Founded in 1990 and headquartered in Taichung, Taiwan, Aker Technology has become a prominent manufacturer of frequency control products for the global electronics industry. Aker Technology was established to manufacture and market high volume and competitively priced products. The comprehensive product range both in through-hole and surface mount include crystals, filters, resonators, clock oscillators, VCXOs and TCXOs.

Aker supplies

• Crystals
• Resonators
• Filters
• Crystal oscillators
  1. XOs
  2. VCXOs
  3. TCXOs
  4. VC-TCXOs

Italian manufacturer ATE ELECTRONICS S.R.L was founded over 30 years ago and has been one of the leading suppliers of high-quality resistor products ever since. With extremely modern production facilities, the company offers a wide range of wire-wound-resistors to MIL and CECC standards. The company is DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 certified and is also happy to take on customised requirements.

ATE supplies:

• Wire-wound resistors
  1. High value / low value
  2. High power
  3. Precision
  4. SMDs

US manufacturer BOURNS INC. was founded over 50 years ago in Altadena, California USA. In 1952, its first patent was registered for a trimming Potentiometers, paving the way for the success of the company that is today a world leader. BOURNS has always developed in line with the market and its growing requirements with the result that, today, it offers one of the most extensive and most professional product ranges in passives.

Bourns supplies:

• Potentiometers
  1. Trimming potentiometers
  2. Precision
  3. Encoders
  4. Panel Controls

• Switches
• Inductors
• Circuit protection
  1. Multifuse
  2. Chipguard

• Resistors
  1. Networks
  2. CHIPs/SMDs

US manufacturer CARDINAL COMPONENTS INC., based in Wayne, New Jersey, USA, has made a name for itself thanks in particular to the introduction of its FIPO series. It has a portfolio of programmable oscillators which, in terms of spec, price and range of possible applications, is second to none. Today, the FIPO series represents the commercial backbone of the company. The company also runs highly modern facilities for the manufacture of traditional quartz products.

CARDINAL supplies:

• Crystals
• Crystal oscillators
  1. XOs
  2. VCXOs
  3. TCXOs
  4. VC-TCXOs
  5. FIPO programmable oscillators

US manufacturer CRYSTEK CRYSTALS CORPORATION was founded in 1958 and is today one of the leading suppliers of high-quality frequency-control-products within the telecommunications industry. With a modern production site and top-class development facilities at its main headquarter in Ft. Myers, Florida USA, CRYSTEK has the chance to meet custom-made requirements as well as keep abreast of the rapid pace of development in product engineering.

Crystek supplies:

• Crystals

• Crystal oscillators
  1. XOs
  2. VCXOs
  3. TCXOs
  4. VC-TCXOs
  5. VCO

US manufacturer ECLIPTEK CORPORATION, based in Costa Mesa, California USA, was founded in 1987 and is today one of the leading international suppliers of frequency-control-products. With a broad product portfolio on offer, coupled with outstanding product quality, ECLIPTEK has made a name for itself, particularly in the telecommunications industry and in high-quality industrial applications. With a world-wide distribution network and a highly customised product range, ECLIPTEK is continuing down its road to success.

ECLIPTEK supplies:

• Crystals
• Crystal oscillators
  1. XOs
  2. VCXOs
  3. TCXOs
  4. VC-TCXOs
  5. OCXOs
  6. programmable oscillators

Producer EUROQUARTZ LIMITED, based in Crewkerne, Somerset UK, is able to look back on almost 60 years of history. Over the past 25 years, targeted purchases and a consistent policy of expansion have turned the company into what it is today. The broad product range makes EUROQUARTZ a genuine "one-stop shop" - from simple quartz crystals for microprocessor applications through to OCXOs and MIL crystal oscillators - meaning that EUROQUARTZ can offer all technologies from a single source.

