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ICS843242AG REV. A OCTOBER 2, 2007

ICS843242

FEMTOCLOCKS™ CRYSTAL-TO-3.3V LVPECL FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZER

PRELIMINARY

For applications not requiring the use of the crystal oscillator input,

both XTAL_IN and XTAL_OUT can be left floating. Though not

required, but for additional protection, a 1k

Ω resistor can be tied

from XTAL_IN to ground.

All control pins have internal pull-ups or pull-downs; additional

resistance is not required but can be added for additional

protection. A 1k

Ω resistor can be used.

All unused LVPECL outputs can be left floating. We recommend

that there is no trace attached. Both sides of the differential output

pair should either be left floating or terminated.

The XTAL_IN input can accept a single-ended LVCMOS signal

through an AC coupling capacitor. A general interface diagram is

shown in Figure 3. The XTAL_OUT pin can be left floating. The

input edge rate can be as slow as 10ns. For LVCMOS inputs, it is

recommended that the amplitude be reduced from full swing to

half swing in order to prevent signal interference with the power

rail and to reduce noise. This configuration requires that the output

impedance of the driver (Ro) plus the series resistance (Rs) equals

the transmission line impedance. In addition, matched termination

at the crystal input will attenuate the signal in half. This can be

done in one of two ways. First, R1 and R2 in parallel should equal

the transmission line impedance. For most 50

Ω applications, R1

and R2 can be 100

Ω. This can also be accomplished by removing

R1 and making R2 50

Ω.

R2

Zo = 50

VDD

Ro

Zo = Ro + Rs

R1

VDD

XTAL_IN

XTAL_OUT

.1uf

Rs