Frequency Control Products
As the first company to commercialize quartz crystals for use in electronics (1932), CTS has a long history of providing reliability, quality, and exceptional stability, low jitter and low phase noise performance in frequency control products. We have innovations in high-performance Jitter Attenuators, Frequency Translators, tight-stability and low-power OCXOs, and high frequency reference clocks. We offer a wide-ranging, diverse product portfolio of standard industry form-factors down the smallest sizes, as well as custom solutions from our engineered product platforms to meet your specific needs.
CTS Frequency Control products provide timing and synchronization solutions for applications such as wireless infrastructure, wireline core networking, synchronous Ethernet, optical networking, avionics, military, oil & gas exploration, and test & measurement.
CTS is an industry leader in the design and manufacturing of high performance crystal oscillator products. We offer the highest frequencies, lowest jitter, and lowest power consumption products available today. From our VFOV400 series OCXO’s designed for portable applications (120mW) to our VFTX110 series TCXO designed for communication systems (1.8GHz), we have a precise timing solution for your most demanding applications. Our engineers will work with you to customize a unique solution for your design requirements.
Contact us for a range of solutions with outputs up to 3 GHz and with jitter down to <12 fs.
Crystals
CTS has a wide variety of crystal (XTAL) products that are available in multiple package types and frequencies. Our unique fundamental crystals are developed using a proprietary etching process to reach higher frequencies. Our long history in automotive market positions us understand the need of our automotive customers and provide the right crystal solution. We have the perfect crystal solution whether you are starting a new design with critical specifications or if you just need a reliable source for an existing application. Contact our team to help you select from a range of crystals available in glass seal or seam seal packages with sizes as small as 1.6×1.2mm.
Clock Oscillators
Clock Oscillators are the heart of frequency control products and CTS offers the widest array of Crystal Oscillators (XOs) in the industry and we’re expanding into MEMS clock oscillators as well. From the smallest packages to the highest frequency (greater than 1.0GHz), with a choice of outputs including CMOS. LVPECL, LVDS, and SINE WAVE, we have a solution for even the most stringent applications. CTS also is one of the few frequency control suppliers who offers a wide product breadth of parts including products with phase jitter of less than 0.1 ps over all conditions. Whether you need a simple reference clock or you are developing a mission critical system, we have the right crystal oscillators to help. Our team will help you select the right clock oscillators in packages as small as 2.5×2.0mm.
VCXO
CTS highest frequency voltage controlled crystal oscillators (VCXOs) highlight unique design techniques that allow our VCXOs to achieve the best jitter performance on the market, even at frequencies greater than 1.0GHz. Customers can design their own PLL circuits or work with our engineers to customize a design to fit your needs.
TCXO/VCTCXO
We produce the highest frequency temperature compensated crystal oscillators (TCXOs) available in the industry. With frequencies greater than 1.0GHz, stabilities as low as 0.05ppm, and temperature range up to -40°C to 85°C. With superior phase noise and low current consumption, our TCXOs enable customers to achieve the highest performance for innovative designs.
OCXO
CTS offers a complete line of high performance oven controlled crystal oscillators (OCXOs) that are available in a broad range of frequencies and stabilities and conform to industry standard packages. We also offer a unique family of ultra-low-power OCXO designs (120mW) suitable even for battery powered applications. With wide temperature ranges, high frequencies, the lowest power and the industry leading phase noise and stability, CTS OCXOs offer a performance advantage to our customers.
Jitter Attenuators
CTS Jitter Attenuators include a completely integrated clock/PLL timing solution for synchronization, clock and data recovery, and jitter attenuation in network elements. Models are available in LVPECL, LVDS, SINE, or CMOS with multiple selectable inputs and up to four outputs with frequencies greater than 1.0GHz. Jitter measured over the OC-48 bandwidth (RMS 12KHz to 20MHz) is less than 0.2ps. Our Jitter Attenuators exceed the jitter requirements of most communication specifications and are recommended by many physical layer interconnect devices.
Frequency Translators
The CTS Frequency Translator product line comprises a completely integrated clock/PLL timing solution for translating an available frequency source to a required frequency. Models are available in LVPECL, LVDS, SINE, or CMOS with multiple selectable inputs from 8kHz and multiple selectable outputs greater than 1.5GHz. Jitter measured over the OC-48 bandwidth (RMS 12KHz to 20MHz) is less than 0.2ps.
Clock Generators
CTS Clock Generators incorporate a completely integrated timing solution to generate single or multiple frequencies with the stabilities of an XO, VCXO or TCXO. Models are available in LVPECL, LVDS, SINE, or CMOS with multiple selectable outputs greater than 1.5GHz. Jitter measured over the OC-48 bandwidth (RMS 12KHz to 20MHz) is less than 0.5ps.