Abstract: A quartz oscillator device of the present invention comprises a quartz oscillating plate having two major surfaces, each of which is formed with an excitation electrode and lead electrodes drawn out of the excitation electrode, and electrode pads formed on a base, wherein the quartz oscillating plate and the electrode pads are electrically connected via a silicone-based conductive adhesive. Among the excitation electrode and the lead electrodes, at least each of the lead electrodes comprises a Cr film layer, a Au film layer, and a thin Cr film layer or a thin Ag film layer, which are laminated on the quartz oscillating plate in this order. In addition, each electrode pad comprises a metallized layer made of tungsten or molybdenum, a Ni film layer and a Au film layer, which are laminated on the base in this order; and Ni in the Ni film layer is diffused at least into a predetermined area of the Au film layer in each electrode pad where the silicone-based conductive adhesive is applied.

Abstract: A quartz oscillator device of the present invention comprises a quartz oscillating plate having two major surfaces, each of which is formed with an excitation electrode and lead electrodes drawn out of the excitation electrode, and electrode pads formed on a base, wherein the quartz oscillating plate and the electrode pads are electrically connected via a silicone-based conductive adhesive. Among the excitation electrode and the lead electrodes, at least each of the lead electrodes comprises a Cr film layer, a Au film layer, and a thin Cr film layer or a thin Ag film layer, which are laminated on the quartz oscillating plate in this order. In addition, each electrode pad comprises a metallized layer made of tungsten or molybdenum, a Ni film layer and a Au film layer, which are laminated on the base in this order; and Ni in the Ni film layer is diffused at least into a predetermined area of the Au film layer in each electrode pad where the silicone-based conductive adhesive is applied.

Abstract: For regulating the vibration frequency of a tuning-fork vibrator to a desired frequency, the tuning-fork vibrator is regulated so that its vibration frequency may become a frequency lower than the desired frequency by a predetermined value, and then the tuning-fork vibrator is regulated so that a difference between proper vibration frequencies of both legs of the vibrator may become smaller than a predetermined value, and further, the vibrator is regulated so that the desired frequency may be reached, while maintaining the difference in the proper vibration frequency smaller than the predetermined value. In this way, the desired frequency can rapidly be attained.