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Keywords: crystal oscillator, load capacitance, negative resistance, ISM radio, ISM, crystal model, crystal
aging, drive level dependency, Colpitts Oscillator, Pierce Oscillator, oscillator startup time, three point
oscillator, crystal temperature stability

TUTORIAL 5265

Design a Crystal Oscillator to Match Your

Application
By: Theron Jones, Principal Member of the Technical Staff
Sep 18, 2012

Abstract: Quartz crystals are mechanical resonators with piezoelectric properties. The piezoelectric
properties (electric potential across the crystal is proportional to mechanical deformation) allow their use
as electrical circuit elements. Crystals are widely used as resonant elements in oscillators due to their
high quality factor (QF), excellent frequency stability, tight tolerance, and relatively low cost. This tutorial
explains the primary design considerations to be addressed in a design of a simple crystal oscillator
using AT-cut crystals. The basic qualities of a crystal oscillator and factors that can affect their
performance in a variety of applications are described. The topics discussed here are the compilation of
issues encountered over a decade of design and applications for ISM-band radios. These topics include
load capacitance, negative resistance, startup time, frequency stability versus temperature, drive-level
dependency, crystal aging, frequency error, and spurious modes.

A similar version of this article appears on Electronic Design,

September 07, 2012.

Basics of a Crystal Model

Quartz crystals are modeled electrically as a series RLC branch in
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parallel with a shunt capacitance (Figure 1). The series RLC components used in a typical radio
branch, often called the motional arm, models the piezoelectric transceiver.
coupling to the mechanical quartz resonator. The shunt capacitance
represents the physical capacitance formed by both the parallel
plate capacitance of the electrode metallization and the stray package capacitance.

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Figure 1. Simple electrical model of a fundamental-mode quartz crystal.

The model shown in Figure 1 applies to fundamental-mode operation. Similar models also apply for
overtone operation of crystal resonators. The overtone models include additional series RLC branches in
parallel with the elements shown in Figure 1. The additional overtone RLC series branches have
resonance frequencies near odd multiples of the fundamental series resonance frequency.

For crystals operating in the fundamental mode with a frequency range of 5MHz to 30MHz, typical
values of the circuit elements are:

C1 2fF to 20fF (motional capacitance)

R1 10Ω to 150Ω (equivalent series resistance, ESR)
L1 determined by C1 and the operating frequency (motional inductance)
C0 0.5pF to 5pF (shunt capacitance)

Where the motional elements are the electrical analog of the mechanical resonance and the piezoelectric
properties of the crystal. The ESR models the losses of the mechanical resonance.

For a series RLC circuit, one with no external driving voltage, the sum of all voltages results in the
following differential equation:

L × dI/dt + I × R + (1/C) × ∫I × dt = 0

By definition, I can be replaced with dQ/dt, yielding:

L × d²Q/dt² + R × dQ/dt + Q/C = 0

Or

d2Q/dt² + (R/L) × dQ/dt + Q/(L × C) = 0

Which is of the form d2Q/dt² + (ω 0 /QF) × dQ/dt + Q × ω 0 ² = 0.

This yields the well-known result for RLC circuits: the natural frequency, ω 0 , is the square root of the
inverse of the product of inductance and capacitance.

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Figure 2. Crystal mechanical model.

The mechanical model of the crystal consists of a mass; a spring with associated spring modulus or
stiffness; and a dashpot to model losses (Figure 2). The forces applied to the crystal, ignoring the fixed
force and spatial offset due to gravity, result in an acceleration of the mass (Newton's Second Law of
Motion). Two forces are assumed in the simple linear model, spring force and frictional force. The spring
force is given by Hooke's Law, F = K × Y, where K is the spring modulus and Y is the displacement from
equilibrium. The frictional loss is assumed to be proportional to the velocity of the plunger in the dashpot
and the friction constant, D, of the dashpot. Equating these forces (with no external driving forces) gives:

M × d²Y/dt² + D × dY/dt + K × Y = 0

Or

d²Y/dt² + (D/M) × dY/dt + Y × (K/M) = 0

Which is of the form d²Y/dt² + (ω 0 /QF) × dY/dt + Y × ω 0 ² = 0.

