ICS8344I
LOW SKEW, 1-TO-24
DIFFERENTIAL-TO-LVCMOS FANOUT BUFFER
Integrated
Circuit
Systems, Incꢀ
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
FEATURES
The ICS8344I is a low voltage, low skew fanout • 24 LVCMOS outputs, 7Ω typical output impedance
buffer and a member of the HiPerClockS™
• 2 selectable differential clock input pairs for redundant clock
family of High Performance Clock Solutions from
applications
HiPerClockS™
ICS. The ICS8344I has two selectable clock in-
puts. The CLK0, nCLK0 and CLK1, nCLK1 pairs
• CLKx, nCLKx pair can accept the following differential input
can accept most standard differential input levels. The
ICS8344I is designed to translate any differential signal lev-
els to LVCMOS levels. The low impedance LVCMOS outputs
are designed to drive 50Ω series or parallel terminated trans-
mission lines. The effective fanout can be increased to 48 by
utilizing the ability of the outputs to drive two series termi-
nated lines. Redundant clock applications can make use of
the dual clock input. The dual clock inputs also facilitate board
level testing. ICS8344I is characterized at full 3.3V, full 2.5V
and mixed 3.3V input and 2.5V output operating supply modes.
levels: LVDS, LVPECL, LVHSTL, SSTL, HCSL
• Maximum output frequency up to 100MHz
• Translates any single-ended input signal to LVCMOS with
resistor bias on nCLK input
• Multiple output enable pins for disabling unused outputs in
reduced fanout applications
• Output skew: 275ps (maximum)
• Part-to-part skew: 600ps (maximum)
• Bank skew: 150ps (maximum)
Guaranteed output and part-to-part skew characteristics
make the ICS8344I ideal for those clock distribution applica-
tions demanding well defined performance and repeatability.
• 3.3V, 2.5V or mixed 3.3V, 2.5V operating supply modes
• -40°C to 85°C ambient operating temperature
BLOCK DIAGRAM
PIN ASSIGNMENT
CLK_SEL
48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37
Q16
Q17
VDDO
GND
Q18
Q19
Q20
Q21
VDDO
GND
Q22
Q23
1
36
35
34
33
32
31
30
29
28
27
26
25
Q7
CLK0
nCLK0
2
Q6
0
1
3
VDDO
GND
Q5
CLK1
4
nCLK1
Q0 - Q7
OE1
5
6
Q4
ICS8344I
7
Q3
8
Q2
Q8 - Q15
9
VDDO
GND
Q1
10
11
12
OE2
Q16 - Q23
Q0
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
OE3
48-Lead LQFP
7mm x 7mm x 1.4mm package body
Y Package
Top View
8344BYI
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REV. A AUGUST 9, 2001
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