3.3V Low Noise 1:9 Fanout Buffer
3.3V Low Noise 1:9 Fanout Buffer
The manufacturing flow described in the RF & MICROWAVE STANDARD SPACE LEVEL PRODUCTS
PROGRAM is to be considered a part of this specification.
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ASD0016580 Rev. B
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ADH987S
RFBUFEN
28 OUTN1
26 OUTN2
OUTP1
OUTP2
GND
25 VCCA
CEN
32
31
30
29
27
VCCHF 1
CLKP 2
CLKN 3
SDI 4
SDO 5
PMODE-SEL 6
RFOUTP 7
RFOUTN 8
PACKAGE
BASE
GND
10
11
12
OUTN8 13
14
OUTN7 15
VCCB 16
9
OUTP8
OUTP7
SCLK
VCCRF
SEN
1/ The package bottom has an exposed metal pad that must connect the printed circuit board (PCB) RF/DC ground.
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4.0 Specifications
4.1. Absolute Maximum Ratings 1/
VCCHF, VCCRF, VCCA, VCCB to ground .................................... -0.3 V to +4 V
Max RF Power on pins CLKP, CLKN ............................................ +15 dBm single-ended
LVPECL Min Output Load Resistor ................................................ 100 Ohms to GND
LVPECL Output Load Current ....................................................... 40 mA/Leg
Digital Load ................................................................................... 1 kΩ Min
Digital Input Voltage Range ........................................................... -0.3 V to 3.6 V
Thermal Resistance (Junction to ground paddle) ......................... 18.8 °C/W
Operating Temperature Range ...................................................... -40 °C to +85 °C
Storage Temperature Range ......................................................... -65 °C to +125 °C
Maximum Junction Temperature ................................................... +125 ⁰C
ESD Sensitivity (HBM)……………………………………………….. Class 1B
1/ Stresses above those listed under Absolute Maximum Ratings may cause permanent damage to the device. This is a stress rating only; functional
operation of the device at these or any other conditions outside of those indicated in the operation sections of this specification is not implied. Exposure to
absolute maximum ratings for extended periods may affect device reliability.
2/ All typical specifications are at TA = 25 °C and regulated VDD of 3.3 V, unless otherwise noted.
3/ Limits are characterized at initial qualification and after any design or process changes that may affect the SEP characteristics, but are not production
tested unless specified by the customer through purchase order or contract. For more information on single event effect (SEE) test results, customers are
requested to contact ADI.
TABLE IA NOTES:
1/ Output not corrected for board, cable and adapter loss. Clock input driven differentially. Outputs are single-ended. Not tested post irradiation.
Parameter is part of device initial characterization which is only repeated after design and process changes or with subsequent lots.
Under SPI control (PMODE-SEL = 0, see section “Register Map” for the register map and SPI protocol details),
there is slightly more flexibility in that any combination of buffers can be enabled or disabled via the individual
buffer enable bits in Reg 0x2.
The part features switches on both the input and output signals, so that when the part is disabled (via either the
CEN pin, or the SPI control bit Reg 0x1[0]), the power-down current drops to < 2 μA, regardless of the IO
termination scheme.
INPUT STAGE
The input stage, Figure 2, is flexible. It can be driven single-ended or differential, with LVPECL, LVDS, or CML
signals. If driven single-ended, a large AC coupling cap to ground should be used on the undriven input. The input
impedance is selectable, via Reg 0x3[3], between 50 Ω or 150 Ω single ended(100 Ω or 300 Ω differential). The
DC bias level of 2.0 V can be generated internally by programming Reg 0x03[1]=1 (default configuration),
supplied externally, or generated via an LVPECL termination network inside the part.
CHIP ENABLE
The ADH987S has a chip enable feature, (CEN) which can be used to power down or deactivate the LVPECL and
RF outputs. This can be done with either the CEN device pin (pin 31,) or with a SPI command to Reg 0x01[0].
The ADH987S enters power-down when a logic 0 is applied to the CEN pin. However, SPI commands can still be
written and are recognized when a logic 1 is applied to CEN. Note, there is no internal pull-up or pull-down and
this pin must be terminated. To control the chip enable feature via SPI, the first bit in Reg 0x01 is set to the
desired state. Setting this bit to 1, which is the default mode, enables the outputs. Setting this bit to 0 disables the
outputs.
