Crystals definition

Richard Electronic, One of the best electrical components distributors, has a wide range of crystals, resonators and oscillators from leading electronic manufacturers such as Abracon Corporation, Murata, Epson, EPCOS, Fox Electronics, Citizen Finedevice and AVX, to suit all applications.

What are Crystals, Oscillators and Resonators?

What is a Crystal in Electronic

A Crystal creates an electric charge when pressure is applied to certain materials, such as quartz Crystal, and is known as the piezoelectric effect. It's a passive component that produces a very precise frequency output and is often used as oscillators in electronic circuits to provide an accurate timing device in digital integrated circuits.

What is an Oscillator?

An Oscillator is an electronic or mechanical device which produces a regular oscillating output in the form of energy, often as a sine or square wave. They are used in microcontrollers, clocks, and computers to name a few.

Crystal Oscillators - Similar to the Ceramic Resonator, these are normally more cost effective and compact, offering higher stability. Crystal Units are available in a wide range of frequencies. And Crystal units have a very accurate frequency with tight tolerance and offer long term stability, and are used as resonators in crystal oscillator circuits.

Silicon Oscillators - Brands include Linear Technology, Maxim, Abracon and Microchip Technology offering a comprehensive range.

Wave Oscillators - Used in circuits for test waveforms.

Voltage Controlled Oscillators - These vary the DC voltage input to help control oscillation frequency. There are two types of Voltage Controlled Oscillators: Linear Oscillator, which generates a sinusoidal waveform and Relaxation Oscillator, which creates a triangular waveform. These are typically used in applications such as frequency synthesisers, electronic jamming equipment and function generators.

What is a Resonator

A Resonator is used to control timing devices by generating a clock signal in oscillating circuits, particularly in microprocessors. Types of Resonators are available in Richard, such as Ceramic Resonators.

Ceramic Resonators - Ceramic Resonator electronics are used to create a clock signal with a specific frequency to control the timing in oscillating circuits. Commonly used in TVs, phones, medical equipment and computers.

What are Crystals, Oscillators and Resonators used for?

These are commonly used as timing devices in applications such as computers, watches, mobile phones, microprocessors, digital circuits and microcontrollers.

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