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SiTime positions itself as a pacesetter in precision timing units, asserting that their MEMS units surpass conventional Quartz counterparts. To grasp why that issues and to whom, Yashasvini Razdan and Nitisha Dubey spoke to Piyush Sevalia, Government Vice President of Advertising and marketing, SiTime Company. Listed below are key excerpts from their dialog…

Q. How would you clarify the class of semiconductors referred to as ‘precision timing’ to a non-technical CEO of your buyer?

A. Within the realm of electronics, precision timing acts because the heartbeat—offered by a timing chip. For instance, in a PC with an i7 processor working at as much as 3.9GHz, the frequency of operation, 3.9GHz, is the heartbeat, and all of the features that the processor or the PC carry out are referenced to this heartbeat. Each digital gadget wants a number of timing chips to function accurately. Precision timing makes a system run quicker, extra intelligently, and, in some instances, extra safely, as within the case of automated driving. Automated driving received’t be protected till you may have an enormous infrastructure that’s going to permit the automotive to make selections. The timing must be correct to make vital selections in an digital system shortly.

Q. How is the quick evolution of electronics tied into the options you provide?

A. Our precision timing units are programmable to accommodate any frequency inside their specified vary. For example, if a tool has a spread from 1 megahertz to 220 megahertz with no limitations, the gadget could be programmed to any frequency inside this vary, with as much as 6 decimal locations of accuracy. Moreover, voltage ranges reminiscent of 1.8 volts, 2.5 volts, or 3.3 volts could be programmed, together with varied output signalling ranges. This degree of customisation permits prospects to regulate frequency for Ethernet techniques to minimise error charges or to customize for non-standard frequencies, whatever the processor or Ethernet chip they use.

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Whereas acquiring a customized frequency from a typical provider might take 12 to 16 weeks, our strategy permits for on-the-spot programming, be it 156.25 or 156.25391 megahertz. This may be accomplished both by our group or by the shopper utilizing our programmers. For giant orders, we’ll effectively program the units in a high-volume facility and promptly ship them to the shopper.

Programmability additionally allows optimisation for voltage, drive degree, and different vital parameters in system design. We launched our first product in 2007. We have now shipped about 35,000 distinctive half numbers worldwide throughout these 16 years, and yearly it grows by 2000, 3000, and 4000 new half numbers.

Q. Is the programmability issue the one distinction between your MEMS know-how and the standard quartz?

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