Oscillators Team Crystals With ASICs

March 23, 2011

High-definition crystal oscillatorsor HDXO sources, as they are termed by developer Anderson Electronicsprovide the performance needed for low-jitter applications without the long lead times associated with such oscillators. The firm's AE108 and AE105 series HDXOs are supplied in hermetic 7x 5 mm and 5 x 3.2 mm ceramic packages, respectively, and are available in clock or voltage-controlled (VCXO) configurations with CMOS or differential outputs.

They can be specified at frequencies from10 to 1500 MHz. The HDXO sources employ high-performance quartz crystal resonators and a fifth-generation application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) to achieve outstanding stability and low jitter at customer specified frequencies.

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Jack Browne

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.