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Ever wonder how a quartz-based oscillator works?

Posted by slade
Tags: engineering.electrical, quartz, oscillators, circuits.integrated, clocks, watches, computers, cmos, piezoelectricity, transistors, nand, logic gates, transmission gates, multiplexers, inverters, author.ken shirriff, source.righto
http://www.righto.com/2021/02/teardown-of-quartz-crystal-oscillator.html

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Teardown of a quartz crystal oscillator and the tiny IC inside
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2748 words

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    slade
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    I was randomly curious how quartz -based clocks worked and found this article that satisfied every bit of my curiosity. Most of this stuff is over my head but fun to read. Like the author, I also...

    I was randomly curious how quartz -based clocks worked and found this article that satisfied every bit of my curiosity. Most of this stuff is over my head but fun to read. Like the author, I also imagined a gem-like crystal inside every watch.

    This is my first post on tildes so apologies if this is the wrong place for it.

    13 votes
    1. cfabbro
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      No worries, ~engineering is perfect place for it. Interesting article too! Thanks for posting it. :)

      This is my first post on tildes so apologies if this is the wrong place for it.

      No worries, ~engineering is perfect place for it. Interesting article too! Thanks for posting it. :)

      10 votes