Fox brochure details crystal oscillator offering

The XpressO line provides reduced costs and lead times as well as jitter characteristics comparable with those found in fixed-frequency oscillators.

The brochure's selection guide has been expanded to include the updated XpressO line, which includes HCMOS, LVDS and LVPECL versions for both the XO (crystal oscillator) and VCXO (voltage-controlled crystal oscillator) product families.

Each oscillator is now available in a 2.5V model that requires 50 per cent less current for significantly reduced heat generation versus 3.3V versions.

The brochure includes information on the XpressO HMCOS XO oscillators that now come in a compact 3.2 x 2.5mm package size.

The rest of the XpressO line is available in standard 5.0 x 3.2mm and 7.0 x 5.0mm sizes.

The additional uses of XpressO oscillators afforded by the new package size and lower-voltage options are detailed in the brochure.

For example, because it delivers low jitter in a compact, cost-effective package, the new 3.2 x 2.5mm HCMOS XpressO oscillator is ideal for use in applications such as microprocessors, DSP, FPGA, SONET and Ethernet environments as well as in industrial controllers, test and measurement equipment and storage area networks.

The brochure outlines the use of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) in the expanded line.

By providing designers with the ability to select output type, input voltages and temperature performance features, ASICs allow for accelerated performance, decreased costs and increased flexibility in XpressO oscillators.

In addition, the updated brochure provides information on the line's performance options including exact frequencies ranging from 0.75MHz to 1.35GHz and stabilities as tight as +20ppm.