Legacy Oven Controlled Oscillators are among the highest performing quartz-based class of oscillators, but SiTime’s Epoch Platform exceeds their capabilities in many ways. For example, the SiTime Epoch Platform can be programmed to any frequency between 10 and 220 MHz, with up to 6 decimal places of accuracy. It also offers 8 hours of holdover, with up to 12 hours of aging compensation.
Over the course of a few conversations with executives from SiTime discussing Epoch, it appears the platform outperforms competitive solutions effectively across the board. In addition to the flexibility afforded by the programmable nature of the platform, Epoch is more accurate, offers better stability, operates at lower power, has a smaller footprint, and is more resilient in harsh environments.
SiTime believes its Epoch Platform will open up a cumulative $2 billion serviceable addressable market over the next decade, but the company isn’t stopping there. SiTime tells us technologies used in the Epoch Platform will be extended to other high-growth markets moving forward, such as aerospace and defense, industrial controls, and others.
of the SiT58xx Epoch Platform are available now for qualified customers, with wider, general availability coming in October. Volume production is expected to ramp in early 2024.