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. 2018 Oct 29;9(11):559. doi: 10.3390/mi9110559

Table 3.

Comparison of performance between the temperature-compensated oscillator in this work and other MEMS-referenced oscillators in the same frequency range.

Properties This Work [28] [29] [3]
Resonator Type and Material Single-Crystal SOI Lateral Comb-Drive 3C-SiC, Comb-Drive Capacitive Transduction H-Shaped Tuning Fork Poly-Si Two-Port, Folded-Beam, Comb-Drive
Modes of Oscillation 3 3 1 1
Oscillation Frequencies (fosc) ~27.0 kHz (Mode 1 Only) 27.1 kHz, 30.3 kHz, 24.2 kHz 32.768 kHz 16.5 kHz
Q-Factor 13,000 13,550,10,300 and 9480 52,000 23,400
CMOS Sustaining Amplifier Chip 0.5 μm CMOS Discrete Components 180 nm CMOS CMOS Transimpedance Amplifier (TIA)
Die Size 1.5 mm × 1.5 mm Discrete Components 1.55 mm × 0.85 mm 420 µm × 320 µm (Resonator Only)
Supply Voltage (VDD) 3.3 V 3.0 V 1.4–4.5 V 2.5 V
SSB Phase Noise −65 dBc/Hz @ 10 Hz Offset −78 dBc/Hz @ 12 Hz Offset Not Reported −72 dBc/Hz @ 1 kHz Offset (Simulated)
FoM * 133.61 Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported
Startup Time ~600 µs Not Reported 0.2 s Not Reported
Real-Time Temperature Compensation Yes No Yes No
Temperature coeficients of frequency (TCf) −34 ppm/°C (MEMS only);
<±3 ppm (TCO) over 11.2 °C to +41.2 °C
24.75 ppm /°C ** (rocking vibration mode of MEMS) over 26.85 °C to +426.85 °C ±100 ppm (MEMS only);
±3 ppm (TCXO) & 100 ppm max (XO) over −40 °C to +85 °C
−10 ppm/°C (MEMS only)
over 26.85 °C to +96.85 °C
Year 2018 2009 2015 1999

* FoM=20log(ω0Δω)L(Δω)10log(PC1 m W), ** ANSYS finite element simulation results.