Emerging Technology and Market Trends for Frequency Controlled Circuits and Timing Devices

摘要

This article reports the current trends in timing solutions (timing devices and frequency control circuits) for modern electronic and communication systems, including the transition from discrete frequency sources to integrated circuits. Solutions that are gaining more popularity such as MEMS and tunable active inductor oscillators (TAIO) are described for completeness. The aim is to explore trends in market demands, competing technologies and the considerations of cost, size and performance (i.e. power-consumption, thermal drifts, phase noise, jitter, short-term stability, startup time, long-term stability and aging).