Euroquartz supplies:

• Crystals
• Resonators
• Filters

• Crystal oscillators
  1. XOs
  2. VCXOs
  3. TCXOs
  4. VC-TCXOs
  5. OCXOs
  6. VCO
  7. Frequency-Moduls
  8. programmable oscillators

Fox Electronics was founded in 1979 as a small, family owned supplier of quartz crystals and oscillators. Since then, the company has evolved to become America's leading supplier of highly precise, highly reliable frequency control products to the worldwide electronics markets. The comprehensive product range both in through-hole and surface mount include crystals, filters, clock oscillators, VCXOs, TCXOs, OCXOs and the world-famous XpressO series.

Fox supplies:

• Crystals
• Filters
• Crystal Oscillators
  1. XOs
  2. VCXOs
  3. TCXOs
  4. VC-TCXOs
  5. OCXOs
  6. XpressoO-series

Indian manufacturer HI-TECH RESISTORS PVT. LTD. was founded in 1986 and has been one of the leading suppliers of high-quality resistor products ever since. With extremely modern production facilities, the company offers a wide range of wire-wound-resistors. The company is ISO 9001:2000 certified and is also happy to take on customised requirements.

HTR supplies:

• Wire-wound resistors
  1. Low-value
  2. High power
  3. SMDs/MELFs

HY-MEG CORPORATION was founded in 1972 in Addison, Illinois USA, and has been a leader in the supply of quality high-voltage resistors ever since. HY-MEG also offers top-class customer support, not to mention intensive technical support. The company will even accept custom-made applications. At HY-Meg, MIL-test procedures, a 100% final inspection and product "burn-ins" are all integral procedures carried out as standard.

Hymeg supplies:

• Thick-film resistors
  1. High voltage
  2. High value
  3. Precision

In 1995, this Japanese manufacturer opened its Europe head office in Dägeling/Itzehoe near Hamburg, Germany. With a total of 4,000 staff at 24 sites, KOA is one of the largest manufacturers of passives in the world. Its major strengths include its complete product range, its flexible, professional service and its excellent logistics.

KOA supplies:

• Resistors
  1. CHIPs/SMDs/MELFs
  2. Precision
  3. Low-value-/High value
  4. High voltage
  5. High power
  6. Networks
• Inductors
• Circuit protection

Founded in 1978 in Grenchen, Switzerland, as a manufacturer of watch crystals, MICRO CRYSTAL has become an international leader in the supply of frequency-control-products for all manner of different applications. As a member within the integrated SWATCH Group Electronic Systems and with its own production facilities in Switzerland, Thailand and China and around 1000 staff world-wide, MICRO CRYSTAL produces several hundred million quartz crystals every year. With the introduction of the OV-7604-C7, the smallest 32.768kHz oscillator in the world, Micro Crystal shows again its market leadership in the field of low frequency crystal technolgy. Today, the focus is not just on a variety of applications such as Consumer, Automotive, Aviation and technical medicine - but also the telecommunications industry.

Micro Crystal supplies:

• Crystals
  1. Watch crystals
  2. Low and high frequency AT-crystals

• Crystal oscillators
  1. XOs
  2. OCXOs

Established in 1971 Mill-Max manufactures a wide variety of interconnect components. The product line includes precision-machined spring-loaded connectors, SIP, DIP, PGA, BGA, and PLCC sockets, board-to-board interconnects and pin headers, PCB pins, receptacles, solder terminals and USB connectors, all available in SMT and through-hole. Mill-Max also specializes in military and application specific products.

Mill-Max supplies:

• Connectors
  1. Precision connectors
  2. SIP/DIP/PGA/BGA sockets
  3. Pin headers
  4. Board-to-board interconnects
  5. PCB pins
  6. Receptacles
  7. Solder terminals
  8. USB connectors
  9. SMT and through-hole

US manufacturer M-TRON INDUSTRIES INC. was founded in 1965 in Yankton, South Dakota USA, and since 1976 has been a subsidiary of listed US firm, LYNCH Corporation. In the 1960s, production was started for crystal units for the US military - and, even today, the company produces MIL-certified crystals at its Yankton site, although the product range today is primarily geared to the high demands of the telecommunications industry (LAN/WAN, Bluetooth, PBX, etc.); its high-quality products are also recommended for applications in the aviation and space travel industries, in technical medicine and in measurement and control engineering.

In October 2004, M-TRON announced the take-over of its competitor, PTI Piezo Technology, Inc. based in Orlando, Florida, USA. PTI has been a leading manufacturer of high-quality oscillators and quartz filters for more than 30 years, and its product range will complement the existing M-TRON portfolio. The company is now trading under the name of MtronPTI.

MtronPTI supplies:

• Crystal Filters
• Crystals
• Crystal oscillators
  1. XOs
  2. VCXOs
  3. TCXOs
  4. VC-TCXOs
  5. OCXOs
  6. VCO
  7. Frequency-Moduls

MMD Components is one the most technologically advanced full-service manufacturer of frequency control devices, specializing in crystals, oscillators and custom applications. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. In 2002 MMD acquired the manufacturing and patent rights to the entire product portfolio of their two competitors Monitor & Quartztek. MMD Components offers a complete line of components, covering a wide range of applications in the commercial, medical, telecommunications, aerospace, and military markets.

MMD supplies:

• Crystals
• Crystal oscillators
  1. XOs
  2. VCXOs
  3. TCXOs
  4. VC-TCXOs
  5. OCXOs

Spanish manufacturer PIHER has had an office in Germany since 1970 and is a specialist in potentiometers for industrial applications and for the automotive sector. Products are developed and produced at the QS-9000 certified plant in Tuleda, Spain. The particular strengths of the company include its high product quality, coupled with fast availability, thanks to its excellent product planning. PIHER is also happy to accept customised requests.

Piher supplies:

• Potentiometers
  1. Trimming potentiometers
  2. Slide / rotary potentiometers
  3. Encoders

Based in Miami, Florida USA, RALTRON ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, founded in 1983, has developed to become a global supplier of frequency-control-products. With its very wide, well tailored product range, RALTRON offers products from simple watch crystals to ultra-stable OCXOs - thereby covering the complete scope of product technology that is available today. With production facilities in the USA, Europe und Asia, RALTRON is able to offer the customer the best possible function and price / performance ratio.

Raltron supplies:

• Crystals
• Resonators
• Filters
• Crystal oscillators
  1. XOs
  2. VCXOs
  3. TCXOs
  4. VC-TCXOs
  5. OCXOs
  6. VCO
  7. Frequency-Moduls
  8. programmable oscillators

TT-ELECTRONICS, based in the UK, is an international group that includes US manufacturer BI TECHNOLOGIES and IRC as well as British manufacturer, WELWYN. TT-ELECTRONICS offers a highly extensive product range of passives, with the focus on resistors, potentiometers and inductors.

TT electronics supplies:

• Resistors
  1. CHIPs/SMDs/MELFs
  2. Precision
  3. Low-value-/High value
  4. Thick film / thin film
  5. High voltage
  6. High power
  7. Networks

• Potentiometers
  1. Trimming potentiometers
  2. Precision
  3. Encoders
  4. Panel Controls
• Inductors

Originally known for years in the market as MEGGITT, the company renamed itself TYCO ELECTRONICS after being incorporated into the TYCO Group in 2002. Thanks to its very wide product range, TYCO is a genuine "one-stop source" for resistor products. From resistance networks to high-voltage resistors, TYCO offers an unrivalled product portfolio.

Tyco Electronics supplies:

• Resistors
  1. CHIPs/SMDs/MELFs
  2. Precision
  3. Low-value-/High value
  4. Thick film / thin film
  5. High voltage
  6. High power
  7. Networks

• Potentiometers
  1. Trimming potentiometers
  2. Precision
  3. Encoders
  4. Panel Controls
• Inductors