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Who is Discera?
Discera is a World Leader in CMOS MEMS Resonator Technology. The company’s broad portfolio of PureSiliconTM resonators offer a significant breakthrough in technology that is being used to create the industry’s most advanced and economical, Frequency Control and RF Circuits. Discera is committed to providing PureSiliconTM CMOS resonator based oscillators and RF circuits that lead the industry in performance, reliability, size, power, and cost. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Discera is a privately held fabless semiconductor company with investments from Ardesta, Partech, 3i, and Qualcomm Ventures.
What products does Discera make?
Discera manufactures and sells CMOS MEMS Resonators and Crystal Oscillator replacement products.
What are Discera’s target markets?
Discera’s resonators are targeted towards replacing quartz crystal and ceramic resonators as the frequency source for all high volume electronic system applications. Discera’s Crystal Oscillator replacement products are targeted towards all electronic system applications that require 1MHz to 125MHz oscillator performance,especially those systems that benefit from smaller size, lower power, greater stability, and lower cost.
Why is a CMOS resonator important?
CMOS resonators are a breakthrough technology that can replace Quartz Crystal and Ceramic Resonators as the frequency source in most electronic systems. In addition to offering performance advantages versus existing technologies, CMOS resonators are typically smaller, lower power; and because they can be manufactured in most CMOS fabrication facilities around the world, they offer significant advantages in total manufacturing capacity, and lower cost. CMOS Resonators are just beginning their learning curve, and are expected to follow Moore’s Law on future size and cost reduction capabilities. CMOS resonators also offer a path towards IC integration which is not possible with non-CMOS products.
What are MEMS?
MEMS literally means Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems. MEMS structures exist today as miniature mechanical and/or electromechanical structures designed to perform tasks that previously were done with much larger mechanical structures. The major benefits of MEMS devices are much smaller size, much lower power, and much lower cost. There are many MEMS structures in high volume today, including sensors, pressure gauges, and video projection TV.
How are today’s clock s constructed?
Today, most clocks and timing circuits are constructed using either Quartz Crystal or Ceramic Resonators as the frequency source, then sometimes combined with an oscillator die, and packaged in either a hermetically sealed ceramic or plastic cavity package. Discera’s PureSiliconTM Resonators can be packaged either alone or with an oscillator die in any standard packaging, including the least expensive and most widely available, molded plastic packaging.
What are the advantages of CMOS resonator?
Using CMOS resonators to replace Quartz Crystal and/or Ceramic resonators as the frequency source in timing control products and high volume standard products, offer improved performance as well as smaller size, lower power, and lower cost.
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