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Input Clock Divider

The AD6673 contains an input clock divider with the ability to

divide the Nyquist input clock by integer values between 1 and 8.

The RF clock input uses an on-chip predivider to divide the clock

input by four before it reaches the 1-to-8 divider. This allows for

higher input frequencies to be achieved on the RF clock input. The

divide ratios can be selected using Register 0x09 and Register 0x0B.

can be used to set the divide ratio of the 1-to-8 divider for both

the RF clock input and the Nyquist clock input. For divide ratios

other than 1, the duty-cycle stabilizer is automatically enabled.

RFCLK

NYQUIST

CLOCK

÷1 TO ÷8

DIVIDER

÷4

Figure 40. AD6673 Clock Divider Circuit

The AD6673 clock divider can be synchronized using the external

system reference (SYSREF) input. Bit 1 and Bit 2 of Register 0x3A

allow the clock divider to be resynchronized on every SYSREF

signal or only on the first signal after the register is written. A

valid SYSREF causes the clock divider to reset to its initial state.

This synchronization feature allows multiple parts to have their

clock dividers aligned to guarantee simultaneous input sampling.

Clock Duty Cycle

Typical high speed ADCs use both clock edges to generate a

variety of internal timing signals and, as a result, may be sensitive to

clock duty cycle. Commonly, a ±5% tolerance is required on the

clock duty cycle to maintain dynamic performance characteristics.

The AD6673 contains a DCS that retimes the nonsampling (falling)

edge, providing an internal clock signal with a nominal 50% duty

cycle. This allows the user to provide a wide range of clock input

duty cycles without affecting the performance of the AD6673.

Jitter on the rising edge of the input clock is still of paramount

concern and is not reduced by the duty cycle stabilizer. The duty

cycle control loop does not function for clock rates of less than

40 MHz nominally. The loop has a time constant associated

with it that must be considered when the clock rate can change

dynamically. A wait time of 1.5 µs to 5 µs is required after a

dynamic clock frequency increase or decrease before the DCS

loop is relocked to the input signal. During the time that the

loop is not locked, the DCS loop is bypassed, and the internal

device timing is dependent on the duty cycle of the input clock

signal. In such applications, it may be appropriate to disable the

duty cycle stabilizer. In all other applications, enabling the DCS

circuit is recommended to maximize ac performance.

Jitter Considerations

High speed, high resolution ADCs are sensitive to the quality of

the clock input. The degradation in SNR at a given input frequency

(fIN) due to jitter (tJ) can be calculated by

SNRHF = −10 log[(2π × fIN × tJRMS)2 + 10

)

(

SNR

−

]

In the equation, the rms aperture jitter represents the root-mean-

square of all jitter sources, which include the clock input, the

analog input signal, and the ADC aperture jitter specification. IF

undersampling applications are particularly sensitive to jitter,

as shown in Figure 41.

100

1000

INPUT FREQUENCY (MHz)

0.05 ps

0.20 ps

0.50 ps

1.00 ps

1.50 ps

MEASURED

Figure 41. AD6673-250 SNR vs. Input Frequency and Jitter

Treat the clock input as an analog signal in cases where aperture

jitter may affect the dynamic range of the AD6673. Separate the

power supplies for the clock drivers from the ADC output driver

supplies to avoid modulating the clock signal with digital noise.

Low jitter, crystal controlled oscillators make the best clock

sources. If the clock is generated from another type of source (by

gating, dividing, or another method), retime it by the original

clock at the last step.

Refer to the AN-501 Application Note, Aperture Uncertainty and

ADC System Performance, and the AN-756 Application Note,

Sampled Systems and the Effects of Clock Phase Noise and Jitter, for

more information about jitter performance as it relates to ADCs.

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