LTC6417
1.6GHz Low Noise High Linearity
Differential Buffer/16-Bit ADC
Driver with Fast Clamp
DescripTion
FeaTures
The LTC®6417 is a differential unity gain buffer that can
drive a 50Ω load with extremely low noise and excellent
linearity. It is well suited for driving high speed 14- and
16-bit pipeline ADCs with input signals from DC to beyond
600MHz. Differentialinputimpedanceis18.5kΩ, allowing
1:4 and 1:8 transformers to be used at the input providing
additional system gain in 50Ω systems.
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1.6GHz –3dB Small Signal Bandwidth
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Low Distortion Driving 50Ω Load, 2.4V Out
P-P
–100dBc/–69dBc HD2/HD3 at 140MHz
–80dBc IM3 and 46dBm OIP3 at 140MHz
–100dBc/–66dBc HD2/HD3 at 380MHz
–68dBc IM3 and 39dBm OIP3 at 380MHz
1.5nV/√Hz Output Noise
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4.3pA/√Hz Input Current Noise
With no external biasing or gain setting components and
a flow-through pinout, the LTC6417 is very easy to use. It
can be DC-coupled and has a common mode output offset
of –60mV. The LTC6417 input pins are internally biased to
provide an output common mode voltage that is set by
Programmable High Speed, Fast Recovery
Output Clamping
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4.28V Maximum Output Swing on a 50Ω
P-P
Differential Load
DC-Coupled Signal Path
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the voltage on the V pin for AC-coupled applications.
CM
Operates on Single 4.75V to 5.25V Supply
Power: 615mW on 5V, Can Be Reduced to 370mW,
Shutdown Mode 120mW
Supplycurrentistypically123mAandtheLTC6417operates
on supply voltages ranging from 4.75V to 5.25V. Power
consumption can be reduced to 74mA via the PWRADJ
pin. The LTC6417 also has a hardware shutdown feature
which reduces current consumption to 24mA.
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3mm × 4mm 20-Lead QFN Package
TheLTC6417featuresfast,adjustableoutputvoltageclamp-
ing to help protect subsequent circuitry. The CLHI pin sets
the maximum swing, while a symmetric minimum swing
applicaTions
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Differential ADC Driver
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CCD Buffer
is set up internally. LTC6417 V pin will signal overrange
OR
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Cable Driver
when the clamps limit output voltage.
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50Ω Buffer
The LTC6417 is packaged in a 20-lead 3mm × 4mm QFN
package.Pinoutisoptimizedforplacementdirectlyadjacent
to Linear Technology’s high speed 14- and 16-bit ADCs.
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LTC6417 Driving LTC2209
16-Bit ADC 32K Point FFT,
Typical applicaTion
LTC6417 Driving an LTC2209 16-Bit ADC at 140MHz IF
fIN = 140MHz, –1dBFS, PGA = 0
3.3V
5V
0
HD2 = –88dBc
HD3 = –94dBc
SFDR = 88dBc
SNR = 75.4dB
SEE FIGURE 1/TABLE 1
1:4 BALUN
C43
E1
C45
–10
–20
E3
2.2µF
27pF
18pF
680pF
0.1µF
1,6,
11,16
51nH
75nH
–30
R36
60.4Ω
R42
300Ω
–40
T1
+
5
10Ω
10Ω
V
f
= 153.6Msps
–50
S
WBC4-14LB
2
PWRADJ
DEMO BOARD DC1685A
–60
8
9
4
3
C40
+
CLHI
+
–
19
R53
120Ω
C41
12pF
IN
100Ω
100Ω
A
A
IN
IN
12pF
–70
+
E5
51nH
16
OUT
OUT
2
50Ω
LTC2209
PGA = 0
LTC6417
–
–80
–
R12
60.4Ω
C10
12pF
R43
300Ω
•
•
V
–90
IN
OR
18
+
V
CM
6
1
–
V
CM
14
1k
SHDN
–100
–110
–120
15
GND
0.01µF
C44
27pF
C46
18pF
12
E2
51nH
E3
75nH
0.01µF
CLOCK
(153.6MHz)
3,7,10,
17, 20,21
0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
FREQUENCY (MHz)
6417 TA01b
6417 TA01a
2.2µF
6417f
1