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 |
Learn more about MEMS technology
• SiTime Blog: The hidden costs of inflexible products
• SiTime Blog: Do you know when to use a crystal or an oscillator? The wrong answer can cost you
• SiTime Blog: It’s All About Precision Timing: 7 Top Tech Trends for 2023
• SiTime Blog: Oscillator aging and its importance in precision timing
• Presentation: MEMS-Based Resonators and Oscillators are Now Replacing Quartz
• White Paper: The top 8 reasons to use an oscillator instead of a crystal resonator
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Communications & Enterprise
Extreme temperatures, air flow, EMI, vibration, and shock? No problem. Our MEMS solutions offer higher performance and reliability in noisy environments.
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Our MEMS timing solutions give you higher quality and reliability. They deliver robust performance for ADAS, automotive cameras and other AEC-Q100 systems.
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Tiny and robust, our MEMS oscillators operate better in higher temperatures and are configurable for optimal system performance. No one else delivers all this.
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Smaller size, lower power, less mass, and higher stability – that’s how our devices enable you to build tiny, rugged systems with longer battery life to keep connected.
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Our MEMS timing solutions are manufactured using the fabless semiconductor infrastructure—giving you a flexible, scalable supply chain with ultra-short lead times.
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Ultra-rugged MEMS timing engineered for the world's toughest applications that experience shock, vibration, extreme temperature, and airflow.
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