LTC6957-1/LTC6957-2/
LTC6957-3/LTC6957-4
Low Phase Noise, Dual
Output Buffer/Driver/
Logic Converter
FeaTures
DescripTion
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Low Phase Noise Buffer/Driver
The LTC®6957-1/LTC6957-2/LTC6957-3/LTC6957-4 is
a family of very low phase noise, dual output AC signal
buffer/driver/logic level translators. The input signal can
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Optimized Conversion of Sine Wave Signals to
Logic Levels
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be a sine wave or any logic level (≤2V ). There are four
Three Logic Output Types Available
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members of the family that differ in their output logic
signal type as follows:
– LVPECL
– LVDS
– CMOS
Additive Jitter 45fs
LTC6957-1: LVPECL Logic Outputs
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(LTC6957-1)
RMS
LTC6957-2: LVDS Logic Outputs
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Frequency Range Up to 300MHz
3.15V to 3.45V Supply Operation
Low Skew 3ps Typical
Fully Specified from –40°C to 125°C
12-Lead MSOP and 3mm × 3mm DFN Packages
LTC6957-3: CMOS Logic, In-Phase Outputs
LTC6957-4: CMOS Logic, Complementary Outputs
The LTC6957 will buffer and distribute any logic signal
with minimal additive noise, however, the part really ex-
cels at translating sine wave signals to logic levels. The
early amplifier stages have selectable lowpass filtering
to minimize the noise while still amplifying the signal to
increaseitsslewrate. Thisinputstagefiltering/noiselimit-
ing is especially helpful in delivering the lowest possible
phase noise signal with slow slewing input signals such
as a typical 10MHz sine wave system reference.
applicaTions
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System Reference Frequency Distribution
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High Speed ADC, DAC, DDS Clock Driver
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Military and Secure Radio
Low Noise Timing Trigger
Broadband Wireless Transceiver
High Speed Data Acquisition
Medical Imaging
Test and Measurement
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Protected by U.S. Patents 7969189 and 8319551.
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Typical applicaTion
3.3V
0.1µF
Additive Phase Noise at 100MHz
–140
SINGLE-ENDED SINE WAVE INPUT
AT +7dBm (500mV
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RMS
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V
SD1
FILTA = FILTB = GND
FILTA
–145
–150
–155
–160
–165
FILTB
TO PLL CHIPS
OR SYSTEM
SAMPLING CLOCKS
OUT1
100MHz
LTC6957-2 (LVDS)
LTC6957-4 (CMOS)
+7dBm
10nF
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–
SINE WAVE
IN
IN
OCXO
50Ω
10nF
OUT2
LTC6957-3
(CMOS)
GND
SD2
LTC6957-1 (LVPECL)
1k 10k
OFFSET FREQUENCY (Hz)
6957 TA01a
100
100k
1M
69571234 TA01b
6957f
1
For more information www.linear.com/LTC6957-1