Microchip cesium atomic clock provides autonomous precise time

  Image: Microchip Technology Microchip Technology has released the 5071B cesium atomic clock that can perform autonomous timekeeping for months in the event of GNSS denials. The 5071B is the next-generation commercial cesium clock to the 5071A. The 5071B is available in a…

Orolia has been awarded €70 million in two contracts to provide atomic clocks for the first 12 satellites of the Galileo Second Generation System (G2S). The first was from the European Space Agency (ESA) and the second from Leonardo. Each…
English, Scottish firms to develop a more accurate atomic clock for GNSS

New atomic clock technology will improve GNSS location accuracy, as well as addressing the scalability of other quantum technologies being developed Nanofabrication experts Kelvin Nanotechnology have teamed up with product design specialist Wideblue, the University of Strathclyde and the University…
Microchip’s new atomic clock improves performance yet stays small

Microchip releases MAC-SA5X, enhancing its miniature atomic clock (MAC) technology to deliver wider temperature range and rapid warm-up time As reliance on precise frequency and timing increases due to GNSS enabling 5G communication networks, data centers and other mission critical…
China’s super-thin atomic clocks achieve mass production

Photo: Beidou constellation China’s super-thin rubidium atomic clock, which is just 17 millimeters thick, has been put into mass production, according to Xinhua News Agency. The clock, developed in 2018 by a research institute under the China Aerospace Science and…