Integrated Device Technology: Crystal-free oscillators finally enable quartz device replacement

Integrated Device Technology: Crystal-free oscillators finally enable quartz device replacement

As semiconductor technology continues to advance, the limitations of quartz technology do not scale well in price, size, frequency, capacity, and lead-time like silicon-based technology does. Leveraging semiconductor economies of scale to enable high performance, low price, and short lead time, the 3LG family of CrystalFree CMOS oscillators (see www2.electronicproducts.com/Low_power_CMOS_oscillator_offers_50_ppm_frequency_accuracy-article-hlcn03_dec2011-html.aspx) feature a breakthrough 50-ppm frequency accuracy while replacing traditional quartz crystal-based oscillators for up to 75% power savings in a broad range of applications, including computing, communications, and consumers products.

They generate stable frequencies up to 125 MHz and offer high-performance phase jitter of less than 1 ps over the wide frequency offset of 12 kHz to 20 MHz. In addition, they are the only technology and product capable of replacing active XOs and passive XTALs as both packaged devices and die.

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