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LOCO™ PLL CLOCK MULTIPLIER
ICS501A
Description
Features
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The ICS501A LOCO is the most cost effective way to
• Packaged as 8-pin SOIC (Pb-free) or die
• IDT’s lowest cost PLL clock
generate a high quality, high frequency clock output
from a lower frequency crystal or clock input. The name
LOCO stands for Low Cost Oscillator, as it is designed
to replace crystal oscillators in most electronic
systems. Using Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) techniques,
the device uses a standard fundamental mode,
inexpensive crystal to produce output clocks up to 200
MHz.
• Zero ppm multiplication error
• Input crystal frequency of up to 27 MHz
• Input clock frequency of up to 50 MHz
• Output clock frequencies up to 200 MHz
• Extremely low jitter of 25 ps (one sigma)
• Compatible with all popular CPUs
• Duty cycle of 45/55 up to 200 MHz
• Nine selectable frequencies
Stored in the chip’s ROM is the ability to generate nine
different multiplication factors, allowing one chip to
output many common frequencies (see table on page
2).
• Operating voltage of 3.3 V
The device also has an output enable pin which
• Tri-state output for board level testing
• 25 mA drive capability at TTL levels
• Ideal for oscillator replacement
tri-states the clock output when the OE pin is taken low.
This product is intended for clock generation. It has low
output jitter (variation in the output period), but input to
output skew and jitter are not defined or guaranteed.
For applications which require defined input to output
skew, use the ICS570B.
• Optimized for output frequencies of up to 200 MHz
(166 MHz maximum for industrial temperature
version)
• Industrial temperature version available
• Advanced, low power CMOS process
Block Diagram
VDD
2
S1:0
PLL Clock
Multiplier
Circuitry
and ROM
X1/ICLK
CLK
Crystal or
Clock input
Crystal
Oscillator
X2
Optional crystal capacitors
OE
GND
IDT™ / ICS™ LOCO™ PLL CLOCK MULTIPLIER
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ICS501A
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