in/out lines (and 1 input-only line) for the PIC12F629 / PIC12F675. About the only added feature of the PIC10F222 is is 4MHz / 8MHz operation.

Here is a list of the main differences between each of the 10F2xx chips. All the other features are the same - all have 1 x 8-bit timer (tmr0) and only 220 and 222 have 2 x ADC and only 204, 206 have a 1 x comparator.

Note: Use only the sixteen data memory files from 10h to 1Fh. The additional eight files for the 220, 202 and 204 are not available on the other 3 chips and this will make any programs unusable.
Don’t forget the stack has only 2 levels.
This means you can call and then call again from the “called sub-routine” but any calls from this “called sub-routine” will not work.
Once you go back to the original part of the program (such as Main) you can make another new call.

DICE PROJECT

A simple dice project using the PIC10F2xx is shown HERE.

IGNITION/STARTER PROJECT

An Ignition/Starter program using a PIC10F200 is HERE.

MY SUMMARY

Since the difference in size between a 6-pin and 8-pin surface-mount PIC microcontroller, is only about 1mm, and the cost is less than 50 cents, I suggest staying with the PIC12F629 or PIC12F675 (if you want analogue-to-digital converters).
The PIC12F629 has twice the number of lines for your code (than the PIC10F222), two more in/out lines, EEPROM and a few other minor features. For 50 cents, I would concentrate on using the PIC12F629 or PIC12F675.
There is so much technology available in every area of electronics, that you must concentrate and limit yourself to selecting a minimum of technology in each field and concentrating on it. When it comes to microcontrollers, the PIC family is the best due to the enormous amount of back-up technology and examples on the internet.
We have selected the smallest and best micro for all those “starting projects,” and covered it completely with a number of projects, so you cannot fail.
But, so that know what the smallest micro looks like, here are the details:

PIC10F222T-I/OT (equal to PIC12F675*)

* This is the closest equivalent (both have 2 x ADC)

General Information

• Flash
• 1 timer
• internal osc: 4 or 8MHz
• ICSP
• 25mA source/sink per pin

Memory

• 512 Code Space for program
• 23 RAM (bytes)
• 0 EEPROM (bytes)
• Microchip Data Sheet

Pins

• 6 Pins
• 3 in/out
• 1 input only
• 2 Analog 8-bit ADC

Pinout

PROGRAMMING THE CHIP BEFORE SOLDERING

The chip is designed for In-Circuit Programming, but if you want to pre-program the chips, here is a “carrier” that holds the chips so they can be programmed before soldering to a project:

The complete programming socket

The 6-pin surface-mount PIC10F222 chip can be programmed by holding it onto a PC board so the pins touch the 5 pads necessary for programming.
The adapter can be fitted to our programming board (called Dev-8 board), and the chip can be programmed with the PICkit2 programmer. The 5 pins necessary for programming are Vpp, Vdd(5v), ICSPDAT, ICSPCLK and Vss(gnd).

The individual components of the programming socket

The socket is cut away to allow the screws to pass through the board. The PC board is tapped to take the two screws.

Underside of the programming socket

The 8-pin socket is soldered to the PC board with 6 wires.

Assembling the holder

The holder is ready to take the 6-pin chip.

Holding the surface-mount chip in place with two plastic screws

The chip holder

The Completed SOT-23 holder

The track-work for the holder