GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ICS8501 is a low skew, 1-to-16 Differential Current Mode Fanout Buffer and a member of the HiPerClockS™ family of High Performance Clock Solutions from ICS. The ICS8501 is designed to translate any differential signal levels to small swing differential current mode (DCM) output levels.
FEATURES
• 16 small swing DCM outputs
• Translates any differential input signal (LVPECL, LVHSTL,
LVDS, DCM) to DCM levels without external bias networks
• Translates single ended input levels to DCM levels with a
resistor bias network on the nCLK input
• Translates single ended input levels to inverted DCM levels
with a resistor bias network on the CLK input
• Maximum output frequency: 500MHz
• Output skew: 100ps (maximum)
• Part-to-part skew: 650ps (maximum)
• VOH: 850mV (maximum)
• 3.3V operating supply
• 0°C to 70°C ambient operating temperature