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FAQ'S  - FIPO >>

 Answers to some frequently asked questions for FIPO, Cardinal Components’ family of Field Instantly Programmable Oscillators.

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1) Who is Cardinal Components?
2) What is the FIPO Family of oscillators?
3) Why does Cardinal supply the FIPO Family of oscillators?
4) How does the FIPO family work?
5) What technology is FIPO based on?
6) What are the benefits of FIPO to the user?
7) What tools are available for the user?
8) How hard is it to program FIPO?
9) What applications can utilize FIPO?
10) What frequency range is FIPO?
11) What package options are offered?
12) Is FIPO available in Tri-State or power down modes?
13) What voltage range is FIPO available in?
14) What stability is FIPO available in?
15) What is the difference between FIPO and other programmable oscillators?
16) What is the difference between FIPO and conventional oscillators?
17) What are the output characteristics?
18) Duty cycle (symmetry) available options in FIPO?
19) Can FIPO be used in production product?
20) What about Jitter?
21) What is FIPO lead time?
22) Who stocks FIPO?
23) How can I order FIPO?
24) What is FIPO guaranteed data retention?
25) How does FIPO compare in pricing to other programmable oscillators?
26) How does FIPO compare to standard products?
27) Why should I choose FIPO over standard oscillators?
28) Is there an alternate source for FIPO?
29) How do I obtain literature and samples of FIPO?
30) How do I purchase the FIPO system of programmers and blank oscillators?
31) Is 133 MHz the highest frequency Cardinal can produce?
32) What is the difference between the 2X programmable and the dual programmable oscillator.
33) What data does Cardinal supply me with for qualification samples.
34) Is it possible to use the Cardinal Programmable Oscillator (using a PLL technology) and drive another PLL in my circuit, or will my circuit be too noisy?
35) How many different adapters does Cardinal offer?
36) Is the FIPO PECL output part the same footprint as the standard FIPO.
37) Can I combine all the different packages and frequencies to obtain a preferred bulk mix price?
38) Many reference designs recommend not using a programmable part, why?
39) Why does the Cardinal FIPO product perform so well in Jitter testing vs competitive products?
40) How do I go about calibrating the programmer and how often should it be calibrated?

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