About Fox Electronics

Fox produces four basic classes of products: quartz crystals in more than 20 types including micro and ultra miniature, thru-hole or surface mount, with stabilities as low as 10PPM, and frequencies to over 200MHz; clock oscillators, including enable/disable oscillators, programmable oscillators, voltage-controlled oscillators and complementary output types in frequencies to 250MHz; temperature controlled and voltage controlled crystal oscillators (TCXOs and VCXOs) in both thru-hole and surface mount models; and monolithic crystal filters.

Many of their more popular models such as standard resistance-welded crystals and TTL Clock Oscillators. And to further help the designer speed new products to market and to meet the demand for more flexible, build-to-order (BTO) manufacturing, Fox launched in 1997 the remarkably successful JITO^TM Just-In-Time-Oscillator^TM program.

From the moment of their founding, Fox Electronics' mission has been to provide a broad line of highly precise, highly reliable frequency control products to the worldwide electronics markets. Combining the disciplines of advanced engineering, flexible manufacturing, quality assurance, operations, information systems and marketing, Fox strives to provide our customers with superior quality, excellent service, leading edge products, and thoroughly knowledgeable application support. Their ability to meet those objectives is reflected in our long-term and on-going ranking as America's preferred source for frequency control products.

Fox began their business in 1979 as a small, family-owned supplier of quartz crystals and oscillators here in Fort Myers, FL. Their first year sales were less than $700,000...their first catalog was a mere four pages...and they didn't hire our first employee until the following year!

By 1989, after having established a national distributor network; they finally settled in our own 25,000 sq. ft. facility. They needed the space, because now we had 60 employees, and sales had reached $20 million. Since then, they've established a new R&D Department as well as a Hybrid Department. They've introduced hundreds of new state-of-the-art products which have redefined crystal and oscillator performance, precision and reliability. They've set up in-depth quality control procedures, and backed them up with their Test and Reliability Services/Documentation system.

Fox frequency control products are currently used worldwide in applications ranging from wireless communications equipment and microprocessors, computers and their peripherals to telecommunications devices, clocks, watches, timing devices, instrumentation both fixed and portable, all the way to out-of-this-world aerospace uses. But, you can obtain our products from more than 300 locations in-this-world. These are the skilled, knowledgeable Fox sales representatives and distributors who are conveniently located on every continent on the globe.

Product Research and Development For many years, they have been on the leading edge of frequency control product research, design and development as evidenced by our introduction of the low voltage, miniature SMD 3.3V oscillator...the new sub-miniature tuning fork watch crystal that measures a mere 1mm x 5mm...the design of special packaging and lead configurations...and the remarkable new Just-In-Time-Oscillators line that has revolutionized standard and custom oscillator availability, to name just a few.

All of these developments, and many more, have come from Fox's aggressive, on-going R&D efforts. And we intend to maintain and increase our leadership position...constantly delivering newer, better, more cost effective innovations to the frequency control products marketplace.

Fox's advanced manufacturing capabilities incorporate state of the art process equipment and advanced computer control technology. Their specialized FAST FOX and JITO?-2 mini-manufacturing operations combine flexible manufacturing techniques with unique design and production technologies to achieve ultra-fast turnaround of specialized production lots for specific customer requirements.

Each step in Fox's manufacturing and assembly processes is performed under atmospherically controlled conditions, including their Class Clean Room. Each piece of equipment - from our crystal etching machines through the ovens, plating systems, pick and place machines and welding equipment - represents the latest in manufacturing capability, efficiency and quality. This equipment, combined with highly skilled workers and innovative process control techniques, enables Fox to cost-effectively produce the finest frequency control products in the world.

About West Coast Engineering

For over 23 years, West Coast Engineering (WCE) has been supplying electronics to OEMs, CEMs and distributors worldwide. Located in Hawthorne California, near the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), West Coast Engineering has established itself as a premier independent distributor specializing in providing electronic components for the military, aeronautical, medical, automotive and commercial manufacturing industries. Fox Electronics is one of the hundreds of manufacturers that WCE carries on its linecard.

WCE has the techology and resources to handle any size transaction, no matter how big or small.

Quick Facts

• Founded: 1984
• Headquarters: Hawthorne, CA
• Other Locations: Futain, Shenzhen ▪ China PRC ▪ Brazil

West Coast Engineering is committed to providing the highest quality service to customers with its large diverse inventory stocked in its ISO9001:2000 and ESD compliant 70,000 sq. ft. warehouse. Year after year, West Coast Engineering has been considered a top independent distributor because of its principled reputation built on longstanding relationships with a dedicated customer base.

WCE's strategies differ from any other independent distributors. Listed below are some of the added measures that WCE takes to make sure that OEMs, CEMs and distributors have peace of mind when placing orders for electornic components, selling excess inventory, forming strategic alliances, and purchasing RoHS or
non-RoHS parts.