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All-Silicon Clock Oscillator Technology Offers Viable, Low Cost Alternative to Quartz and SiMEMS Oscillators Cairo, Egypt (PRWEB) April 25, 2011 Si-Ware Systems (SWS) today announced a novel Self Compensating Oscillator (SCO) technology, which produces an all-silicon oscillator that can achieve an overall frequency stability better than 100ppm over a temperature range of -20ºC to 70ºC. The SCO is an all-silicon oscillator that does not require an external frequency reference...

MIDDLETON, Wis., April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --- Precision Devices Incorporated (PDI), a leading quartz crystal device manufacturer and member of the Avrio Technology Group, LLC team of companies, announced that it has achieved Class H certification, the standard military quality level for reliability designated by MIL-PRF-38534. The Defense Supply Center, Columbus (DSCC) awarded the certification following an extensive audit of testing flows performed by PDI on crystal frequency control...

The mineral quartz may play a key role in the formation of earthquake faults, mountains, and valleys, according to a new study published Thursday in the journal Nature.The research, which was led by Utah State University geophysicist Anthony Lowry and Marta Perez-Gussinye of the University of London, discovered that when high concentrations of this common mineral were found near the Earth's surface, they could create weak spots in the crust which, according to Sid Perkins of Science Now,...

Spectrophotometer cuvettes have been used in scientific research since spectrophotometers have been invented. NSG Precision Cells has made many advancements on producing the best spectrophotometers cuvettes in the industry today. Farmingdale, NY (Vocus/PRWEB) February 18, 2011 Based on today's industry standards, a spectrophotometer cuvette is typically made from either an optical glass or synthetic fused silica quartz material. There are many different brands and qualities of these...

Unique Quartz Material Available Through NSG Precision Cells: A Member of The Tosoh Family Farmingdale, NY (Vocus/PRWEB) January 16, 2011 One very common question that NSG Precision Cells receives is, "What is your ES Quartz?" In short, this is a unique brand of quartz, superior to standard UV grade quartz in purity, usable range, and other characteristics. "ES" stands for ExtraSil Quartz, and is made in Japan, at NSG's ISO 9001 certified factory. The New York Tosoh...

DALLAS, Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- (http://www.myprgenie.com) -- Daltile has relaunched its ONE(TM) Quartz line of quartz slabs and tiles with the introduction of 24 new colors and two new collections. The new Micro Flecks collection features a fine grain detail, while the Geo Flecks collection reflects the look of natural granite and limestone graining. "This re-launch of Daltile's ONE Quartz surfaces brings together the beauty of natural quartz and modern technology, paired with more...

Miniature SMD packages available in 2.5VDC or 3.3VDC high speed LVCMOS configurations up to 200.000MHz. Costa Mesa, CA (PRWEB) October 20, 2010 Ecliptek Corporation is very pleased to announce the addition of the EPSA family of surface mount spread spectrum quartz resonator based oscillators. These new products further enhance Ecliptek's extensive offering of quartz and MEMS based frequency control products. The new 3.3VDC EPSA13 (5mm x 7mm) and EPSA23 (3.2mm x 5mm) series are...

VANCOUVER, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Acrex Ventures Ltd. ("Acrex") is pleased to announce that diamond drilling will commence this week on its Grizzly-Kellar Lake gold property (the "Property"). Acrex has an option to acquire a 100% interest on the Property (see news release dated May 18, 2010). Acrex has contracted Forages M. Rouillier Drilling Inc. of Amos, Quebec for the completion of up to 500 metres of drilling. The Property hosts a new gold discovery and lies completely within...

HOUSTON, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Cosentino, maker of Silestone Natural Quartz, is proud to have been selected as the sole countertop supplier for the 2010 Olympic Village in Vancouver, B.C. This project developed by Millennium Water, will not only serve as a "home away from home" for officials and competing athletes, but it will also be one of the first LEED Gold neighborhoods in Canada. The Olympic Village development is the largest North American quartz commercial project in 2009....

MOUNT HOLLY SPRINGS, Pa., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Vectron International, a leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of Frequency Control, Sensor, and Hybrid Product solutions, today announced enhancements to its existing "Model 1118" family of high reliability clock oscillators with Swept Quartz. Based on today's specific market needs and customer demand, the 1118E, 1118R and 1118B platforms now all contain Swept Quartz crystals. Published industry studies have found Swept Quartz to...