Glossary - alphabet order - "C"

CD

This is the symbol for drain capacitance. See "crystal oscillation circuit".

Reference: Crystal oscillation circuit


CG

This is the symbol for gate capacitance. See "crystal oscillation circuit".

Reference: Crystal oscillation circuit


CI

Abbreviation for "Crystal Impedance". See "equivalent series resistance".

Reference: Equivalent circuit of crystal unit


CL

This is the symbol for load capacitance. See "load capacitance".

Reference: Load capacitance


CMOS

Abbreviation for "Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor", which is a type of LSI structure. This is the main type of LSI used today.


CMOS load

This refers to a circuit that includes a CMOS structure (a type of IC structure) and that has a load circuit connected to the output. The high/low threshold is 50% Vcc.


Ceramic package

A ceramic package uses ceramic as part of its package material. To maintain the characteristics of a crystal device over a long period of time, the container must be hermetically sealed. This is why metal materials have been used in the past for packages. Today, ceramic materials are used for compact SMD products.

Example of ceramic package product Structure of ceramic package product

Clock Oscillator

A clock oscillator is a type of crystal oscillator that provides the square wave pulse required by computers and other digital equipment. Although a clock oscillator has the same configuration as a crystal oscillator that generates accurate frequencies, it is used for different applications. Epson offers clock oscillators in SG series.


Crystal oscillation circuit

A crystal oscillation circuit is used to drive a crystal unit. The drawing at right shows a crystal oscillation circuit typically used with CMOS ICs.

Reference: Oscillation circuit parameter


Crystal oscillator

A crystal oscillator is a crystal device that is able to output a specified frequency because a crystal oscillator and a crystal oscillation circuit (IC) are incorporated into a single package. A stable frequency can be obtained because matching adjustments between the crystal unit and crystal oscillation circuit has been completed. Epson recommends using crystal oscillators rather than crystal units.

External view (left) and perspective view (right)
of plastic package's crystal oscillator
External view (left) and structural drawing (right)
of ceramic package's crystal oscillator

Crystal unit

This is a crystal device that a crystal chip is enclosed in a package. Crystal units can be classified into tuning fork crystal units, AT crystal units, or SAW resonators, depending on the type of crystal chip used.

Reference: Tuning fork crystal unit , AT crystal unit , SAW resonator


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