Located in Neuchâtel in Switzerland, SpectraTime develops, manufactures and markets Rubidium clocks and Hydrogen maser clocks.

In atomic clocks, the frequency source is a Hydrogen, Rubidium or Cesium atom. These atoms have the unique ability to generate high-precision frequency radiation when one of their electrons changes from one energy level to another. Since all atoms behave in the same exact way and never wear out, the electromagnetic radiation produced from any clock is always the same. Atomic clocks’ precision and stability make them the most accurate in the world.

Those high-technology products are used anytime information needs to be synchronized from a millionth to a billionth of a second accuracy. Such high-precision levels are required in many mission-critical applications like satellite navigation (GPS), spatial exploration, or military systems (path check of ballistic missiles, guidance of nuclear submarines, secured communication networks for net-centric warfare, and much more).

SpectraTime won the invitation to tender “Miniature Ultra Stable Oscillators for Secure Telecommunications” launched by the European Space Agency (ESA). Thanks to this new contract, SpectraTime is on the way to become a world’s leader in atomic clocks for satellite navigation. Read more ...

Located in Neuchâtel, in the same builing as SpectraTime, T4Science develops maser clocks. Created in 2006, T4 Science acquired the active maser technology and product from the Observatory of Neuchatel.

T4 science develops new state-of-the-art active and passive maser clocks and fully-integrated instrument solutions for emerging market requirements, while improving current products and services.

The significant growth for actives masers is due to the increasing demand for highest stability clocks required for scientific applications such as Geodesy and Radio Astronomy. And one of the fastest growing market segments is related to ground control and monitoring stations of on-going satellite navigation programs throughout the world.