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Re:A Transistor for Sound Points Toward Whole New Electronics by ChrisMarshallNY on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @05:55AM (#30160952)
> You can actually buy them!

For $5,200.

I wonder how many they sell. They would be useful in things like rangefinding and positioning (and maybe encrypted packet comms).

Sounds like a military market.

Re:A Transistor for Sound Points Toward Whole New Electronics by wildzzz on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @08:14AM (#30161945)
They almost entirely are military market. A chipscale atomic clock is really only good for GPS-denied environments whether that means a UAV looking for a jammer or some very small device underwater that doesn't have room for a traditional rack mount time and reference frequency source. Space (civil and military) is another application where you may have a satellite that is not in optimal range of GPS satellites and may need a backup reference. There could be some mining and petro industry applications but again, something deep underwater or underground. Anything other situation and you'd have clear sky for GPS.
Re:A Transistor for Sound Points Toward Whole New Electronics by hughrr on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @06:01AM (#30160996)
Actually they’re $1750 for the module which is quite affordable if your hobby is timenuttery.

http://www.leapsecond.com/

Re:A Transistor for Sound Points Toward Whole New Electronics by ChrisMarshallNY on Tuesday February 01, 2022 @06:11AM (#30161059)
Fair ‘nuff. I probably misread the ordering page (renders like crap on mobile).