General Description
The ICS872S480 is a Zero Delay Clock Generator with hitless input
clock switching capability. The ICS872S480 is ideal for use in
redundant, fault tolerant clock trees where low jitter frequency
synthesis are critical. The device receives two differential clock
signals from which it generates two outputs with “zero” delay. The
output and feedback dividers are configured to allow for a 1:1
frequency generation ratio.
The ICS872S480 Dynamic Clock Switch (DCS) circuit continuously
monitors both input clock signals. Upon detection of an invalid clock
input (stuck LOW or HIGH for at least one complete clock period of
the VCO feedback frequency), the loss of reference monitor will be
set HIGH. If that clock is the primary clock, the DCS will switch to the
good secondary clock and phase/frequency alignment will occur
with minimal output phase disturbance. Once the primary clock is
restored to a good state, the DCS will automatically switch back to
the primary clock input.
The low jitter characteristics with input clock monitoring and DCS
capability make the ICS872S480 an ideal choice for DDR3
applications requiring fault tolerant reference clocks.
Features
• Three differential HSTL output pairs
• Selectable differential CLKx, nCLKx input pairs
• CLKx, nCLKx pairs can accept the following differential
input levels: LVPECL, LVDS, HSTL, HCSL
• Output frequency range: 350MHz to 950MHz
• Input frequency range: 350MHz to 950MHz
• VCO range: 970MHz to 2250MHz
• External feedback for “zero delay” clock regeneration
with configurable frequencies
• Static phase offset: ±100ps (maximum)
• Cycle-to-cycle jitter: 25ps (maximum)
• Output skew: 20ps (maximum)
• 3.3V operating voltage supply
• Selectable DDR3 or DDR3 low voltage output
• 0°C to 70°C ambient operating temperature
• Available in lead-free (RoHS 6) package