Real-Time Clock Package Eliminates Need for a Separate Crystal
DALLAS, TX--September 17, 2004-Dallas Semiconductor (NASDAQ: MXIM) introduces four serial real-time clocks-DS1337C/DS1338C/DS1339C/DS1374C-that include a 32.768kHz crystal in a 16-pin SO package.
Combining the crystal in the package eliminates potential sourcing, layout, and manufacturing issues that arise when matching the crystal to the real-time clock, resulting in a simpler implementation for the user. The devices offer many features, including automatic power switching, trickle-charge output, alarms, binary-coded decimal time or binary counter, and 1.8V to 5V operating voltages.
The new package variants are rated for operation over the industrial temperature range (-40 degrees Celsius to +85 degrees Celsius). Prices start at $1.23 for the DS1337C, $1.52 for the DS1338C and DS1339C, and $1.65 for the DS1374C (1000-up, FOB USA).
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