VC America Inc. started 2002 with supply of performance mixed signal IC’s and packaging technology for the Americas, and with emphasis for component parts used in hybrid clock manufacturing, and developed expertise for frequency control products. Over time they have added test, subassemblies, and services and expanded products to include micro and nanoprecision positioning encoders and high stability oscillator products for extended temperature range applications.

VC America developed technology advances temperature stability of standard crystal oscillators (with low noise jitter and phase noise), and enables both better stabilities and wider temperature for ranges. Recent products introduced offer versions at -40°C to 105°C, -55°C to 105°C, -55°C to 125°C. Specialized clock and RTC products are capable of operation to 200°C.

Miniaturized high accuracy mechanical positioning and motion control: VC America provides complete encoder modules kits(module plus scale) for 1µ and 5µ resolution for integration with precision mechanical systems, and also supply component parts for customers manufacturing their own encoder modules. Core technology is capable of sub micron mechanical positioning to

VCA history in brief:

• 2002- Start supply of hybrid package parts
• 2005- Subassemblies for quick turn
• 2008- Qualification Test services for Class H & K
• 2010- Contract assembly of oscillators
• 2012- Product test & conditioning increased
• 2013- Optical positioning components/boards
• 2014- High stability clocks to ±5ppm

Best of Class performance high stability clock oscillators VCA’s HSDA series clock oscillators combine High-Q quartz response with exceptional ±25ppm stability over the full military -55°C/125°C range at an impressive No load power consumption less than 3mA(max). Low -160dB phase noise floor and low deterministic jitter. 2.5MHz to 55MHz CMOS output. Packaged in 3.2mm X 2.5mm X 0.9mm ceramic LCC. HSA series 5×7 and HSJ series 9x14mm provide plug-in upgrades/replacements for existing systems.

Test and Qualification Services for processing IC’s to the requirements of Mil-PRF-38534 and Mil-PRF-55310 with exceptional characterization and element evaluation of oscillator components. Temperature testing -55°C to 1250°C and higher to 260°C.

Component bare die, packages, & subassemblies for hybrid assembly of frequency control products for standard clock (XO), voltage controlled oscillators (VCXO), temperature compensated oscillators (TCXO), and oven controlled oscillators (OCXO).

Minature Precision Encoders Compact and accurate optical encoders and interpolation products for micro & nano mechanical miniaturized positioning.

• Encoder modules for 5µ and 1µ resolution; Encoder combined with custom interpolation achieve resolutions
• Scales; Linear & rotary, glass and flexible PET
• PCB encoder boards. We have multiple encoder board solutions to fit various space and performance requirements and will build encoder boards to meet specific needs

Materials processing:

• Crystal quartz blanks and plated crystal blanks
• QCM crystals for monitoring thin film deposition
• Wafers & bars of pure Z-Growth crystalline quartz, sapphire, silicon for SAW, MEMS, sensors and research