SI5338B-B06621-GM

Clock/Timing - Application Specific

The SI5338B-B06621-GM is a high-performance, low-power clock/timing device that can provide precise, reliable timing throughout the clock tree of a demanding embedded system. This device enables precise timing management of various external parameters such as temperature, voltage, mechanical vibration, and radio frequency interference throughout the clock tree of a system.

At its core, the SI5338B-B06621-GM is a feature-rich, low-power, PLL-based clock and synchronous timing circuit. It can produce up to five high-flexibility, low-jitter clock outputs of up to 250 ns rise/fall times. The device includes an integrated oscillator with a frequency range of up to 500 GHz. The device also includes a Temperature Monitoring Module (TMM) that allows the device to monitor temperatures up to the chipset level, increasing the reliability of the output clock.

The SI5338B-B06621-GM is ideal for applications including industrial robots, military and aerospace systems, medical electronics, industrial automation and control systems, telecommunications and networking devices, automotive electronics, automotive telematics systems, and consumer electronics.

The working principles behind the SI5338B-B06621-GM include a wide range of clock generation technologies such as pulse speed modulation (PSM), digital logic implementations, spread-spectrum clock generation, dedicated PLL circuits, and wide-spread frequency synthesis.

The PSM technology incorporates a conventional digital clock design in which a reference source is changed to achieve various user-defined frequencies. To achieve the desired clock output, a number of pulses are generated by a dedicated clock-frequency synthesizer and fed to the reference source. Depending on the user’s control, the pulses can be lengthened or shortened to produce the same clock output with varying speeds.

Digital logic circuits are used in the SI5338B-B06621-GM to generate the clock frequency. These circuits include logic gates, registers, and a divider network. Depending on the user’s control, the frequency of the output can be sets using various combinations of the logic gates and registers.

Spread spectrum clock generation technologies are used to reduce electromagnetic interference. In this case, the clock frequency is increased by a certain amount, thereby reducing any potential interference with the existing electromagnetic environment. This technology can also be used in applications where clock accuracy is critical.

PLL circuits are used in the SI5338B-B06621-GM to generate a specific clock frequency based on the input frequency. In this case, the output frequency of the PLL is locked in with a reference frequency such as the CPU clock. With this technology, the user can adjust the PLL output frequency to any desired value without changing the reference frequency.

The SI5338B-B06621-GM also features wide-spread frequency synthesis which is a technology used for synthesizing multiple clock frequencies from a single reference frequency. This technology works by combining the outputs of several frequency synthesizers into a single output. In this way, multiple clock frequencies can be produced from a single reference frequency without any loss in accuracy or signal quality.

The SI5338B-B06621-GM is a feature-rich clock/timing device designed for high-performance, low-power applications requiring precise, reliable timing throughout the clock tree of a complex system. The device integrates a wide range of clock generation technologies such as PSM, digital logic implementations, spread-spectrum clock generation, dedicated PLL circuits, and wide-spread frequency synthesis to ensure that the most demanding timing requirements are met. This makes it an excellent choice for a variety of industrial, military, automotive, and consumer applications.