Joe: FYI: When I was talking to the local rep. I mentioned it and he suggested=20 that VAO, related to Automotive parts andtheir mfg factory location=20 consistency. As I understood the conversation- Meaning that out of many different=20 factory locations, automotive sector can beassured that the VAO tagged=20 parts are very consistent. Rep. also said either can be ordered for non automotive applications, if=20 that was the only deliver date choice available. And that it really only has meaning to automotive sector. Howeverhe said as to what VAO acronym actually is - not sure. Peter On 10/10/2013 12:15 PM, IVP wrote: > Peter, > > I noticed for a product I was looking at that devices ending with VAO > had no price shown and enquiries had to go through Microchip > > Presumed it was something like Volume Application Order, as the link > to click was for high voume pricing and required a log-in > > Joe --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .