Date: 01/12/2008

Low-power spread-spectrum crystal oscillator

Pericom Semiconductor has announced the M-Series Spread Spectrum Crystal Oscillator (SSXO). This SSXO features low power supply requirement of less than 10mA (milliAmps), and reduced EMI emission. Pericom M-Series is targeted for wireless routers, portable network connectivity applications, video surveillance, and digital set-top boxes that need to control EMI resulting from memory access.

The M-Series SSXO is available in low profile ceramic packages (MK - 7mm x 5mm, MD -5mm x 3.2mm and MN - 3.2mm x 2.5mm), operates in the frequency range from 16MHz to 66.667MHz, and can be powered from either a 2.5V or 3.3V supply. Options include modulation control allowing either center spread with spread ratio up to +/-1.15%, or down spread with options for spread ratio up to -2.3%.
Pricing:
MN Series (7mmx5mm): $1.42 each in 5K qty
MD Series (5mmx3.2mm) $1.45 each in 5K qty
MK Series (3.2mmx2.5mm) $1.49 each in 5K qty.

Availability: Samples and production quantities are available now.