Pluto temperature compensation
technology powers miniature TCXOs
Temperature is an important factor
when
specifying the stability of crystal oscillators. By compensating for
the effects of temperature on the oscillation frequency of the crystal,
a TCXO can exhibit up to 100 times better stability over its operating
temperature range than a comparable uncompensated oscillator.
The trend in
systems design is towards ever smaller component size and power
requirement, without sacrificing performance.
We developed Pluto, our proprietary
analogue
temperature compensation technology, to enable high-stability TCXOs
(temperature compensated crystal oscillators) to be made more compact,
more versatile, lower cost and to operate at lower voltage and higher
frequency than previously available devices.
Rakon's Pluto technology is well
suited to all markets using TCXOs, enabling:
- Low-cost, high-stability
applications
- Frequency stability down to ±0.14
ppm
(over –40°C to +85°C temperature range)
- Wide operating temperature range
— up to
–55°C to +125°C — in small package
- Surface mountable devices: 5 x 3 x
2 mm
to 14 x 9 x 6.1 mm
- Down to 2.4 V supply voltage.
Related links:
TC-OCXO
technology
Application
note: Quartz crystal resonators
Application note:
Timekeeping with quartz crystals
Application
note: Jitter
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