High Performance, 3.2 GHz, 14-Output Jitter Attenuator with JESD204B and JESD204C Support

The HMC7044 is a high performance, dual-loop, integer-N jitter attenuator capable of performing reference selection and generation of ultralow phase noise frequencies for high speed data converters with either parallel or serial (JESD204B type) interfaces. The HMC7044 features two integer mode PLLs and overlapping on-chip VCOs that are SPI-selectable with wide tuning ranges around 2.5 GHz and 3 GHz, respectively. The device is designed to meet the requirements of GSM and LTE base station designs, and offers a wide range of clock management and distribution features to simplify baseband and radio card clock tree designs. The HMC7044 provides 14 low noise and configurable outputs to offer flexibility in interfacing with many different components including data converters, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), and mixer local oscillators (LOs).

The DCLK and SYSREF clock outputs of the HMC7044 can be configured to support signaling standards, such as CML, LVDS, LVPECL, and LVCMOS, and different bias settings to offset varying board insertion losses.

Applications

* JESD204B clock generation

* Cellular infrastructure (multicarrier GSM, LTE, W-CDMA)

* Data converter clocking

* Microwave baseband cards

* Phase array reference distribution

* Ultralow rms jitter: 44 fs typical (12 kHz to 20 MHz) at 2457.6 MHz

* Noise floor: −156 dBc/Hz at 2457.6 MHz

* Low phase noise: −141.7 dBc/Hz at 800 kHz, 983.04 MHz output

* Up to 14 LVDS, LVPECL, or CML type device clocks (DCLKs) from PLL2

* Maximum CLKOUTx/CLKOUTx and SCLKOUTx/SCLKOUTx frequency up to 3200 MHz

* JESD204B-compatible system reference (SYSREF) pulses

* 25 ps analog, and ½ VCO cycle digital delay independently programmable on each of 14 clock output channels

* SPI-programmable phase noise vs. power consumption