Oscillators: MEMS or Quartz
May 24, 2012, MEMS Business Forum, Santa Clara, CA—Harmeet Bhugra from IDT talked about the emerging market for MEMS passive capacitor oscillators. He detailed the arguments for MEMS oscillators and tried to explain why there is a preference for a lower-grade quartz technology. Currently, most users consider piezoelectric oscillators over passive capacitive oscillators. Partly this…


