Datasheet
AD9518-1 Data Sheet
Rev. C | Page 6 of 64
CLOCK INPUTS
Table 3.
Parameter Min Typ Max Unit Test Conditions/Comments
CLOCK INPUTS (CLK,
CLK
)
Differential input
Input Frequency 0
1
2.4 GHz High frequency distribution (VCO divider)
0
1
1.6 GHz Distribution only (VCO divider bypassed)
Input Sensitivity, Differential 150 mV p-p Measured at 2.4 GHz; jitter performance is
improved with slew rates > 1 V/ns
Input Level, Differential 2 V p-p Larger voltage swings may turn on the protection
diodes and may degrade jitter performance
Input Common-Mode Voltage, V
CM
1.3 1.57 1.8 V Self-biased; enables ac coupling
Input Common-Mode Range, V
CMR
1.3 1.8 V With 200 mV p-p signal applied; dc-coupled
Input Sensitivity, Single-Ended 150 mV p-p CLK ac-coupled;
CLK
ac-bypassed to RF ground
Input Resistance 3.9 4.7 5.7 kΩ Self-biased
Input Capacitance
2
pF
1
Below about 1 MHz, the input should be dc-coupled. Care should be taken to match V
CM
.
CLOCK OUTPUTS
Table 4.
Parameter Min Typ Max Unit Test Conditions/Comments
LVPECL CLOCK OUTPUTS Termination = 50 Ω to V
S
− 2 V
OUT0, OUT1, OUT2, OUT3, OUT4, OUT5 Differential (OUT,
OUT
)
Output Frequency, Maximum 2950 MHz Using direct to output; see Figure 16 for peak-to-peak
differential amplitude
Output High Voltage (V
OH
)
V
S_LVPECL
−
1.12
V
S_LVPECL
−
0.98
V
S_LVPECL
−
0.84
V
Output Low Voltage (V
OL
)
V
S_LVPECL
−
2.03
V
S_LVPECL
−
1.77
V
S_LVPECL
−
1.49
V
Output Differential Voltage (V
OD
) 550 790 980 mV
This is V
OH
− V
OL
for each leg of a differential pair for
default amplitude setting with driver not toggling; the
peak-to-peak amplitude measured using a differential
probe across the differential pair with the driver toggling
is roughly 2× these values (see Figure 16
for variation
over frequency)
TIMING CHARACTERISTICS
Table 5.
Parameter Min Typ Max Unit Test Conditions/Comments
LVPECL Termination = 50 Ω to V
S
− 2 V; level = 810 mV
Output Rise Time, t
RP
70 180 ps 20% to 80%, measured differentially
Output Fall Time, t
FP
70 180 ps 80% to 20%, measured differentially
PROPAGATION DELAY, t
PECL
, CLK-TO-LVPECL
OUTPUT
High Frequency Clock Distribution
Configuration
835 995 1180 ps See Figure 28
Clock Distribution Configuration 773 933 1090 ps See Figure 30
Variation with Temperature 0.8 ps/°C
OUTPUT SKEW, LVPECL OUTPUTS
1
LVPECL Outputs That Share the Same
Divider
5 15 ps
LVPECL Outputs on Different Dividers 13 40 ps
All LVPECL Outputs Across Multiple Parts 220 ps
1
This is the difference between any two similar delay paths while operating at the same voltage and temperature.