David E. Antkowiak wrote:

Dear Mr. Lassen:

The term "GyroChip" refers to a family of quartz rate sensors

manufactured by

Systron Donner Inertial Division - SDID (all of SDID sensors share the

same

technology; i.e., quartz not silicone).

Anyone who doesn't know the difference between silicon, a semiconductor
material (when properly doped), and silicone, a plasticizer, or who does

not

know that quartz is silicon dioxide (SiO2) should not be selling

electronic

components.  [Alternative: if Donner *really* thinks that their

competition

makes solid state gyros out of silicone, then perhaps they need to

sharpen

their competition research.]

Russell Kent

I was the one who misspelled silicon as silicone in my original e-mail to the
GyroChip company. I posted the response as an answer to the question of who makes
the chips.
Come on guys, get a life!

Finn

 
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