Almost every electronic device needs a clock source. For example, a microcontroller (MCU) uses an oscillator to advance the next instruction, and a radio needs an accurate oscillator to mix ...

Integrated Device Technology has a range of CMOS oscillators, the MM8202 and the MM8102 which the company claims offers “quartz-crystal-level performance”. According to Michael McCorquodale, general ...

To ensure the authenticity of the Galileo navigation messages, the Open Service navigation message authentication (OSNMA) mechanism requires a loose synchronization between the receiver clock and the ...

ON Semiconductor today announced the further extension of its silicon based crystal oscillator (XO) clock module range. The six new additions to the NBX series provide a cost-effective, high accuracy ...

A greatly simplified block diagram of an atomic frequency standard (also called an atomic clock) is shown in Figure 2.1. This consists of an atomic resonator, a local oscillator, and additional ...

Yesterday we published a first look at the hardware found on the DEF CON 27 badge. Sporting a magnetically coupled wireless communications scheme rather than an RF-based one, and an interesting way to ...

The basic considerations when choosing a timing solution for today’s technologies. The difference between a crystal oscillator and an integrated clock device. Use cases and performance factors for ...

Scientists in the US have made the world's smallest atomic clock by combining microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) technology. The development means ...