Hi If you are not to picky, you can buy crystals in bulk for < 5 cents each. Why make them from scratch? Best guess is that in small volume, they will cost you > $20 each to make. Labor cost something ….
Bob > On Mar 13, 2017, at 9:09 PM, Adrian Godwin <artgod...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I'm not after quality - I do have an application in mind but it doesn't > need to compete with mass production. Just wondering if it's feasible to > make something crude that will resonate. > > On 14 Mar 2017 1:00 a.m., "Hal Murray" <hmur...@megapathdsl.net> wrote: > > > jim...@earthlink.net said: >> what about cheap crystals for microcontrollers.. I think the Arduino, for >> instance, uses a crystal (and the oscillator electronics are inside the >> Atmel part) > > I assume you can save a few pennies if you use a raw crystal rather than an > oscillator. That probably matters in high volume low cost applications. > > Atmel has the technology for making oscillators. That's an analog-ish > corner > on what is mostly a digital chip. A lot of their chips are low standby > power > which generally means an older digital process with thicker oxides that > don't > leak as much. That probably makes analog corners easier, but I'm far from a > wizard at that area. > > -- > These are my opinions. I hate spam. > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/ > mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.