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Issue 91, February 1998
Choosing the Right Crystal For Your Oscillator


by Norman Bujanos

StartWhy Quartz Crystals Timing Budget & Accuracy Frequency Tolerance Frequency StabilityAgingLoad Capacitance Series and Parallel Resonance Frequency Tolerance and Load Capacitance AT vs. BT Cut Mode of Operation Package Considerations Crystal Placement Crystal ClearReferences

REFERENCES

1] M.E. Frerking, Crystal Oscillator Design and Temperature Compensation, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., New York, NY, 1978.

[2] T. Williamson, Oscillators for Microcontrollers, Microcontroller Technical Marketing App. note AP-155, Intel, June, 1983.

[3] Ecliptek Corp., www.ecliptek.com.

[4] Cardinal Components, www.cardinalxtal.com.