The resulting natural frequency of the mechanical system must equal the natural frequency of the
electrical system. This yields:

ω 0 = √(1/(L × C) = √(K/M)

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Figure 3. Cubic quartz resonator. Electrodes on the top and bottom faces, A = L × W.

The mass of a cubic- or cylindrical-shaped quartz resonator with electrode metallization on opposing
faces of the narrowest dimension is proportional to the product of the electrode area and the spacing
between the electrodes (i.e., the narrowest dimension or thickness), as shown in Figure 3.

M~A×T

Where A is the electrode area and T is the thickness.

The spring modulus of the same cubic-shaped quartz resonator is proportional to the product of the
electrode area and the inverse of the thickness.

K ~ A/T

From this, the natural frequency of the mechanical system is independent of electrode area and
proportional to the inverse of the thickness as:

ω 0 = √(K/M) ~ √(A/(T × A × T) = √(1/T²) = 1/T

Of the many possible crystal-resonator options, AT-cut crystals are popular for their temperature-
coefficient characteristics and manufacturing repeatability. For AT-cut crystals the mechanical resonance
is a shear mode, as shown in Figure 4. In this mode of operation the center of gravity moves both
vertically and horizontally. Thus, the preceding analysis is a one-dimensional approximation, useful for
qualitative understanding of the mechanical resonance of an AT-cut crystal.

Figure 4. AT-cut thickness, shear mode resonance.

From a parallel circuit perspective, the overall electrical impedance of the crystal will be inversely
proportional to the electrode area, as a larger electrode area is equivalent to multiple smaller electrode
area crystals in parallel. Thus, the series resistance and motional inductance will be inversely
proportional to the electrode area; the motional capacitance and the parallel plate portion of the shunt

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capacitance will be proportional to the electrode area. The shunt capacitance and the motional
capacitance have a linear relationship, as they are both proportional to the electrode area for the
unpackaged crystal, usually known as a crystal blank. The relationship would be proportional if the
parasitic shunt capacitance of the package was negligible and if the shunt capacitance parallel plate
fringing fields were negligible.

The following is a list of design trade-offs based on the preceding analysis:

1. Smaller crystal electrode areas are attractive for lower cost and perhaps smaller package size.
However, this smaller area increases series resistance, which slows startup time (see following
Startup Time section) and can prevent oscillation.
2. Larger crystal electrode areas lower series resistance. However, this larger area increases the
shunt capacitance which then lowers the active circuit negative resistance (see Negative
Resistance section below), which, in turn, also slows startup time and can prevent oscillation. The
larger crystal electrode area increases the motional capacitance. With a larger motional capacitance
comes greater sensitivity to frequency shift due to external capacitive loads, or frequency "pulling"
(see Load Capacitance section below).

Load Capacitance
Many crystal oscillators operate at the parallel resonance point of the crystal and the applied load
capacitance. The load capacitance is defined to be the effective capacitance, external to the crystal
package, applied between the terminals of the crystal as seen in Figure 5. Crystal manufacturers specify
a given load capacitance along with a frequency of operation. Operation with a load capacitance that
differs from the manufacturer's specified load capacitance results in an oscillation frequency error with
respect to the manufacturer's specified frequency. The frequency error is due to capacitive "pulling" of
the crystal. This can be demonstrated by combining the shunt and load capacitances in parallel, and
then combining this summed shunt plus load capacitance in series with the motional capacitance to form
the overall effective capacitance.

C EFF = C MOTIONAL × (CLOAD + C SHUNT)/(CLOAD + C SHUNT + C MOTIONAL )

Figure 5. Load capacitance.

