SiTime unveils world's thinnest 0.25mm MEMS Oscillator
SiTime Corp., the company that showed us how MEMS oscillators can be manufactured cost-effectively in large volumes and also vowed to replace Quartz oscillators with its technology, has now unveiled the world’s "thinnest MEMS oscillator." The device is just 0.25mm thick and is expected to revolutionize MEMS (Micro-Electro Magnetic Systems) usage in high volume markets like cellphones, smart cards, flash drives, as well as system-in-package and multichip modules. The company has achieved this by increasing the surface area of the SiT8002XT oscillator and thereby, placing two dies one beside the other (unlike the stack-design seen in older devices). A successor to the stacked SiT8002, the SiT8002XT uses a four-pad XLLGA package.
Pricing & Availability: The SiT8002XT will carry a list price of $1.50 for 10,000 units. Although production quantities will be available only in the last quarter of 2008, you can request samples.
Watch This: Thinner MEMS oscillators are desirable in ultra-thin devices. As compared to the 0.7mm "thinnest" oscillator extant prior to its launch, the SiT8002XT offers greater feasibility of usage in a wide range of small-sized devices. The oscillator can also offer faster programmability in the range of 48 hours for 1-125MHz, at 1.8-3.3 volts and 100/500 parts per million frequency tolerance. This further adds to its USP.
Word around the Web:
Gina Ross from EEproductcenter says:
The SiT8002XT is said to offer 10 times better reliability and shock resistance than quartz oscillators, ensuring longer life electronics.
Klaus Gerle from Euroasiasemiconductor says:
The device's small size also enables it to be embedded inside popular SIP modules for mobile applications, eliminating external clock sources completely and reducing system design complexity.
Source: EEtimes
