The DSC1101DL5-016.0000T is a 16 MHz MEMS-based XO (Standard) oscillator from Microchip Technology's DSC1101 series, delivering a CMOS output with ±10 ppm frequency stability across its full operating range. This stability spec is the key parameter for maintaining timing margin in serial interfaces like UART, SPI, or I²C over temperature and supply variation — a ±10 ppm part holds the clock edge within 160 ps of ideal at 16 MHz, which is tight enough for most 10 Mbps-class links without a separate PLL.
Industrial temperature grade and standby power
The standby (power down) function drops supply current to 95 µA max when the enable pin is deasserted — a battery-powered sensor node that sleeps 99% of the time sees the oscillator's quiescent draw drop from 35 mA to under 100 µA, extending shelf life without a load switch.