Has Atmel significantly raised 8-bit MCU prices recently or is this Digikey?

USA price (used whichever cheaper, mouser or digikey, Newark was never the best deal.)
2/17/2012 Mouser 100 ATMEGA328P-PU for $290 $2.9/each
10/15/2012 Digikey 112 same chip for $202, $1.8/each
5/12/2013 Mouser 112 same chip for $202, $1.8/each
3/3/2014 Mouser 112 same chip for $304, $2.7/each

Yes, the price has gone up but I can't help it. Have to have many of those suckers for my kits and builds. I have less than 100 left. Will take a vacation so please keep me posted on the price. I really should have dumped $200 towards the end of last year on more chips. Now I wasted about $100 extra. You never run out of ideas where to put them on a new design or build existing ones.

Plus, please buy multiples of 14 (14/tube) so they don't have to cut a tube. :wink: