NDK (Nihon Dempa Kogyo Co. Ltd.) announces the availability of the world’s smallest low profile high reliability surface-mount crystal. The NX1612AA series measures only L=1.6 mm x W=1.2 mm x H=0.3 mm, taking only 40 percent of the volume and 60 percent of the board space of NDK’s other crystal products. These crystals operate in a fundamental frequency range of 26 to 80 MHz. Frequency tolerance at 25°C is ±10 ppm and their frequency stability vs. temperature is ±10 ppm over –20° to +70°C. The NX1612AA exhibits a maximum series equivalent series resistance (ESR) in the frequency range of 26 to 36 MHz is 200 ohm maximum and 36 to 80 MHz is 100 ohm maximum. The drive level is a very low 10 µW and has a standard load capacitance of 7 pF. Applications for this tiny crystal include mobile phones, Bluetooth, WLAN, ZigBee, NFC and many other small wireless devices. The NX1612AA is presented in a lead-free, RoHS conformance package and meet the re-flow profiling requirements for lead-free solder.
“As the market demands for ultra compact WLAN and Bluetooth wireless products continues to grow so does the quest for smaller components. NDK’s NX1612 are the world’s smallest mass production high reliability crystals,” said Mike Walczak, President of NDK America Inc.