NDK crystal devices are used virtually in every type of electronics from mobile phones, computers, and home appliances to automobiles, game consoles, digital cameras, and medical devices. Crystal devices is the reference source to enable the accurate transmission and processing of the vast amounts of information by using signals from accurate and stable vibrations. Thus, crystal devices play an important role in controlling the inner movements of electronics products.
We introduce the latest crystal devices in the midst of major changes underway, focusing on the automotive market where the growing number of self-driving vehicles and vehicles equipped with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) are now in full swing and on the telecommunications market with the spread of 5G technology.
NDK has been developing crystal devices for automotive applications since the beginning of the move toward the electrification of automobiles in the early 1970s, and signed a contract in 1983 to supply crystal devices to Delco Electronics, an affiliate of General Motors in the United States. The world took notice, and NDK gained clients worldwide, including NIPPONDENSO (now DENSO Corporation) in Japan, making NDK the pioneer company to supply crystal devices for automotive applications.
Read moreNDK applies photolithography technology to produce blank for crystal units. NDK also uses its extensive design expertise and its in-house developed high-quality raw crystal. By making the plate thick shape, it realized highly consistent external dimensions to produce compact and high-frequency crystal devices.
Read moreThe use of 5G is not limited to smartphones. 5G infrastructure consists of a vast network of base stations. NDK is supplying crystal devices such as TCXOs (temperature compensated crystal oscillators) and VCXOs (voltage control crystal oscillators) with high-performance OCXOs (oven-controlled crystal oscillators) as its mainstay, to base stations called central units (CUs) and distributed units (DUs).
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