A powerfull team. A clear focus.
Timing Devices Europe — is the authorised European distributor for EPSON, RIVER ELETEC and UTECH. Quartz crystals, oscillators, TCXOs, real-time clocks and OCXOs. From a small office in Ladenburg, Baden-Württemberg, we ship across DACH and Europe.
Built on one stubborn idea.
TDE started with a simple observation: large catalogue distributors don't really know timing. You can buy a 32.768 kHz crystal from any of them — but ask about load capacitance, oscillation margin, AEC-Q200 batch traceability, or end-of-life forecasting, and the conversation ends.
So we set out to build a different kind of distributor — one that actually understands what it sells. Only frequency-control components. Only three carefully chosen manufacturers. Real application support from real engineers, not a contact form.
Today we ship crystals, oscillators, TCXOs, RTCs and OCXOs to design teams across DACH and Europe — from one-off prototype samples to multi-million-unit production runs for smart meters, automotive ECUs, industrial control and IoT.
Timing Devices Europe GmbH — Three brands, one disciplined team, one set of values.
One curated portfolio. Three positioning tiers.
We didn't pick our manufacturers to maximise catalogue width — we picked them so that every customer requirement maps to exactly one right answer.
Seiko Epson
Full-portfolio in-house manufacturing — kHz crystals, MHz crystals, oscillators, TCXOs, OCXOs, RTCs. Industry-leading EOL transparency and longest roadmap commitment.
- Full vertical integration
- Automotive AEC-Q100 / Q200
- Best for long-lifecycle designs
RIVER ELETEC
World's #1 share in miniature tuning-fork crystals. Patented electron-beam process; world's smallest 1.0 × 0.8 mm package. The hidden champion.
- World's smallest crystal packages
- Proprietary KoT Cut OPAW technology
- Best for size-constrained designs
UTECH
Three decades of focused frequency-control manufacturing. ISO 9001 / 14001 certified. The right choice for volume designs where price-performance matters most.
- Volume-tier pricing
- Crystals, oscillators, ceramic resonators
- Best for cost-sensitive designs
Four principles. No fine print.
Engineering before sales.
Every quote request lands on the desk of an application engineer first — not a salesperson. If a TCXO is wrong for your design, we'll tell you, even if it means a smaller order.
Multi-source by design.
Three authorised manufacturers, three tiers — Premium, Specialist, Value. So you can dual-source within our portfolio without losing technical compatibility or pin layout.
European stock, European invoice.
Stock in Germany, EUR invoicing, EU-compliant export documentation. No surprise duties, no FX swings, no questions about origin certificates.
Lifecycle transparency.
Every part has a lifecycle status — Active, NRND, end-of-life. EOL announcements from manufacturers propagate to our EOL Check tool within 48 hours. No 12-month silence.
Ladenburg, Baden-Württemberg.
Our office sits in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan area — between Heidelberg, Mannheim and the Frankfurt corridor. Central logistics, strong supplier network, 1–2 day shipping anywhere in DACH.
We're a small team — close enough to know each customer's project by heart, embedded enough to call manufacturer factories directly when a lead time matters. If you're nearby, drop in: coffee is on us.
Imprint & registration.
Amtsgericht Mannheim
Got a timing problem? Let's solve it together.
Whether you're sourcing your first prototype crystal or migrating a 50-line BOM away from a discontinued supplier — we'd like to hear about your project.
A powerfull team. A clear focus.
Timing Devices Europe — is the authorised European distributor for EPSON, RIVER ELETEC and UTECH. Quartz crystals, oscillators, TCXOs, real-time clocks and OCXOs. From a small office in Ladenburg, Baden-Württemberg, we ship across DACH and Europe.
Built on one stubborn idea.
TDE started with a simple observation: large catalogue distributors don't really know timing. You can buy a 32.768 kHz crystal from any of them — but ask about load capacitance, oscillation margin, AEC-Q200 batch traceability, or end-of-life forecasting, and the conversation ends.
So we set out to build a different kind of distributor — one that actually understands what it sells. Only frequency-control components. Only three carefully chosen manufacturers. Real application support from real engineers, not a contact form.
Today we ship crystals, oscillators, TCXOs, RTCs and OCXOs to design teams across DACH and Europe — from one-off prototype samples to multi-million-unit production runs for smart meters, automotive ECUs, industrial control and IoT.
Timing Devices Europe GmbH — Three brands, one disciplined team, one set of values.
One curated portfolio. Three positioning tiers.
We didn't pick our manufacturers to maximise catalogue width — we picked them so that every customer requirement maps to exactly one right answer.
Seiko Epson
Full-portfolio in-house manufacturing — kHz crystals, MHz crystals, oscillators, TCXOs, OCXOs, RTCs. Industry-leading EOL transparency and longest roadmap commitment.
- Full vertical integration
- Automotive AEC-Q100 / Q200
- Best for long-lifecycle designs
RIVER ELETEC
World's #1 share in miniature tuning-fork crystals. Patented electron-beam process; world's smallest 1.0 × 0.8 mm package. The hidden champion.
- World's smallest crystal packages
- Proprietary KoT Cut OPAW technology
- Best for size-constrained designs
UTECH
Three decades of focused frequency-control manufacturing. ISO 9001 / 14001 certified. The right choice for volume designs where price-performance matters most.
- Volume-tier pricing
- Crystals, oscillators, ceramic resonators
- Best for cost-sensitive designs
Four principles. No fine print.
Engineering before sales.
Every quote request lands on the desk of an application engineer first — not a salesperson. If a TCXO is wrong for your design, we'll tell you, even if it means a smaller order.
Multi-source by design.
Three authorised manufacturers, three tiers — Premium, Specialist, Value. So you can dual-source within our portfolio without losing technical compatibility or pin layout.
European stock, European invoice.
Stock in Germany, EUR invoicing, EU-compliant export documentation. No surprise duties, no FX swings, no questions about origin certificates.
Lifecycle transparency.
Every part has a lifecycle status — Active, NRND, end-of-life. EOL announcements from manufacturers propagate to our EOL Check tool within 48 hours. No 12-month silence.
Ladenburg, Baden-Württemberg.
Our office sits in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan area — between Heidelberg, Mannheim and the Frankfurt corridor. Central logistics, strong supplier network, 1–2 day shipping anywhere in DACH.
We're a small team — close enough to know each customer's project by heart, embedded enough to call manufacturer factories directly when a lead time matters. If you're nearby, drop in: coffee is on us.
Imprint & registration.
Amtsgericht Mannheim
Got a timing problem? Let's solve it together.
Whether you're sourcing your first prototype crystal or migrating a 50-line BOM away from a discontinued supplier — we'd like to hear about your project.