June 26, 2008 — Ecliptek Corporation , a supplier of frequency products, has announced significant reduction of lead times for the EMO family of programmable MEMS clock oscillators, on production quantities up to 50,000 units. Ecliptek’s programmable MEMS clock oscillators provide component engineers with a vast range of readily available solutions, necessary to meet the dynamic requirements of today’s global market.
The EMO family is an oscillator product where the CMOS output frequency is primarily controlled by an internal MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical system) resonator. At the heart of EMO oscillators is a vibrating MEMS mechanical resonator 100 times smaller than its consumer grade quartz competitor which allows ultra-miniature packaging without sacrificing performance.
“Reduction of lead times is always a positive,” says Robert Zarrow, vice president of sales. “With improved processes, Ecliptek has been able to cut volume deliveries dramatically, in many cases half of what they were previously.”
Available package sizes include 5mm x 7mm, 3.2mm x 5mm, 2.5mm x 3.2mm, and 2.0mm x 2.5mm in supply voltage of 3.3V, 2.5V, or 1.8V. Ecliptek currently processes production quantities up to 10,000 units within eight working days at pricing below the longer lead time of fixed frequency oscillator products.
“In lieu of waiting up to five weeks for samples of quartz based oscillators, and then another eight weeks for production delivery, Ecliptek can ship free samples within one to two days and production quantities (from 100 to 10,000 units) in three to eight days, with reduced costs,” says Zarrow.