ECS Inc. Quartz Oscillators Deliver Exceptional Performance. Order Them Now.

When Your Project Requires High-Quality Timing, Rely On Quartz

By the 1940s, frequency entered common speech as families gathered around the radio to receive entertainment and news broadcasts. On the many fronts of World War II, soldiers depended on radio transmissions for critical communications. By the 1970s, the first digital watches ran on frequencies from quartz crystals.

Today, electronic technology is everywhere, and frequency signals make our lives safer and more efficient. For example, in the medical field, healthcare professionals can monitor patients from afar or send information from hospital to hospital. Wearable devices track our physical responses to exercise and send that data to our phones for a better understanding of our health.

Frequency-based technologies, whether used in industries like medtech or in our homes, continue to depend on quartz crystals and oscillators, available from ECS Inc.

Get to Know Today’s Options For Frequency Control, Including Quartz Oscillators

Just as our tech revolution has expanded our choice of electronics to help us live, work and play, engineers in the design community have decisions to make about the kind of frequency solution they want to employ. These options include:

• Quartz crystal oscillators: Quartz crystal is specially grown in a laboratory environment and cut to the precise specifications for use as a frequency-generating material.
• Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) oscillators: These small silicon wafers create a frequency response.
• Surface acoustic wave (SAW) oscillators: These silicon-based components filter out unwanted frequencies to allow engineers to use a desired frequency for their circuit board.
• Ceramic oscillators: Ceramic products resonate at a certain frequency based on their concave, cavity-like shape.

Although multiple frequency-generating solutions exist, vet each to ensure it meets an engineer’s general criteria. This ensures projects consistently perform at a high level without affecting overhead.

ECS Inc. quartz products are available for order today, including voltage controlled crystal oscillators (VCXOs), temperature compensated crystal oscillators (TCXOs) and oven controlled crystal oscillators (OCXOs). These components provide what engineers need to deliver effective designs for critical industries.

Quartz Oscillators Stand Out In All Categories

When comparing quartz oscillators to other frequency-generating components, quartz continues to be the preferred choice for many industries, including Internet of Things, automotive, artificial intelligence, industrial and manufacturing, medical, data communications and others.

In major electronics-dependent markets, quartz oscillators provide several key benefits, including:

• Customization: Quartz oscillators are cut using innovative methods that enhance this material’s capability for frequency generation.
• Exceptional stability: Quartz offers long-term frequency stability, even in adverse conditions, including temperature fluctuation. Oscillators can be outfitted with temperature compensation and control components to ensure they provide maximum stability in a wide range of environments.
• Affordability: Quartz is an abundant mineral, making it widely available for engineers. Quartz’s use during the past century has allowed quartz crystal manufacturers to refine practices that reduce costs for engineers.
• Durability: Quartz is strong enough for use in factory, automotive and other rugged applications without compromising its performance characteristics.
• Low power consumption: When compared with other frequency solutions, such as MEMS oscillators, quartz oscillators do not require significant power draw to operate effectively.

Are There Any Benefits to Quartz Oscillator Alternatives? Yes, But Not Where It Counts.

Although MEMS are often marketed as a more durable component than quartz crystal oscillators, this durability is only required in certain applications, such as those that experience wear and tear that extends far beyond what most electronics experience, even when considering rugged industries like manufacturing or automotive. Therefore, it is more practical to select a crystal oscillator for most use cases.

SAW resonators are desirable for their low cost and wide availability; however, these products should only be used when accuracy is not essential to your design. Much like SAWs, ceramic resonators may be useful for certain functions within your application that do not require the accuracy or stability of quartz. In fact, ECS Inc. offers both SAWs and ceramic resonators for instances like these.

Order Quartz Oscillators From ECS Inc. Authorized Distributors

Quartz crystal oscillators, including VCXOs, TCXOs and OCXOs are available now. No matter your industry, ECS Inc. delivers the timing solutions that advance technology and keep our world connected.

You require solutions that exceed expectations without increasing costs. ECS Inc. frequency-generating components function better than the alternatives, at an affordable price point.

Rely on the performance of quartz oscillators and other timing solutions to ensure your designs find marketplace success. Contact an ECS Inc. sales representative or distributor in your region today.