10-PORT LVDS REPEATER GUARANTEES LESS THAN 120ps PEAK-TO-PEAK TOTAL JITTER
Note to Editors: As performance and speed continue to increase in telecom and networking equipment, jitter is becoming the critical specification for devices in the clock and data signal distribution paths. This product is noteworthy because it is the industry’s lowest jitter LVDS multiport repeater for clock and data distribution.
SUNNYVALE, CA-December 14, 2000-Maxim Integrated Products introduces the MAX9150 10-port, low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) repeater. The device accepts a single LVDS input and repeats the signal at 10 low-jitter LVDS outputs. Jitter, the deviation from the ideal timing of an event, increases bit errors and degrades the performance of high-speed communications systems that incorporate phase-locked loops (PLLs), serializers, and deserializers. The MAX9150 minimizes total jitter (random and deterministic) to less than 120ps, making it ideal for data and clock distribution in these jitter-sensitive systems. Competing LVDS products specify up to 400% greater jitter, or do not specify maximum jitter.
For clock distribution applications, the MAX9150 guarantees less than 100ps output-to-output skew, ensuring phase alignment between distributed clock signals. In LVDS backplane applications, the MAX9150 enables point-to-point links between cards for more robust live insertion than buses. In LVDS broadcast topologies, where a single signal is transmitted over point-to-point links to multiple destinations, the MAX9150 saves space and cost by eliminating nine redundant line drivers or serializers.
The MAX9150 conforms to the EIA/TIA-644 standard, ensuring the low-power and low-noise benefits of LVDS. Supply current is reduced to 60µA (max) in low-power shutdown mode. The MAX9150 operates from a single +3.3V supply, is specified over the extended operating temperature range (-40°C to +85°C), and is available in a 28-pin TSSOP package. Prices start at $11.90 (1000-up, FOB USA).
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