The overall effective change in capacitance is very slight because the motional capacitance is generally
about three orders of magnitude lower than the shunt and load capacitances. Therefore, (CLOAD +

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C SHUNT)/(CLOAD + C SHUNT + C MOTIONAL ) is nearly unity, and the effective overall capacitance is very
near the value of the motional capacitance. Note that as the load capacitance grows larger, (CLOAD +
C SHUNT)/(CLOAD + C SHUNT + C MOTIONAL ) approaches nearer to unity, and the effect of absolute
changes in the load capacitance on the overall effective capacitance weakens (lower frequency pulling).
In the same way, smaller motional capacitances also lower frequency pulling as (CLOAD +
C SHUNT)/(CLOAD + C SHUNT + C MOTIONAL ) approaches nearer to unity for any given load capacitance.
See Figure 6 for the frequency versus load capacitance (pulling curve) of a typical crystal.

Figure 6. Typical pulling curve for 5fF C MOTIONAL , 3pF C SHUNT, 3pF specified C LOAD, 10MHz crystal.

Negative Resistance
Pierce or Colpitts topology oscillators are generally used in conjunction with a crystal to generate time or
frequency references. Both topologies are referred to as a "three-point oscillator". The general forms are
shown in Figures 7 and 8. Note that the three points A, B, and C are identical for both topologies,
except for the AC-ground point.

Figure 7. A Colpitts oscillator.

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Figure 8. A Pierce oscillator.

To determine the impedance presented to the crystal by the transconductor (usually MOSFET or a
bipolar junction transistor, but in some cases a JFET or even a vacuum tube) and capacitors C3 and C2,
we can replace the crystal with a current source that drives current from point A to point C in the Pierce
oscillator equivalent circuit (Figure 9). From this:

VA = -Z3 × I

Where Z3 = 1/(j × ω × C3).

VC = Z2 × I - Z2 × g M × VA = Z2 × I + Z2 × g M × Z3 × I = I × (Z2 + g M × Z3 × Z2)

and g M is the small signal change in collector current per change in base to emitter voltage for a bipolar
junction transistor (g M = ΔI C/ΔV BE), or the small signal change in drain current per change in gate to
source voltage for a MOSFET (g M = ΔI D/ΔV GS).

Where Z2 = 1/(j × ω × C2).

VCA = VC - VA = I × (Z3 + Z2 + g M × Z3 × Z2)

ZIN = VCA /I = Z3 + Z2 + g M /(C3 × C2 × (j × ω)²) = Z3 + Z2 - g M /(C3 × C2 × ω²)

Figure 9. Determining the input impedance of the Pierce oscillator.

Since ZIN is the impedance presented to the crystal by two capacitors and the transconductor, then the
impedance presented to the crystal is effectively the series combination of C3 and C2 in series with a
negative resistance. Note that this allows for ease of setting the load capacitance of the crystal by
appropriate choice of C3 and C2, independent of transconductance.

This analysis would suggest that any arbitrary negative resistance for driving the crystal could be
synthesized with appropriate transconductance and capacitor selection for a three-point oscillator. This is

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true in the absence of any stray capacitance between nodes A and C. In reality, however, some stray
capacitance will always exist between nodes A and C. More importantly, the shunt capacitance of the
crystal will always reduce the effective negative resistance presented to the RLC motional branch of the
crystal.

To assess the effects of the crystal shunt capacitance on the three-point oscillator, see Figure 10.

Figure 10. Equivalent circuit of a three-point oscillator with a crystal.

Returning to the equation for the input impedance of the three-point oscillator:

ZIN = Z3 + Z2 + g M × Z3 × Z2

And placing this impedance (Z IN) in parallel with C SHUNT:

ZAPPLIED = [1/Z SHUNT + 1/(Z3 + Z2 + g M × Z3 × Z2)] -1

ZAPPLIED = [(Z3 + Z2 +Z SHUNT + g M × Z3 × Z2)/(Z3 × ZSHUNT + Z2 × ZSHUNT + g M × Z3 × Z2 ×

ZSHUNT)]-1

ZAPPLIED = (Z3 × ZSHUNT + Z2 × ZSHUNT + g M × Z3 × Z2 × ZSHUNT)/(Z3 + Z2 +Z SHUNT + g M × Z3 ×

Z2)

