Bus Clock Synthesizers replace up to 8 discrete ICs.
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Industry's First Precision 33MHz-500MHz LVPECL/LVDS Bus Clock Synthesizers with 3 Programmable Output Frequency Banks
- Single-chip solution replaces up to 8 precision, discrete ICs
- Less than 50ps jitter and skew
- Output options include LVPECL and LVDS
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- (July 26, 2002) -Four new high-speed PLL-based, 33MHz-500MHz precision bus clock synthesizers from Micrel address the increasing clock timing demands for low-jitter and low skew in high-end server and enterprise networking systems. Micrel Semiconductor (NASDAQ: MCRL) is an industry leader in the design and manufacture of integrated circuits for the high-speed communications, power management and analog markets.
The SY89532/3/4/5 synthesizer family replaces up to eight discrete ICs by integrating a precision synthesizer, three clock dividers, a translator, and three precision fanout buffers into a single 64-pin TQFP package.
Targeted for large system clock trees in high-end, multi-processor servers and enterprise networking systems. Micrel's new family of synthesizers accept a quartz-crystal oscillator input or a differential or single-ended reference input (PECL/LVDS/HSTL/TTL/CMOS) and provides a precision LVPECL or LVDS output frequency between 33MHz and 500MHz.
Three output banks are independently programmed for their target output frequencies, offering a higher level of programming flexibility than alternative solutions. The three output banks consist of one large bank with 9 differential outputs, and two
smaller banks with two output pairs each, for a total of 13 output pairs.
Precision AC performance includes a maximum clock frequency of 500MHz, an extremely low jitter and skew of less than 5OPSpk-pk (cycle-to-cycle) and less than 50ps (pin-to-pin), respectively, and output rise/fall times of less than 300ps.
The 64-pin SY89532/3/4/5L family operates from a 3.3V +/-10% power supply, is guaranteed over the (OdegC to +85degC) commercial temperature range, and pricing starts at $17.50 (Resale) when purchased in a quantity of 1,000.
Micrel Semiconductor is a leading manufacturer of advanced, high performance communications, clock management, Ethernet switch and physical layer transceiver, mixed signal, analog and power ICs. These products include devices for fiber-optic telecommunications and networking, cellular telephones, servers, portable computer systems, computer peripherals, process control systems, consumer electronics and power supplies.