• DocumentCode
    2816694
  • Title

    Resonator miniaturization for oscillators

  • Author

    Hsu, Wan-Thai

  • Author_Institution
    Discera Inc., Ann Arbor, MI
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    19-21 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    392
  • Lastpage
    395
  • Abstract
    This paper first compares the trends and the challenges of miniaturization for silicon micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) resonators and quartz crystals. Core resonators are compared in terms of electrical parameters, frequency definitions and tolerances, temperature compensation. As packaging occupies much larger area than core resonators, miniaturization of packaging is also discussed.
  • Keywords
    crystal oscillators; electronics packaging; micromechanical resonators; silicon; MEMS resonators; electrical parameters; frequency definitions; oscillators; packaging miniaturization; quartz crystal oscillators; resonator miniaturization; silicon microelectromechanical system resonators; temperature compensation; tolerances; Circuits; Costs; Crystals; Electronics packaging; Frequency; Manufacturing; Microelectromechanical systems; Micromechanical devices; Oscillators; Silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Frequency Control Symposium, 2008 IEEE International
  • Conference_Location
    Honolulu, HI
  • ISSN
    1075-6787
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1794-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1075-6787
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/FREQ.2008.4623026
  • Filename
    4623026