Replacing the generic impedances with capacitive impedances and taking the real part of ZAPPLIED , the
negative impedance presented by the three-point oscillator to the RLC motional branch of the crystal is:

Re{ZAPPLIED } = -(g M × C3 × C2)/[ω² × (C3 × C2 + C3 × C SHUNT + C2 × C SHUNT)² + (g M × C SHUNT)²]

Taking the derivative of Re{ZAPPLIED } with respect to g M and setting the derivative equal to zero yields
the transconductance g M(MIN)R , for which the minimum (largest magnitude) of negative resistance
occurs:

g M(MIN)R = ω × [(C3 × C2)/CSHUNT + C3 +C2]

At g M(MIN)R the maximum magnitude of negative resistance occurs, yielding:

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Re{ZAPPLIED }|MIN = -1/{2 × ω × C SHUNT × [1 + C SHUNT × (C3 + C2)/(C3 × C2)]}
The negative resistance, Re{ZAPPLIED }, has the following characteristics:

1. Is always negative.
2. The absolute value of the negative resistance drops as C SHUNT increases. (See Figures 11 and
12.)
3. The maximum achievable absolute value of the negative resistance (at g M(MIN)R ) drops as C SHUNT
increases. (See Figures 11 and 12.)
4. The absolute value of the negative resistance must be larger than the motional resistance of the
crystal for oscillation to occur. Generally, a typical or nominal absolute value of the negative
resistance should be greater than four times the motional resistance.

Figure 11. Negative resistance versus load capacitance at 10MHz with transconductance of 5mA/V; load
capacitance is due to the series combination of C3 and C2.

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Figure 12. Negative resistance versus transconductance at 10MHz with load capacitance of 10pF; load
capacitance is due to the series combination of C3 and C2 (each at 20pF).

Notice the strong influence of C SHUNT on both plots. Even a small increase in C SHUNT decreases the
magnitude of the negative resistance in every possible configuration, especially near the peak of the
negative resistance magnitude.

To apply the recommended load capacitance to the crystal and maintain higher negative resistance
magnitude, it is important to keep C SHUNT small and to increase C3 and C2 to apply the necessary load
capacitance. As an example, consider the following cases where the crystal load capacitance is 8pF, the
operating frequency is 10MHz, the crystal C SHUNT is 2pF, the parasitic values of C3 and C2 are 8pF
(due to the IC package and PCB stray capacitances), and the transconductance is fixed (due to internal
IC biasing and device size) at 1mA/V.

Case 1. Use 8pF ceramic capacitors in the in the positions of C3 and C2 to load the crystal. These 8pF
capacitors are in parallel with the 8pF stray capacitances for total C3 and C2 values of 16pF. This will
load the crystal with 8pF, as C3 and C2 appear in series with respect to the crystal. In this case the
negative resistance calculated from preceding equation for Re{ZAPPLIED } will be -627Ω.

Case 2. Use a 4pF ceramic capacitor in parallel with the crystal, as this saves the cost of one capacitor
and the SMT placement of one capacitor versus Case 1. The C3 and C2 stray capacitances of 8pF each
load the crystal with 4pF. The additional 4pF of shunt capacitance in parallel sum to a total of 8pF load
capacitance. However, in this case the negative resistance will only be -466? due to the undesirable
effects of increasing C SHUNT.

Note that Case 1 is recommended over Case 2 for crystal oscillator design because of the higher

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absolute value of negative resistance.

Startup Time
The startup time of a crystal oscillator may have many different definitions depending on the type of
system. The definition of startup time for a microprocessor system is often the time from initial power
application to the time a stable clock signal is available. The definition of startup time for a phase locked
loop (PLL) is often the time from initial power application to the time a stable reference signal is
available, often settled to within an acceptable frequency offset from the final steady state oscillation
frequency.

The startup time of a crystal oscillator is determined by the initial noise or transient conditions at turn-on;
the small-signal envelope expansion due to negative resistance; and the large-signal final amplitude
limiting due to finite power consumption.

