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From a stately stone building in the heart of Neck-
Farbischofsheim, Germany, KVG Quartz Crystal Technology pursues its long commitment to a technology at the heart of electronics. Any system with an oscillator or clock requires an accurate frequency reference, one that ideally introduces no phase noise or jitter and is stable with temperature and vibration. Quartz crystals have long been the predominant frequency reference for such sources, and KVG was one of the first companies to develop and commercialize the technology.
Formed in 1946 by physicist Kurt Klingsporn, Kristall-verarbeitungsgesellschaft Neckarbischofsheim (translated as crystal processing company in Neckarbischofsheim), KVG has expanded its capabilities from crystals to designing and building the oscillators that use crystal technology, such as temperature compensated crystal oscillators (TCXO), oven-controlled crystal oscillators (OCXO) and voltage-controlled crystal oscillators...