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On Mon, Mar 13, 2017 at 8:11 PM, 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. > -- Intelligence has never been proof against stupidity. _______________________________________________ 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.