The envelope expansion is a function only of total negative resistance and the motional inductance of the
crystal. The simplified equivalent series RLC circuit will contain the motional inductance, the sum of the
applied negative resistance of the three-point oscillator and the motional resistance of the crystal, and
the effective series capacitance of the entire network (dominated by the motional capacitance). The
following Laplace domain differential equation applies for the network (with no driving function):

s × L + R + 1/(s × C) = 0

Or

s² + s × (R/L) + 1/(L × C) = 0

The roots for this equation lie at:

(½) × {-R/L +/- √[(R/L)² - 4/(L × C)]}

Since the R/L term inside the square root is dominated completely by the 1/(L × C) term, this reduces to:

-R/(2 × L) +/- j × √[1/(L × C)]

Because the value of the net resistance R is negative, the poles of this system are in the right-half
plane, and the resulting time-domain solution for this differential equation is:

V(t) = K × [e|(R/2 × L)| × t ] × sin{2 × π × √[1/(L × C)] × t + Θ}

Where K is a constant related to the initial startup condition and Θ is an arbitrary phase related to the
initial startup condition. (Note that the exponential expansion will be valid only for small-signal conditions,
as the power available to the circuit is limited.)

The time constant for the envelope expansion is positive and proportional to the net negative resistance
of the three-point oscillator and the motional resistance, and inversely proportional to the motional
inductance. Due to the large motional inductance of crystals and the limited net negative resistance,
crystal oscillators have very long startup times.

As an example of the envelope expansion time constant of a crystal oscillator startup, assume a crystal

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with 5fF motional capacitance, and an oscillator with 1500Ω negative resistance magnitude operating at
10MHz. Using the motional capacitance and the operating frequency, a motional inductance of 50.66mH
can be determined by L = 1/(C × ω²). This motional inductance yields an oscillation envelope expansion
time constant of τ = 2 × L/|R| = 67.55µs. Note that a trade-off exists between a smaller frequency pulling
due to low motional capacitance and longer startup times due to high motional inductance, of which high
motional inductance is a direct result of low motional capacitance. A mitigating factor is that smaller
motional capacitances are also associated with smaller shunt capacitances, which will yield larger
negative resistances and, thereby, improve startup time.

Startup time is an important design consideration in many battery-powered applications where systems
are duty cycled between off and on operating states. A shorter crystal-oscillator startup time limits the
wasted power in full-chip warmup times in low-power radio systems such as those employing the
MAX7032 transceiver, the MAX1472 transmitter, and the MAX7058 transmitter.

Frequency Stability Versus Temperature

The frequency shift of resonant frequency versus temperature is a function of the angle of the crystal cut
versus the lattice structure of the quartz. The relative frequency shift versus temperature of AT-cut quartz
crystals can be represented as a cubic polynomial:

Δf/f 0 = A0 + A1 (T - T0 ) + A2 (T - T0 )² + A3 (T - T0 )³

Where the coefficients A0 through A3 are functions of the angle of the quartz cut.

Frequency stability is very important in radio systems with a crystal as the system frequency reference.
This is especially true for narrow-channel applications at high frequency. An example would be operation
in the 25kHz channel bandwidth portion of the 863MHz to 870MHz ISM band in Europe. In these
channels a frequency shift of 5kHz out of 865MHz (5.78ppm) could result in system failure or regulatory
noncompliance. As can be seen in Figure 13, this is impossible to achieve even with a perfect cut-
angle, zero-tolerance, zero-aging crystal over the industrial temperature range of -40°C to +85°C. For
this case a radio system with an internal temperature sensor and narrow-frequency-step fractional-N
synthesizer, such as the MAX7049 transmitter, can be used to compensate for known crystal frequency
temperature coefficients.

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Figure 13. Graph of relative frequency shift versus temperature for AT-cut crystal angles in minutes.

