Micro Crystal

Micro Crystal AG is a Swiss manufacturer of miniature quartz crystals, real-time clock (RTC) modules, oscillators and OCXOs, headquartered in Grenchen, Switzerland. Founded in 1978 as a producer of tuning fork crystals for watches, the company is a member of the Swatch Group and today positions itself as a leading supplier of precision timing components for the world's leading manufacturers of IoT, wearable, automotive, industrial and medical applications. Its product range spans miniature quartz crystals from roughly 30 kHz to 250 MHz, 32.768 kHz tuning fork crystals, kHz oscillators, MHz AT-cut crystals and clock oscillators, VCXOs, OCXOs, RTC modules and a digital ultra-low-power temperature sensor module. The company's origins lie in a business unit of ETA SA, the Swatch Group's movement manufacturer. Micro Crystal is described as the only manufacturer of watch crystals outside Asia, and its main product line remains 32.768 kHz tuning fork crystals, whose principal customers are makers of mobile phones and quartz watches. Medical applications such as defibrillators and implantables (pacemakers, neurostimulators) form another important market, alongside automotive electronics, industrial controls and telecommunications. Micro Crystal operates production facilities in Switzerland and Thailand, with additional production in China according to German Wikipedia, and a logistics centre in Grenchen. The company states that its factories are certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and IATF 16949, and that its products comply with RoHS and REACH requirements. It reports approximately 550 employees worldwide on its company page, while German Wikipedia cites 750 employees across ten countries; both figures reflect the company's international footprint and its global offices providing design-in to mass-production support. As part of the Swatch Group, Micro Crystal benefits from the group's watch-industry heritage while serving high-reliability sectors. Its portfolio is aimed at applications requiring precision timing and robustness, including automotive systems qualified to AEC-Q200 and able to withstand harsh environments up to 125°C, medical implantables, avionics and aerospace, oil and gas downhole electronics, and telecommunications equipment.

Micro Crystal AG was founded in 1978 in Grenchen, Switzerland, as a producer of tuning fork crystals for watches. Its origin lies in a business unit of ETA SA, the Swatch Group's movement manufacturer, and the company remains part of the Swatch Group today. From its beginnings in watch crystals, Micro Crystal developed into a manufacturer of miniature quartz crystals and, over time, expanded into oscillators, real-time clock modules and other precision timing components. The company's core product line has long been 32.768 kHz tuning fork crystals, the frequency used in quartz watches and in countless electronic timekeeping circuits. German Wikipedia notes that Micro Crystal is the only manufacturer of watch crystals outside Asia, and that its main customers are manufacturers of mobile phones and quartz watches. This watch-crystal heritage gave the company a strong position in low-frequency timing, which it leveraged into broader markets. In 2013, Micro Crystal began series production of temperature-compensated watch modules, extending its capabilities in compensated timing. Over the decades, the company broadened its portfolio to include kHz oscillators, MHz AT-cut crystals and clock oscillators, VCXOs, OCXOs, RTC modules and temperature sensor modules. These products serve not only watches and consumer electronics but also automotive electronics, industrial controls, telecommunications, IoT and wearables, and high-reliability medical applications such as defibrillators and implantables including pacemakers and neurostimulators. Geographically, Micro Crystal has expanded its manufacturing beyond Switzerland. German Wikipedia states that production takes place in Switzerland as well as in China and Thailand, with a logistics centre in Grenchen. The company's own materials confirm production factories in Switzerland and Thailand certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and IATF 16949. It maintains offices around the globe to support customers from design-in to mass production. Employment figures reported by the company and by German Wikipedia differ: the company's website cites approximately 550 employees worldwide, while German Wikipedia cites 750 employees in ten countries. Both sources agree on the company's international scope and its position as a Swiss high-tech manufacturer within the Swatch Group. Its automotive-qualified products, able to withstand harsh environments up to 125°C and qualified to AEC-Q200, reflect its move into demanding industrial and automotive timing markets.

• 2013

  Series production of temperature-compensated watch modules began.

• 1978

  Micro Crystal AG founded in Grenchen, Switzerland, as a producer of tuning fork crystals for watches.

Leading manufacturer of miniature quartz crystals, RTC modules, oscillators and OCXOs for high-reliability IoT, wearable, automotive, industrial and medical applications; Swiss quality as an attitude.

• Real-Time Clock (RTC) Modules

  A smart combination of the 32.768 kHz tuning fork crystal resonator with the CMOS-based oscillator and RTC IC inside a miniature SMD ceramic package.

• kHz Tuning Fork Oscillators

  Combines a 32.768 kHz or 100 kHz tuning fork crystal resonator with CMOS-based oscillator circuitry inside a miniature SMD ceramic package.

• 32.768 kHz Quartz Crystals

  Low-frequency tuning fork crystals that operate under vacuum and require hermetically sealed packages; RoHS-compliant and 100% lead free.

• MHz AT-cut Oscillators and Crystals

  High-accuracy MHz crystals, clock oscillators, VCXOs and OCXOs.

• Digital Ultra-Low Power Temperature Sensor Module

  Combines a 12-bit temperature sensor with an RTC IC and an embedded 32.768 kHz XTAL inside a miniature SMD ceramic package; programmable high and low temperature alarms with time stamp make it ideal for critical asset tracking.

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