March 17, 2008

FOR RELEASE:  Immediately

CTS Introduces Breakthrough Miniature OCXO’s

Elkhart, IN…CTS Corporation (NYSE: CTS), a global leader in the design and manufacture of electronic components, today announced the introduction of its new line of Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillators (OCXO’s) in an industry-standard 9x14mm SMT footprint.  The new platform is designated as Model 1914 and is one of the world’s smallest commercially available OCXO’s.

CTS’ new miniature OCXO platform 1914 is a small, surface mount, cost effective OCXO solution and is ideal for applications such as Stratum 3 timing, wireless communications frequency reference and IEEE-1588 V2 related applications.

Features include:

The 9mmx14mm OCXO’s are patent pending, fully RoHS compliant and come in Tape and Reel Packaging.  Volume pricing is available from the factory.
 

About CTS Electronic Components
CTS Electronic Components is a leading provider of engineered electronic components used in communications, computing, industrial and consumer applications for OEMs and Contract Manufacturers worldwide. The Company has manufacturing locations in Albuquerque, New Mexico; Burbank, California; Tucson, Arizona; Singapore; Zhongshan and Tianjin, China; Nogales, Mexico; and Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

About CTS
CTS is a leading designer and manufacturer of electronic components and sensors and a provider of electronics manufacturing services (EMS) to OEMs in the automotive, computer, communications, medical, defense and aerospace and industrial markets. CTS manufactures products in North America, Europe and Asia. CTS' stock is traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "CTS.”  

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