Aging
The series resonance frequency of a crystal will change slowly over time. This is known as aging.
Generally a frequency change of a few parts per million occurs over a period of years. The majority of
the change usually occurs over the first year or two. Aging is often attributed to a crystal mass change
versus time. The aging rate accelerates at higher temperatures and at higher oscillation amplitudes.

Compilation of Frequency Error Sources

Frequency error is due the following sources:

1. Initial tolerance, which is the manufacturer's guaranteed frequency tolerance at +25°C and with the
specified load capacitance applied to the crystal
2. Frequency stability versus temperature
3. Pulling due to load capacitance variations
4. Aging

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Drive-Level Dependency
The series resistance of a crystal can rise to a level much higher than the maximum listed on the
manufacturer's data sheet after some time of inactivity. The period of inactivity can range from hours to
weeks. Often the condition cannot be repeated. Once the crystal has been vibrated either by an
electrical or mechanical transient, the series resistance returns to the normal data-sheet limits. This is
known as drive-level dependency, or DLD and sometimes referred to as "sleepy crystals," when after a
period of inactivity the crystal series resistance is a function of the AC electrical drive level.

This condition is believed to be the result of additional mechanical losses due to contamination inside the
crystal package. The contamination can be liquid or particulate. The liquid can be moisture which
randomly condenses or freezes on the crystal below certain temperatures. The normal series resistance
condition returns once the crystal vibration removes the contamination from the quartz surface. Often the
contamination does not settle again (or at least not to the same degree) on the quartz surface, thus
yielding unpredictable behavior after subsequent periods of inactivity.

In other cases a permanently attached particle with time and/or oscillation amplitude dependent
properties, poorly adhering electrode plating, mechanical scratching, or other defects can result in DLD.

No crystal products are completely free from DLD, but higher-quality products exhibit much lower DLD,
both in degree of series resistance increase and percentage of units exhibiting resistance changes.

To mitigate the problem associated with DLD the following steps can be taken:

1. Operate with large negative resistance, greater than four times the manufacturer's maximum
specified series resistance. This will overcome nearly all DLD issues.
2. Purchase from higher-quality crystal vendors.
3. Pay the premium for DLD testing.

Spurious Modes
Undesired mechanical resonances often exist near the fundamental frequency. These "spurious modes"
can be modeled as additional series RLC branches in parallel with the desired fundamental frequency
RLC branch in the same way that overtone operation is modeled. The spurious modes have larger
losses (lesser opportunity to oscillate) than the desired mode; they usually do not cause crystal oscillator
problems unless they are very low loss or the active circuitry is very weakly limited.

Generally crystal manufacturers test for spurious modes and will not ship units with low losses (i.e.,
greater opportunity to oscillate) at spurious resonant frequencies.

Oscillators with large negative resistances usually limit or clip during most of the oscillation cycle. During
limiting the effective gain of the circuit is nearly zero. Consequently, spurious modes do not have the
necessary gain to oscillate and are effectively choked by the desired large-signal oscillation. In some
cases with lower negative resistance or circuits with soft limiting, enough gain exists during the entire
desired oscillation cycle to support a secondary undesired oscillation. The resulting coexistence of
multiple oscillations can wreak havoc with phase-frequency-detectors in PLLs and other circuits.

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Conclusion
This article has explained the primary design considerations for a simple crystal oscillator. Topics
relevant in other types of radio systems, such as phase noise of crystal oscillator circuits, are not limiting
factors in ISM radios and are not discussed.

General References
1. Vittoz, Eric A., Degrauwe, Marc G. R., and Bitz, Serge, "High-Performance Crystal Oscillator
Circuits: Theory and Application," IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Vol. 23, No. 3, June 1988.
2. Kreyszig, Erwin, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, Fifth Edition, John Wiley and Sons, 1983.
3. Bechmann, Rudolf, "Frequency-Temperature-Angle Characteristics of AT-type Resonators Made of
Natural and Synthetic Quartz," Proceedings of the IRE, November 1956.

The author wishes to thank Ramon Cerda at Crystek Corporation for his valuable contribution to this
article.

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