Abstract:
An oscillator assembly including a base substrate with a cavity defining an insulative air pocket. A component substrate is seated on the base substrate. An oscillator and a combination heater/ temperature control assembly are located on one side and a temperature control assembly is located on the opposite side and extends into the cavity. An interior lid covers and defines an oven for the oscillator and the heater/temperature control assembly. An exterior lid covers the interior lid. A thermal resistance/heat transfer element is seated on the oscillator for increasing thermal resistance and is seated on both the oscillator and the heater/temperature control assembly for decreasing thermal resistance.
Abstract:
An oscillator assembly including an oscillator seated on a pad of thermally conductive material formed on the surface of a printed circuit board and covered by a lid defining an oven for the oscillator. In one embodiment, a plurality of heaters are located on different sides of the oscillator and at least partially seated on the pad for evenly transferring heat to the pad and the oscillator. In one embodiment, the oscillator is a temperature compensated crystal oscillator and an integrated amplifier controller circuit on the printed circuit board integrates at least one operational amplifier for controlling the heater(s) and one or more transistors for providing heat to the oven. A canopy seated on the pad and covering the oscillator can be used for transferring heat more evenly to the oscillator. A cavity in the bottom of the printed circuit board defines an insulative air pocket.
Abstract:
An oscillator assembly includes an oscillator circuit that is configured to generate a frequency signal. A temperature compensation circuit is in communication with the oscillator circuit and adapted to adjust the frequency signal in response to changes in temperature. The oscillator and temperature compensation circuits are located within an oven. A heater and a temperature sensor in communication with the heater are also both located in the oven. The temperature sensor is adapted to directly control the heater in response to changes in temperature. In one embodiment, the oscillator components are mounted to a ball grid array substrate which, in turn, is mounted on a printed circuit board. In this embodiment, a resonator overlies the ball grid array substrate and a lid covers and defines an oven and enclosure for the resonator and the ball grid array substrate. The oscillator and temperature compensation circuit are defined on the ball grid array substrate.
Abstract:
A three-dimensional PWB is provided that may include two or more layers stacked together forming a top surface, a bottom surface, and one or more side surfaces, and one or more solder pad situated on at least one of the one or more side surfaces. The one or more solder pads may include exposed voids in the one or more side surfaces. In some cases, the top surface and/or the bottom surface may have one or more solder pad. The one or more solder pads on at least one of the one or more side surfaces may be electrically connected to the one or more solder pads on the top surface and /or the bottom surface. In the illustrative PWB, the top surface and/or the bottom surface may be adapted to be mounted with an inertial sensor. The one or more side surfaces may be adapted to be mounted to a printed wiring board.