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International Crystal Manufacturing Company, Inc. (ICM) manufactures in the U.S. an extensive line of custom and standard quartz crystals, oscillators, filters, precision crystals, TCXOs / VCTCXOs, Quartz Microbalance Crystals used in a wide variety of applications some of which are listed below:

Quartz crystals are basically used for accurate timing and frequency control. Quartz crystal applications include:

Security cameras in airplane cargo bays
Radio transmitters for tracking salmon, whales and other wildlife
Meters in gas pumps
Utility meters attached to your home

Cell phones
Satellite communications
WAN/LAN equipment
Test instruments on the bench
Instruments at the bottom of oil wells

Crystal oscillators are used in many electronic applications. Some of these applications include:

Military & Aerospace

Communications
Electronic warfare
Fuses
Guidance systems
IFF (Identification Friend or Foe)

Navigation
Radar
Sensors
Sonobouys

Research and Measurement

Astronomy and Geodesy
Celestrial navigation
Instruments
Medical Instrument/Devices
Space tracking

Industrial

Aviation
Communications
Computers
CRT displays
Digital systems
Disk drives
Instrumentation
Marine

Mobile/cellular/portable
Modems
Navigation
Radio, telephone & pager
Sensors
Tagging/identification
Telecommunications
Utilities

Automotive

Engine control, stereo, clock
Trip computer
GPS

Consumer

Cable TV systems
CB & amateur radio
Cellular & cordless
Color TV
Home computers
Pacemakers and other medical devices

Phones, pagers
Radio & hi-fi equipment
Toys & games
VCR & video camera
Watches & clocks

Precision crystals are often used in oscillators and filters that serve as higher-end stable frequency references for personal communications systems, telecom switching systems, medical equipment, cellular phones, WAN/LAN equipment, test instrumentation, and satellite communications.

QCM crystals are used as sensors to determine mass changes as a result of frequency changes. In research environments, the most common QCM crystal applications include metal deposition monitors, chemical reaction monitors, biomedical sensors, and environmental monitoring applications, etc. Other applications include detection of mass, density, viscosity, adsorption, desorption, and corrosion.

TCXOs are used in telecom timing modules, wireless systems reference oscillators (microwave, etc.), precision instruments, and other frequency sensitive applications.

VCTCXOs are often used for frequency control in tactical radios, telecom timing modules, wireless systems, phase lock loop applications, and reference oscillators.

Call us today at 1-800-725-1426, fill out our contact form, email us at info@icmfg.com or request an online quote for International Crystal Manufacturing radio frequency control devices – quartz crystals, oscillators, QCM crystals, filters, TCXOs / VCTCXOs, and precision crystals.

International Crystal Manufacturing
10 North Lee Avenue • Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Toll Free Phone: 1-800-725-1426 • Toll Free Fax: 1-800-322-9426
Phone: 1-405-236-3741 • Fax: 1-405-235-1904
Email: info@icmfg.com

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