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Alliance Semiconductor Expands Mixed Signal Family to Include High Performance, Precision Zero and NonZero Delay Buffers.


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), a leading worldwide provider of analog and mixed signal products, high-performance memory products, connectivity and networking solutions for the communications, computing, embedded, industrial and consumer markets, today announced the expansion of its Analog and Mixed Signal product portfolio with the availability of its newest families of high-performance Zero Delay Buffers (ZDB's) and Non-Zero Delay (NZDB NZDB New Zealand Dairy Board ) Buffers. The ASM (1) (Association for Systems Management) An international membership organization based in Cleveland, Ohio. Founded in 1947 and disbanded in 1996, it sponsored conferences in all phases of administrative systems and management. 5000 family of PLL-based ZDB's and the ASM2000 family of non-PLL-based NZDB's are designed to address the precise, high accuracy and high-performance (greater than 250MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. ) clocking needs of various data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. , networking, telecommunications, industrial and many consumer systems.

Fast edge rates (less than 1nS), low propagation delays (50-500pS) high accuracy (duty cycle stability & jitter A flicker or fluctuation in a transmission signal or display image. The term is used in several ways, but it always refers to some offset of time and space from the norm. For example, in a network transmission, jitter would be a bit arriving either ahead or behind a standard clock cycle ) along with very high frequency support (greater than 250MHz), characterize both families of these precision buffers. The devices are designed to support one or two 50 ohm ohm (ōm) [for G. S. Ohm], unit of electrical resistance, defined as the resistance in a circuit in which a potential difference of one volt creates a current of one ampere; hence, 1 ohm equals 1 volt/ampere.  transmission lines.

This expansion includes many of the standard high performance (250MHz+) buffers currently in volume demand. The table below details the 3.3 / 2.5V Low Voltage Low voltage is an electrical engineering term that broadly identifies safety considerations of an electricity supply system based on the voltage used. While different definitions exist for the exact voltage range covered by "low voltage", the most commonly used ones include "mains  NZDB's devices in this initial release. The second table details the Low Voltage ZDB's. Alliance Semiconductor expects to continue the product expansion as the line continues its evolution into high performance, very low voltage, high accuracy applications.
Class     ALSC Part Number     PKG Options        DESCRIPTION
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    NZDB          ASM29940L          32 TQFP       CMOS/LVPECL_in 18
                                     32 LQFP         OUT - TO 250MHz
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    NZDB          ASM29942C          32 TQFP      CMOS_in 18 OUT - TO
                                     32 LQFP             250MHz
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    NZDB          ASM29942P          32 TQFP      LVPECL_in 18 OUT -
                                     32 LQFP            TO 250MHz
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    NZDB          ASM299109          32 TQFP       CMOS/LVPECL_in 18
                                     32 LQFP        OUT - TO 250MHz
                                                      W/split rail
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    NZDB          ASM29946           32 TQFP      CMOS_in 10 OUT - TO
                                     32 LQFP       250MHz W/split rail
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    NZDB          ASM29947           32 TQFP      LVTTL_in 9 OUT - TO
                                     32 LQFP            275  MHz
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    NZDB          ASM29948           32 TQFP       CMOS/LVPECL_in 12
                                     32 LQFP         OUT - TO 275MHz
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    NZDB          ASM299456          32 TQFP      LVPECL_in 10 OUT -
                                     32 LQFP       TO 250MHz W/split
                                                          rail
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These precision Non PLL PLL - phase-locked loop  based products support either 2.5 or 3.3V power supplies and provide support from DC to well in excess of specification of 250MHz, with up to 18 outputs for precise fanout and distribution of the clock signal with very low prop delay and output skews. Many of these products (ZDBs and NZDBs) support a "split-rail" design that provides for either 3.3V or 2.5V LVCMOS LVCMOS Low Voltage Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
LVCMOS Low-Voltage Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (family of logic integrated circuits)
LVCMOS Low Voltage Cmos
 outputs for conversion / translation of either a LVCMOS or LVPECL LVPECL Low Voltage Positive Emitter Coupled Logic  input to LVCMOS, and thus allows for use across multiple platforms Refers to two or more operating environments, which typically include the CPU family and operating system. For example, if versions of a program run on Windows and the Macintosh, the software is said to support multiple platforms. . Single and multiple output bank configurations are supported as well.
Class        ALSC Part     PKG Options         DESCRIPTION
                    Number
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      ZDB         ASM59772A       52 TQFP       CMOS_IN : 12 output
                                               200MHz ZDB w/split rail
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      ZDB         ASM59773A       52 TQFP       CMOS/LVPECL_in : 12
                                                 output 200MHz ZDB
                                                    w/split rail
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      ZDB         ASM59774A       52 TQFP     CMOS _IN : 14 output 8.3
                                                - 125MHz ZDB w/split
                                                        rail
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      ZDB         ASM59775A       52 TQFP     CMOS _IN : 14 output 8.3
                                                - 200MHz ZDB w/split
                                                        rail
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This high-performance family of Low Voltage Zero Delay Buffers provides support for frequencies from DC to beyond specification (greater than 250Mhz Vs the 200MHz spec) with fan-outs of 12 and 14, and very low propagation delays (Tpd and Tskew) for precise re-synchronization (zero delay) and accuracy. These features coupled with fast edge rates and low jitter, enable the designer to maximize their timing budgets with minimal error budget contribution.

Packaged in 32 and 52 pin LQFP See QFP.  and TQFP See QFP.  packages, Alliance offers both commercial and industrial temperature grades, with standard tin-lead / Pb free - RoHS and/or Green compliant products.

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 Mark Sherwood, director of Marketing for the Alliance Mixed Signal Business Unit, "This is a significant introduction and roll out for Alliance Semiconductor. The combination of these Low Voltage High Performance ZDB's and LVNZDBs will add significantly to the current offering from Alliance Mixed signal and provides entry into the High-end LVCMOS clock market.

"This release allows Alliance Semiconductor to support all key aspects of the clock tree i.e. clock synthesis, frequency generation, clock signal distribution and re-synchronization. With this new addition, Alliance Semiconductor's Mixed Signal Group is now well positioned in clock and timing with a Very wide, in-depth and comprehensive portfolio into the high accuracy and performance applications segments."

Target applications include routers, switches, hubs, base stations and redundant array of independent disks (RAID) storage arrays, as well as specific applications in industrial and some consumer applications.

Samples are available today with initial pricing set at $3.00 - $3.50 in 1K quantity. Full data sheet/product specifications and a complete cross reference guide are available online at www.alsc.com

About Alliance:

Alliance Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq:ALSC) is powering every application with high performance solutions for the communications, computing and consumer electronics markets. Utilizing advanced process technologies and design expertise, Alliance provides leading OEMs with a broad portfolio of complementary technologies including analog and mixed-signal products, chip-to-chip connectivity products, networking controllers and high-performance memories. Alliance addresses the complete needs of system developers by leveraging its proprietary advances in Electromagnetic Interference See EMI.  (EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC. ) reduction, power management and timing technology, HyperTransport(TM) I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output.

I/O - Input/Output
 connectivity and specialized memory solutions for next-generation applications. Founded in 1985, Alliance is headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif. with design centers in Bangalore and Hyderabad, India. The company is publicly traded and included in the S&P 600 Index. Additional information is available on the Alliance Web site at: http://www.alsc.com.
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