Quartz-Based Sensors: Beyond Quartz Crystal and Crystal Oscillator

Speaker |  C.S. Lam  | Director, Product Development & Marketing | Epson Electronics America, Inc.
9 Jun, 2010 | 1:40 pm - 2:20 pm

• Discussion of high Q and stable temperature characteristics of quartz and how it is best suited for timing applications.
• Discussion of QMEMS (quartz + MEMS).
• Review of the efforts in going from quartz crystal and crystal oscillator to quartz gyro sensor.
• Discussion on the benefits of a quartz-based sensor.
• Review of the development of quartz accelerometer, quartz pressure sensor, etc.