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10 years ago

What criteria should one keep in mind when choosing oscillators for use with fpgas?

There are multiple properties that define behaviour of circuits that generate clock signals for use with digital circuits. What are the important things that must be considered when choosing oscilla...
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10 years ago

I/O level compatibility (ie, LVCMOS vs LVPECL vs ...), frequency (obviously), stability (PPM), jitter (RMS ps)