The first microelectromechanical system (MEMS) oscillator to be listed in the world's biggest catalog distributor, Digi-Key Corp. (Thief River Falls, Minn.), comes from Discera through its original equipment manufacturer partner, Abracon Corp. (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) Discera's MEMS oscillators will be priced below the equivalent quartz crystal oscillator, placing MEMS squarely into mainstream electronics, according to MEMS analyst Marlene Bourne of Bourne Research (Scottsdale, Ariz.). Bourne said that the low price of Dicsera's Abracon-branded RF MEMS oscillator, running at from 1-125 MHz, means that Discera will have to ship in high volumes to make a profit.
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