SiTime could be about to announce that it is buying the Renesas timing business for about $3 billion, reports Bloomberg. A deal could be announced at Renesas’ results meeting tomorrow. Talks about the sale have been going on for several months. SiTime was bought by Japan’s MegaChips Corp in 2014 for $200 million and currently has a market cap of ...
In terms of things catching our eye, we're talking SiTime MEMS resonators, a semiconductor market recovery, making infra-red radiation visible, and space for IoT...
SiTime has added 0.46 x 0.46mm 0505 CSP resonators to its timing portfolio, with the Titan MEMS platform. They are based on SiTime’s sixth-generation MEMS technology, FujiMEMS and are “at least four times smaller than the smallest legacy quartz alternatives” said the company. The resonators are available either PCB-mounted for customer integration, or as bare die for co-packaging with SoCs ...
SiTime has come up with Symphonic – its first mobile clock generator with an integrated MEMS resonator (SiT30100). Symphonic provides clock signals for 5G and GNSS chipsets and enables efficient power consumption in mobile and IoT devices. Symphonic is claimed to have the functionality of up to four discrete timing devices. An integrated temperature sensor delivers accurate information that is used ...
SiTime has introduced SiT5977, a ±1ppb/°C mems-based 156.25MHz oscillator for network timing in data centres. It is “capable of driving 800G and higher links via 80fs phase jitter and LVDS outputs,” according to the company. Inside the tiny package, which measures 3.5 x 5mm, is what is claimed to be “the world’s most accurate silicon temperature sensor”. This sensor consists ...
SiTime has announced a series of clock generators for automotive systems, calling them: “Industry’s first integrated clock system-on-a-chip with built-in fault monitoring mechanisms for the entire clock generation signal path, with the capability to alert a safety microcontroller of a clock-related fault within microseconds instead of milliseconds.” The devices, branded Chorus, include a MEMS resonator, oscillator and safety mechanisms into ...
A family of clock generators shifts the focus of SiTime from oscillators. The Chorus family is the second announcement from the company, following its introduction of clock generators in 2020. Oscillators make up 95% of the company’s revenue, explained Piyush Sevalia, SiTime’s executive vice president of marketing, but the acquisition of Indian’s Aura Semiconductor brought its clock products and clock ...
SiTime is to acquire the clock products of Aura Semiconductor and license all of its clock IP in an all-cash transaction, comprised of fixed payments totaling $148 million, and earnouts capped at $120 million. “SiTime’s vision is to transform all categories of the $10 billion timing market,” said Rajesh Vashist, CEO and chairman of SiTime, “since our IPO in 2019, ...
SiTime has used MEMS instead of quartz crystals to make an oven-controlled oscillator with ±1ppb frequency stability and ±0.02ppb/°C frequency slope – all on a 9 x 7 footprint, including the oven. “No further thermal precautions are needed, additional covers are not needed,” the company told Electronics Weekly. “The physical footprint is 9 x 7 x 3.73mm, and the device ...
Timing devices provide a mission-critical function in automotive systems. Even if a component or system goes awry, EMS clocking signals must continue operating without fail, says Etienne Winkelmuller, of SiTime. Vehicles are designed to work reliably for many years while operating in harsh conditions. If a component or system malfunctions, the vehicle is still expected to operate safely and reliably ...
