This was before SX and later, faster PICs. I was surprised, and like you
guys, I didn't recommend it, either.

But that built-in margin is why Microchip went from nothing to being the
world leader in mcrocontroller sales. I felt even better about microchip then..

--Bob


At 08:02 AM 6/27/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> > For several years, one client had need for a 28Mhz PIC (14.31818 x 2 )
> > for
> > a video retrace job. I set up a test jig so he could cull the PICs that
> > couldn't pass muster.
>
>Did you also run it accross the full temperature range the customer's
>product was specified at?  Did you test every instruction?  Every
>peripheral in every mode it could fail in?
>
> > After a few weeks he dropped the test. None ever
> > failed. Thats about 40% overspeed.
>
>Why not just use a 17 family PIC?  Some of those are meant to run at 30MHz
>and they have been around for a long time.
>
>
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