Launch of the DSC6000 Family Available in a Low-Power Ultra-Small Package
Semiconductor-grade reliability and stability over a wide temperature range

Microchip Technology announced the launch of the DSC6000 family of MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) oscillators. This new family is the industry's smallest MEMS MHz oscillator, featuring the lowest power consumption and a full frequency range from 2KHz to 100MHz.

The DSC6000 MEMS oscillator is highly suitable for use as a clock reference in small battery-powered devices (such as wearables and IoT devices) where small size, low power consumption, and long-term operational reliability are critical. Additionally, it meets the stringent mechanical durability and reliability requirements of the Automotive Electronics Council (AEC)-Q100 standard, making it suitable for in-automotive applications.

Microchip's DSC6000 oscillator is only 1.6 x 1.2 mm in size up to 7 x 5 mm and is available in an industry-standard 4-pin DFN package, consuming only 1.3 mA (typical), which is less than half the lowest current consumption of current crystal (quartz)-based oscillators.

It also supports a maximum operating temperature range of -40°C to +85°C and has a maximum drift of +/-25 ppm within this temperature range. The DSC6000 oscillator can withstand 500 times more shock and 5 times more vibration than a crystal oscillator, ensuring very robust safety in most operating environments.

"MEMS oscillators offer tremendous advantages over traditional crystal-based oscillators. This is particularly true as products utilizing oscillators require not only miniaturization and lightweight design but also a small footprint, low power consumption, and precise timing," said Rami Kanama, Vice President of the Timing and Communications Group at Microchip. "Microchip provides the industry's most complete MEMS-based timing solution. The DSC6000 family is the latest addition to Microchip's MEMS oscillator and MEMS clock generator family, and through the optimal combination of an ultra-small package, low power, and high performance, it is ideal for Internet and mobile applications."

With Microchip’s ClockWorks® online configuration tool, designers can easily select the appropriate oscillator based on frequency, package size, ppm, and temperature range, and then request free samples of that oscillator using the same tool. The TimeFlash field programming kit enables immediate frequency generation by combining One-Time Programmable (OTP) memory with a separately ordered blank DSC6000 component.