[email protected] said: > what about cheap crystals for microcontrollers.. I think the Arduino, for > instance, uses a crystal (and the oscillator electronics are inside the > Atmel part)
I assume you can save a few pennies if you use a raw crystal rather than an oscillator. That probably matters in high volume low cost applications. Atmel has the technology for making oscillators. That's an analog-ish corner on what is mostly a digital chip. A lot of their chips are low standby power which generally means an older digital process with thicker oxides that don't leak as much. That probably makes analog corners easier, but I'm far from a wizard at that area. -- These are my opinions. I hate spam. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
