2.5Gbps, Low-Power, +3.3V
Clock Recovery and Data Retiming IC
Input and Output Terminations
The MAX3875A’s digital outputs (SDO+, SDO-,
SCLKO+, SCLKO-) are designed to interface with PECL
signal levels. It is important to bias these ports appropri-
ately. A circuit that provides a Thevenin equivalent of
System Loopback
The MAX3875A is designed to allow system loopback
testing. The user can connect a serializer output in a
transceiver directly to the SLBI+ and SLBI- inputs of the
MAX3875A for system diagnostics. To select the SLBI
inputs, apply a TTL logic high to the SIS pin.
50Ω to V
- 2V can be used with fixed impedance
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transmission lines for proper termination. To ensure best
performance, the differential outputs must have bal-
anced loads. The input termination can be driven differ-
entially, or can be driven single-ended by externally
biasing SDI- or SLBI- to the center of the voltage swing.
PECL Input Levels
When interfacing with differential PECL input levels, it is
important to attenuate the signal while still maintaining
50Ω termination (Figure 6). AC coupling is also
required to maintain the input common-mode level.
Jitter Tolerance and Input
Sensitivity Trade-Offs
Layout
The MAX3875A’s performance can be significantly
affected by circuit board layout and design. Use good
high-frequency design techniques, including minimiz-
ing ground inductance and using fixed-impedance
transmission lines on the data and clock signals.
Power-supply decoupling should be placed as close to
When the received data amplitude is higher than
50mV , the MAX3875A provides a typical jitter toler-
P-P
ance of 0.45UI at jitter frequencies greater than 10MHz.
The SDH/SONET jitter tolerance specification is 0.15UI,
leaving a jitter allowance of 0.3UI for receiver preamplifi-
er and postamplifier design.
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as possible. Take care to isolate the input from the
CC
The BER is better than 1 x 10-10 for input signals
output signals to reduce feedthrough.
greater than 10mV . At 10mV , jitter tolerance will
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be degraded, but will still be above the SDH/SONET
requirement. The user can make a trade-off between jit-
ter tolerance and input sensitivity according to the spe-
cific application. Refer to the Typical Operating
Characteristics for Jitter Tolerance and BER vs. Input
Amplitude graphs.
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CC
Applications Information
50Ω
50Ω
Consecutive Identical Digits (CID)
The MAX3875A has a low phase and frequency drift in
the absence of data transitions. As a result, long runs of
consecutive zeros and ones can be tolerated while
maintaining a BER of 1 x 10-10. The CID tolerance is
tested using a 213 - 1 PRBS, substituting a long run of
zeros to simulate the worst case. A CID tolerance of
2000 bits is typical.
0.1µF
25Ω
SDI+
PECL
LEVELS
100Ω
0.1µF
SDI-
25Ω
Phase Adjust
The internal clock is aligned to the center of the data
eye. For specific applications this sampling position
can be shifted using the PHADJ inputs to optimize BER
performance. The PHADJ inputs operate with differen-
tial input voltages up to 1.5V. A simple resistor-divider
with a bypass capacitor is sufficient to set these levels.
When the PHADJ inputs are not used, they should be
MAX3875A
Figure 6. PECL Input Interface
tied directly to V
.
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