COMPANY COMPANY NEWS NEWS News from Raltron Electronics Corporation NEW TUNING FORK CRYSTALS AND THEY JUST KEEP GETTING SMALLER! For immediate release: December 23, 2004 Miami, Florida Raltron Electronics Corp. introduces its smallest tuning fork crystal line, the RT Series . The main item in the series is RT4115 which has a compact 4.1x1.5x0.85mm housing, has high shock & vibration performance and is lead-free. Its reduced height of 0.85mm max is ideal for low profile applications. In the same product family Raltron also offers the RT3215 with dimensions 3.2x1.5x0.85mm. Popular applications include: Cell Phone Handsets, PDA's, Clock Timers, Wireless Devices, and Radio Communication Equipment. RT3215 . Items in the RT Series are supplied with a standard ±20 PPM Tolerance at +25°C, an Operating Temperature Range of -40°C to +85°C, a Low Resistance (ESR) of 80 K Ohms Max and 12.5 pF Load Capacitance. Standard part numbers are RT4115-32.768-12.5-TR and RT3215-32.768-12.5-TR. Delivery of Raltron’s RT Series crystals is 6 to 8 weeks ARO with prices starting at $.50ea at quantities of 10,000 pieces. For complete specifications, sample requests and for the latest price and availability quotations, please contact Raltron at their Miami headquarters facility: Raltron Electronics Corporation 10651 NW 19th Street Miami, FL 33172 Tel. (305) 593-6033 Fax: (305) 594 3973 Web: www.raltron.com Email: [email protected] Americas Founded in 1983, Raltron Electronics Corp. is a world leader in the design and manufacture of frequency management products. Raltron offers an extensive portfolio of quartz crystals, crystal Germany oscillators, VCOs, PLL's, VCXOs, TCXOs, OCXOs, filters, ceramic resonators, synchronization modules, and other precision frequency control products. It is a privately held ISO-9001 : 2000 Israel certified company, with facilities in Miami, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Taiwan, Israel and Europe. Its products are marketed through a worldwide network of independently Korea owned representatives and franchised distributors. Japan Product Contact: Julian Lee China 305-593-6033 [email protected] Taiwan Singapore Raltron Electronics Corporation 10651 NW 19th St. Miami, Florida 33172 U.S.A. Tel: 305-593-6033 Fax: 305-594-3973 e-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.raltron.com SURFACE MOUNT TUNING FORK CRYSTAL UNIT FEATURES SERIES RT3215 AND RT4115 SUITABLE FOR TIME OF DAY CLOCKS IDEAL FOR HIGH DENSITY PACKAGING APPLICATION SMALL AND COMPACT PACKAGE LEAD FREE SPECIFICATIONS NOMINAL FREQUENCY 32.768 KHz FREQUENCY TOLERANCE ±20 PPM MAX AT +25°C TURNOVER TEMPERATURE +25 ±5°C RT -0.04 X 10-6 / °C² MAX TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT SHUNT CAPACITANCE 321 5 1.5pF TYP LOAD CAPACITANCE 12.5pF(STANDARD), 9pF EQUIVALENT SERIES RESISTANCE (ESR) 80 K OHM MAXIMUM DRIVE LEVEL RT 1.0 µW MAXIMUM OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE -40°C TO +85°C STORAGE TEMPERATURE RANGE -40°C TO +85°C 411 5 mm inch 3.2 ± 0.1 .126 ± .004 0.65 .026 1.7 .067 SOLDER PATTERN 1.80 .070 1.0 .040 PEAK 10s MAX 260 °C 250 °C 2.7 .106 FEEDING HOLE 60 s 4.0 ± 0.1 2.0 ± 0.1 .079 ± .004 .16 ± .004 -6°C/s MAX 5.5 ± 01 .216 ± .004 12.0 ± 0.2 .472 ± 008 220 °C 3.4 .134 TAPE DIMENSIONS 20-40 s 180 °C 1.1 .043 0.6 .024 2.5 .098 REFLOW SOLDERING PROFILE 0.8 ± 0.1 .031 ± .004 MARKING AREA SOLDER PATTERN TEMPERATURE 4.1 ± 0.1 .161 ± .004 0.8 ± 0.1 .031 ± .004 MARKING AREA RT4115 1.9 .075 Scale none Dimension in 1.75 ± 0.1 .069 ± .004 RT3215 1.5 ± 0.1 .059 ± .004 1.5 ± 0.1 .059 ± .004 OUTLINE DRAWINGS COOLING 160 °C +3°C/s MAX PREHEATING 25 °C 120 s MAX TIME (SECONDS) 1.9 ± 0.1 .007 ± .004 4.0 ± 0.1 .157 ± .004 RT3215 : 1.05 ± 0.1 RT4115 : 1.05 ± 0.05 PART NUMBERING PACKAGING EX: RT4115-32.768-12.5-TR, RT3215-32.768-9-TR 3,000 PCS PER REEL; 180 +0/-3.0 mm REEL DIAMETER, 9.0 ± 0.3 mm TAPE WIDTH, 4.0 ± 0.1 mm PITCH Raltron Electronics Corporation 10651 NW 19th St. Miami, Florida 33172 U.S.A. Tel: 305-593-6033 Fax: 305-594-3973 e-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.raltron.com