master oscillator

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master oscillator

[′mas·tər ′äs·ə‚lād·ər]

(electronics)

An oscillator that establishes the carrier frequency of the output of an amplifier or transmitter.

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For more information on Symmetricom's ovenized quartz master oscillators, visit: http://www.

Symmetricom Awarded $4 Million Contract to Supply Timing for Next Generation Global Positioning System (GPS)

This fourth generation XL series light source, built on Cymer's production-proven Master Oscillator Power Amplifier (MOPA) platform, provides customers with seamless integration and rapid time-to-market.

Cymer Ships the Industry's First 6 kHz Light Source; Rapid Adoption of XLA 300 Demonstrates Customers' Confidence in Cymer's XL Series Platform

The 3,000th shipment, an XLA 200, is the world's first excimer light source engineered for process development and volume production of semiconductors at the 45nm node -- enabling immersion photolithography techniques -- and is Cymer's third generation Master Oscillator Power Amplifier (MOPA)-based argon fluoride (ArF) light source

Cymer Ships 3,000th DUV Light Source; Technology Leader Continues to Provide Customers with the Most Advanced Light Source Solutions Available

Since it began shipping in 2003, Cymer's Master Oscillator Power Amplifier (MOPA) XL Series light sources have experienced widespread market adoption, with a current installed base of over 130 dual-chamber light sources.

Cymer's XLA 100 Excimer Light Source Named ''Best Product'' by Semiconductor International; Industry's First Production-Proven, Dual-Chamber Excimer Light Source Earns Industry Accolade

The XLA 200 is the world's first excimer light source engineered for the volume production of semiconductors at the 45nm node, using immersion photolithography techniques, and is Cymer's third generation Master Oscillator Power Amplifier (MOPA)-based argon fluoride (ArF) light source.

Cymer Begins Shipping The XLA 200; Third Generation XL Series Light Source is the World's First Light Source Engineered for Immersion Lithography Applications

In anticipation of this paradigm shift, several years ago, Cymer developed the XL Series -- Master Oscillator Power Amplifier (MOPA) dual-gas-discharge-chamber light sources.

Cymer Installs 2500th Excimer Light Source; Back-to-Back Milestones Strengthen Cymer's DUV Leadership Position

Integrating our XLA 105 into the 193nm immersion scanner at IMEC further validates the ability of our patented Master Oscillator Power Amplifier (MOPA) architecture to meet the exacting specifications of the industry's emerging lithography technologies.

Cymer Partners With IMEC On Immersion Lithography

Moreover, this level of shipments, combined with the sizeable number of these light sources currently in production at chipmakers around the world, illustrates the growing global acceptance of Cymer's patented and production proven Master Oscillator Power Amplifier (MOPA) technology.

Cymer Ships 100th XLA Series Light Source

This third-generation Master Oscillator Power Amplifier (MOPA)-based argon fluoride (ArF) light source -- is targeted for volume production of semiconductor devices at the 45-nm node and beyond.

Cymer Unveils XLA 200 at Semicon West 2004; World's First Immersion Lithography Light Source Built on Production-Proven XL Series Platform

This second-generation ArF light source in the XL Series -- based on Cymer's revolutionary Master Oscillator Power Amplifier (MOPA) dual-gas-discharge-chamber technology -- is targeted at volume production of semiconductor devices for the 65-nm node and beyond.

Cymer Unveils the XLA 105 -- Extending DUV Lithography to 65-nm Regime

A series of 12 master oscillators of fixed frequency controlled the top 12 semitones, and a series of frequency dividers controlled the lower notes.

Forerunner of the Moog: the 1960s synthesiser had a much earlier predecessor invented by an engineer better known for another instrument, as IMechE assistant archivist Sarah Broadhurst explains