622Mbps, 3.3V Clock-Recovery and
Data-Retiming IC with Limiting Amplifier
MAX376
LOL
PHADJ+ PHADJ- FIL+ FIL-
V
CC
SDO+
SDO-
6kΩ
D
Q
PECL
PECL
DDI+
DDI-
SCLKO+
SCLKO-
I
PHASE/FREQ
DETECTOR
PECL
FILTER
VCO
Σ
Q
INSEL
622.08MHz
V
CC
ADI-
ADI+
1.23V
LIMITER
42dB
BIAS
6kΩ
POWER
DETECT
OFFSET
CORRECTION
MAX3676
OLC+ OLC-
CFILT
RSSI INV
VTH
LOP
Figure 1. Functional Diagram
viding excellent sensitivity for small-amplitude data
streams.
_______________Detailed Description
The block diagram in Figure 1 shows the MAX3676’s
architecture. It consists of a limiting-amplifier input
stage followed by a fully integrated clock/data-recovery
(CDR) block implemented with a PLL. The input stage
is selectable between a limiting amplifier or a simple
PECL input buffer. The limiting amplifier provides an
LOP monitor and an RSSI output. The PLL consists of a
phase/frequency detector (PFD), a loop filter amplifier,
and a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO).
In addition to driving the CDR, the limiting amplifier pro-
vides both an RSSI output and an LOP monitor that
allow the user to program the threshold voltage. The
RSSI circuitry provides an output voltage that is linearly
proportional to the input power (in decibels) detected
between the ADI+ and ADI- input pins and is sensitive
enough to reliably detect signals as small as 2mV
(see the Typical Operating Characteristics).
P-P
Input DC offset reduces the accuracy of the power
detector; therefore, an integrated feedback loop is
included that automatically nulls the input offset of the
gain stage. The addition of this offset-correction loop
requires that the input signal be AC-coupled when
using the ADI+ and ADI- inputs.
Limiting Amplifier
The MAX3676’s on-chip limiting amplifier accepts an
input signal level from 3.0mV
to 1.2V . The amplifi-
P-P
P-P
er consists of a cascade of gain stages that include full-
wave logarithmic detectors. The combined small-signal
gain is approximately 42dB, and the -3dB bandwidth is
Finally, for applications that do not require the limiting
amplifier, selecting the digital inputs conserves power
by turning off the postamplifier block.
650MHz. Input-referred noise is typically 80μV
, pro-
RMS
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