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Chip-scale atomic clock

Recorded year2011

Symmetricom's SA.45s packs a caesium atomic clock into a matchbox-sized module for soldiers, sensors and undersea gear.

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.