MEMS – the technology for precision timing

Why silicon MEMS benefits over other technology?

Silicon accelerates innovation to help solve difficult timing problems. Whether driven by environmental considerations, stability at higher temperatures or increasing complexity in smaller spaces, precision timing has become an enabler and a differentiator in advanced system design. Timing devices provide the heartbeat in electronic systems by delivering a consistent signal that is the reference to all other digital components. As an alternative to quartz components, microelectromechanical system (MEMS) technology has emerged in recent years as a primary timing source for a wide range of new, demanding applications. The benefits of silicon-MEMS technology will enable our ever-evolving connected world, from communications infrastructure and the IoT to automotive and industrial automation to the emergence of edge-based AI and the multiverse.

Benefits	SiTime's Silicon MEMS timing solutions
Smaller package	1.5 x 0.8 Chip scale package, No external load capacitors needed
Higher quality & reliability	>2.2 billion-hr MTBF, <0.5 FIT rate
Better shock survivability	30,000g shock resistance
Better vibration survivability	70g vibration resistance, 0.004 ppb/g acceleration sensitivity
EMI reduction	Up to 30 dBm lower
Wide temperature range	Oscillators: up to -55 to +125°C; Super-TCXOs: -40 to +105°C
Better frequency slope	±0.5 ppb/°C
Greater flexibility	Any frequency, any stability, any voltage within a wide operating range