2 and 4-Output 3.3V PCIe Gen1–5
Clock Fanout Buffers with LOS
9DBL0255/9DBL0455
Datasheet
Description
Features
▪ FPS: VDD may be applied with floating input clock, or input
clock may be driven before VDD is applied
The 9DBL0255/9DBL0455 are 2 and 4-output PCIe Clock fan-out
buffers for PCIe Gen1–5 applications. Both parts have an open
drain Loss of Signal (LOS) output to indicate the absence or
presence of an input clock. The LOS circuit also implements
Automatic Clock Parking (ACP) to cleanly park the outputs
low/low when the input clock goes away. The devices implement
several additional features to aid robust designs. Flexible Power
Sequencing (FPS) ensures well-defined behavior under various
power up scenarios, while Power Down Tolerant (PDT) ESD
protection allows input pins to be driven before VDD is applied.
The 9DBL0255/9DBL0455 are spread-spectrum compatible and
provide direct connection to 85Ω transmission lines. They can also
be used in 100Ω environments with simple external series
resistors.
▪ ACP: Outputs automatically park low/low when LOS occurs
and cleanly start when LOS is removed
▪ PDT: Input pins may be driven before VDD is applied and will
not damage the device
▪ 2 or 4 Low-power HCSL (LP-HCSL) DIF pairs
▪ 85Ω loads require 0 termination resistors
▪ 100Ω loads require only 2 series resistors per output
▪ OE# pin for each output
▪ Spread-spectrum tolerant
▪ Industrial temperature range (-40°C to +85°C)
▪ Space saving 3 × 3 mm 16-VFQFPN (9DBL0255)
▪ Space saving 4 × 4 mm 20-VFQFPN (9DBL0455)
PCIe Architectures
▪ Common Clocked (CC)
▪ Independent Reference Clock (SRIS, SRnS)
▪ Easy AC-coupling to other logic families. See application note
AN-891.
Key Specifications
Typical Applications
▪ Input-to-output delay < 3ns
▪ PCIe clock distribution in:
▪ Output-to-output skew < 50ps
• PCIe Riser Cards
• NVME eSSD and JBOD
• High-Performance Computing and Accelerators
▪ Operating frequency up to 267MHz (9DBL0455)
▪ Additive phase jitter < 15fs RMS for PCIe Gen5
▪ Additive phase jitter 46fs RMS (typical) at 156.25MHz
(12kHz–20MHz)
Block Diagram
DIF0#
DIF0
0.5V
50K
DIF1#
DIF1
CLK_IN
CLK_IN#
DIF2#
DIF2
50K
9DBL0455
only
DIF3#
9DBL0455
DIF3
vOE[3:2]#
only
LOS and OE
vOE[1:0]#
Logic
9DBL0255
only
LOS#
vTEST_EN
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