Figure 6 DC Coupled LVPECL Interface Figure 7 AC Coupled Differential CML / LVPECL /LVDS /
CMOS Interface
Figure 10 DC Coupled to LVPECL Interface Figure 11 AC coupled to LVDS / CML / LVPECL /CMOS
The user has several choices in how they connect LVPECL drivers and receivers, and many resources that deal
with this issue in detail. As a quick introduction, there are compromises between matching performance, common
mode levels, and signal swing. For clocking applications, the user often has the luxury of using AC coupling,
unlike in many data-path situations. Figure 12 shows a simplified interface schematic between an LVPECL output
and input stage. Various options and trade-offs for the termination components are provided in Table III. The
evaluation board allows flexibility in how the I/Os are configured, and allows the configuration in Figure 10, among
many others.
ADH987G32
300Ω Further reduced current, lower output power but flatter frequency response
RF OUTPUT STAGE
The RF output buffer is a CML output stage with 50 Ω impedance (single-ended) and adjustable power. In parallel
mode (the PMODE_SEL pin = 1), it is at max gain (~ +3 dBm single-ended), whereas under SPI control, the gain
can be lowered in ~3 dB steps down to -9 dBm single-ended. See Reg 0x04 for more information.
The SPI control must be used to re-configure the input bias network from its default state (Reg03h), to adjust the
output power control on the RF/CML buffer, and to individually enable arbitrary LVPECL outputs.
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OPERATIONAL MODES
Serial Port Interface features:
a. Compatibility with general serial port protocols that use a shift and strobe approach to communication.
b. Compatible with multi-Chip solutions, useful to address multiple chips of various types from a single serial
port bus.
a. The Master (host) places 9 bit data, d8:d0, MSB first, on SDI on the first 9 falling edges of
SCLK.
b. The slave shifts in data on SDI on the first 9 rising edges of SCLK
c. Master places 4 bit register address to be written to, r3:r0, MSB first, on the next 4 falling edges
of SCLK (10-13)
d. Slave shifts the register address bits on the next 4 rising edges of SCLK (10-13).
e. Master places 3 bit chip address, a2:a0, MSB first, on the next 3 falling edges of SCLK (14-16).
The chip address is fixed at 001.
f. Slave shifts the chip address bits on the 3 rising edges of SCLK (14-16).
g. Master asserts SEN after the 16th rising edge of SCLK.
h. Slave registers the SDI data on the rising edge of SEN.
In general, SDO line is always active during the WRITE cycle. SDO contains the data from the addresses
pointed to by Reg 0x00. If Reg 0x00 is not changed, the same data is always present on the SDO. If it is desired
to READ from a specific address, it is necessary to write the desired address to Reg 0x00 in the first write cycle,
then in the next SPI cycle, the desired data ison SDO pin.
An example of the two-cycle procedure to read from any random address is as follows:
The Master (host), on the first 9 falling edges of SCLK places 9 bit data, d8:d0, MSB first, on SDI as shown in Figure
15 d8:d4 should be set to zero. d3:d0 = address of the register to be READ on the next cycle.
a. The slave () shifts in data on SDI on the first 9 rising edges of SCLK
b. Master places 4 bit register address, r3:r0, (the address the WRIT E ADDRESS register), MSB first, on the
next 4 falling edges of SCLK (10-13). r3:r0=0000.
c. Slave shifts the register bits on the next 4 rising edges of SCLK (10-13).
d. Master places 3 bit chip address, a2:a0, MSB first, on the next 3 falling edges of SCLK (14-16). The chip
address is fixed at 001.
e. Slave shifts the chip address bits on the next 3 rising edges of SCLK (14-16).
f. Master asserts SEN after the 16th rising edge of SCLK.
g. Slave registers the SDI data on the rising edge of SEN.
h. Master clears SEN to complete the address transfer of the two part READ cycle.
i. If writing data to the chip at the same time as we do the second cycle is not wanted, then it is recommended
to simply rewrite the same contents on SDI to Register zero on the READ back part of the cycle.
j. Master places the same SDI data as the previous cycle on the next 16 falling edges of SCLK .
k. Slave () shifts the SDI data on the next 16 rising edges of SCLK .
l. Slave places the desired data (i.e. data from address in Reg00h[3:0]) on SDO on the next 16 rising edges of
SCLK.
m. Master asserts SEN after the 16th rising edge of SCLK to complete the cycle.
Note that if the chip address bits are unrecognized (a2:a0), the slave will tri-state the SDO output to prevent a
possible bus contention issue.
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