Is CHAR_BIT ever > 8?

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TMS320C28x DSP from Texas Instruments has a byte with 16 bits.

Documentation for the compiler specifies CHAR_BIT as 16 on page 101.

This appears to be a modern processor (currently being sold), compilers supporting C99 and C++03.

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