Wayne, NJ—August 13, 2001—Cardinal Components, Inc., a broad-line crystal and oscillator manufacturer, announces its newest line of crystal oscillators—the CC155. The new crystal oscillator has a frequency of 155.52 MHZ and is made available in a 5 x 7mm surface mount package, a half-size metal can package, and a full-size metal can package. In fact, the CC155 is even offered in a low-cost plastic “J” leaded package. The high-speed CC155 is targeted at high-speed telecommunication transmission systems (OC3).

The CC155 will service the fiber optic industry, which is plagued by long lead times and high-priced components. Cardinal Components’ CC155 crystal oscillator has fast delivery time— just two weeks. Samples of the product are available for immediate qualification. But that’s not all. Cardinal Components has managed to create a high-performance low-jitter (10ps Typical Sigma, Max 15ps Sigma over 1,000,000 cycles) crystal oscillator. Fast delivery time, high performance, low jitter characteristics, all at half the price of competitors---the CC155.

Cardinal Components is located in Wayne, New Jersey. Cardinal is an ISO-9000 certified company. Another area of Cardinal expertise is TCXO and VCXO and VC-TCXO oscillators for wireless and telecommunications products. For more information regarding our products or company please visit www.cardinalxtal.com or contact James Magos, 973-785-1333 ext 505.