MEMS try to invade quartz territory: A frontline report

摘要

The battle over who will provide the stable time bases that all electronic systems need to operate properly continues to rage. MEMS technology, which has been growing more widespread and capable, is still looking to unseat quartz crystals, the dominant IC timing device. According to the latest Gartner report, Market Trends: MEMS-Based Timing Controllers Still Chase Crystal Oscillator Slots in Advanced Communications Equipment by Sergis Mushell and Steve Ohr, principal and research analysts (respectively), "Micro-electromechanical systems-based oscillators are promising to take shares from the $3.5-billion quartz crystal oscillator-based timing control market.