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Microchip Ruggedizes Evacuated Miniature Crystal Oscillators

Microchip Ruggedizes Evacuated Miniature Crystal Oscillators

The EX-423 adds four-point crystal mounting, ultra-high vacuum housing, and MIL-STD-202 to Microchip's EX-421 EMXO lineup.


News May 28, 2026 by Jake Hertz
Ralph Hartley and the Origins of Digital Information Theory

Ralph Hartley and the Origins of Digital Information Theory

Whether designing modulation schemes or modeling entropy, engineers are still guided by Hartley's principle that information can and must be measured.


News May 15, 2026 by Luke James
SiTime Reveals MEMS Timing Device for AI Data Center GPU Optimization

SiTime Reveals MEMS Timing Device for AI Data Center GPU Optimization

The MEMS-based oscillator delivers less than 1 nanosecond of time synchronization accuracy for AI clusters.


News May 11, 2026 by Jake Hertz
SiTime Introduces Jamming- and Spoofing-Resistant Precision Oscillator

SiTime Introduces Jamming- and Spoofing-Resistant Precision Oscillator

With an eye on aerospace and defense applications, SiTime designed the new oscillator—announced today—with multi-layer reliability for GNSS receivers.


News Dec 03, 2025 by Duane Benson
SiTime Enters Resonator Market With Tiny MEMS-Based Devices

SiTime Enters Resonator Market With Tiny MEMS-Based Devices

Announced today, SiTime is expanding into a $4 billion resonator market with its Titan platform.


News Sep 17, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Microchip Specializes GNSS Disciplined Oscillator Modules for Defense

Microchip Specializes GNSS Disciplined Oscillator Modules for Defense

The new timing solutions bring precise synchronization to harsh or signal-denied environments.


News Sep 08, 2025 by Jake Hertz
SiTime Unveils Software for Data Center and Network Time Synchronization

SiTime Unveils Software for Data Center and Network Time Synchronization

Announced today, the new software works with SiTime hardware to create the most accurate and reliable data center, networking, and communications timing system.


News Jun 30, 2025 by Duane Benson
Startup Intros ‘Most Advanced’ Multi-Gigahertz Timing and Clock Devices

Startup Intros ‘Most Advanced’ Multi-Gigahertz Timing and Clock Devices

Unveiled today, the new timing chips from Mixed-Signal Devices offer 2 GHz performance and use scalable CMOS to overcome the limits of analog alternatives.


News Jun 03, 2025 by Jeff Child
Microchip Designs Compact Low-Noise Atomic Clock Device for Defense

Microchip Designs Compact Low-Noise Atomic Clock Device for Defense

The new solution merges the benefits of a crystal oscillator and an atomic clock into one uniform package.


News Jan 30, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Rohm Claims ‘Smallest’ Terahertz Wave Oscillation and Detection Devices

Rohm Claims ‘Smallest’ Terahertz Wave Oscillation and Detection Devices

You thought mmWave was high frequency? Rohm's new devices bring Terahertz into the realm of practicality.


News Jan 24, 2025 by Aaron Carman
CES Exclusive: Why SiTime Believes Silicon Is the Future of Timing

CES Exclusive: Why SiTime Believes Silicon Is the Future of Timing

In an exclusive interview with the SiTime team, we discussed the benefits of MEMS-based timing solutions over their quartz-oscillator counterparts.


News Jan 21, 2025 by Jake Hertz
Easing Data Center Burdens, SiTime Launches Differential-Ended Oscillator

Easing Data Center Burdens, SiTime Launches Differential-Ended Oscillator

The new differential-ended oscillator is the company’s first specifically designed to optimize efficiency in AI data centers.


News Jan 16, 2025 by Jake Hertz
SiTime Introduces ‘Smallest and Lowest Power’ 32 kHz Crystal Oscillator

SiTime Introduces ‘Smallest and Lowest Power’ 32 kHz Crystal Oscillator

The new oscillator chip delivers low power consumption and ±20 ppm frequency stability to small IoT devices in a 1.2 mm x 1.1 mm QFN package


News Jul 22, 2024 by Duane Benson
SiTime Trumpets New Integrated Clock Chip as a First for AI Data Centers

SiTime Trumpets New Integrated Clock Chip as a First for AI Data Centers

The new SiTime data center clock chip delivers 10x higher performance than quartz crystal-based devices in half the space.


News Apr 22, 2024 by Duane Benson
Researchers Develop Compact Chips That Convert Light Into Microwaves

Researchers Develop Compact Chips That Convert Light Into Microwaves

Leveraging the higher quality of optical electronics, researchers have created a low-noise microwave oscillator using photonics.


News Mar 21, 2024 by Aaron Carman
A 1939 Audio Oscillator Caught Disney’s Eye—And Helped Launch HP

A 1939 Audio Oscillator Caught Disney’s Eye—And Helped Launch HP

75 years ago, one of the biggest electronics firms of the century got its start in a Palo Alto, California, garage—and it did so with the help of Mickey Mouse.


News Jan 01, 2024 by Duane Benson
SiTime Releases MEMS Oven-Controlled Oscillators as GPS Fail-Safe

SiTime Releases MEMS Oven-Controlled Oscillators as GPS Fail-Safe

This ruggedized version of SiTime's Epoch platform acts as a holdover when GPS signals drop because of inclement weather, spoofing, jamming, or other disruptions. 


News Dec 13, 2023 by Arjun Nijhawan
SiTime Targets Data Centers and Network Gear With MEMS OXCO Family

SiTime Targets Data Centers and Network Gear With MEMS OXCO Family

Armed with specifications well suited to data center and network infrastructure needs, these new MEMS-based oven-controlled crystal oscillators (OXCOs) ensure robust precision timing.


News Sep 22, 2023 by Jake Hertz
Flux Adds AI Design Assistant to Its Browser-based PCB Design Tool

Flux Adds AI Design Assistant to Its Browser-based PCB Design Tool

Flux is launching an integrated AI-powered “chatbot-like” design assistant that’s integrated into its web-based online PCB design tool.


News Apr 27, 2023 by Jeff Child
SiTime Unveils Precision Timing ICs to Meet In-Car Connectivity Needs

SiTime Unveils Precision Timing ICs to Meet In-Car Connectivity Needs

With car designs getting ever more advanced, timing ICs are playing a big role. SiTime’s new devices aim to meet the special challenges of automotive timing.


News Apr 22, 2023 by Jeff Child