FEMTOCLOCKS™ CRYSTAL-TO-LVDS
CLOCK GENERATOR
ICS844001
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
FEATURES
The ICS844001 is a Fibre Channel Clock Generator. The
ICS844001 uses an 18pF parallel resonant crystal over the
range of 20.4MHz - 28.3MHz. For Fibre Channel applications, a
26.5625MHz crystal is used. The frequency select pin allows
the device to generate either 106.25MHz or 212.5MHz from a
26.5625MHz crystal. To generate 187.5MHz for 12Gb Ethernet,
a 23.4375MHz crystal is used. The ICS844001 uses IDT’s
3rd generation low phase noise VCO technology and can achieve
<1ps typical rms phase jitter, easily meeting Fibre Channel and
Ethernet jitter requirements. The ICS844001 is packaged in a
small 8-pin TSSOP, making it ideal for use in systems with limited
board space.
• One Differential LVDS output
• Crystal oscillator interface, 18pF parallel resonant crystal
(20.4MHz - 28.3MHz)
• Output frequency range: 81.66MHz - 226.66MHz
• VCO range: 490MHz - 680MHz
• RMS phase jitter @ 106.25MHz, using a 26.5625MHz crystal
(637kHz - 10MHz): 0.74ps (typical)
• 3.3V or 2.5V operating supply
• 0°C to 70°C ambient operating temperature
• Available in both standard (RoHS 5) and lead-free (RoHS 6)
packages
NOTE: It is not recommended to overdrive the crystal input with
an external clock.
COMMON CONFIGURATION TABLE - FIBRE CHANNEL, 12Gb ETHERNET
Inputs
Output Frequency
Multiplication
(MHz)
Crystal Frequency (MHz) FREQ_SEL
M
N
Value M/N
26.5625
26.5625
23.4375
1
0
0
24
24
24
6
3
3
4
8
8
106.25
212.5
187.5
BLOCK DIAGRAM
PIN ASSIGNMENT
Pullup
FREQ_SEL
VDDA
GND
VDD
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
Q
0
1
XTAL_OUT
XTAL_IN
nQ
÷3
÷6
XTAL_IN
Q
VCO
FREQ_SEL
Phase
Detector
OSC
490MHz - 680MHz
nQ
XTAL_OUT
ICS844001
8-Lead TSSOP
4.40mm x 3.0mm x 0.925mm
package body
M = ÷24 (fixed)
G Package
Top View
IDT™ / ICS™ FEMTOCLOCKS™ CLOCK GENERATOR
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ICS844001 REV A NOVEMBER 2, 2012