ON Semiconductor Releases Industry's First Differential 10-Signal Fan-Out Clock Driver That Operates at Speeds Above 6 GHz.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2003 NBSG NBSG National Biotherapy Study Group 111 Delivers Improved Bandwidth and Lower Electro-Magnetic Interference for Telecommunications, Networking and Automated Test Equipment Applications Continuing to support its position as the industry's leading provider of high-performance integrated circuits (ICs) for advanced precision-application designs, ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ONNN) today introduced the NBSG111 -- a 1:10 Silicon Germanium (SiGe) differential clock driver with Reduced Swing Emitter Couple Logic (RSECL) outputs that deliver 10 identical signals from a single input. The device is the newest member of the company's GigaComm(TM) family of high-performance logic ICs designed for telecommunications, networking and automated test equipment applications. Operating at a maximum frequency above 6 GHz, the NBSG111 can perform clock distribution duties in the fastest of these applications. This newest clock driver is functionally equivalent to the company's popular MC100LVEP111 (a 2.5 volt / 3.3 volt 1:10 differential clock driver) but offers significantly improved bandwidth and lower electro-magnetic interference (EMI) performance. Like the MC100LVEP111, the NBSG111's synchronous enable feature is used to avoid a runt The frame that remains after a collision on a CSMA/CD medium such as Ethernet. Runts are undersize packets, smaller than what the network protocol calls for, such as 64 bytes in Ethernet. Electrical interference or faulty wiring can also produce a runt. clock pulse when the device is enabled or disabled -- a common occurrence with an asynchronous Refers to events that are not synchronized, or coordinated, in time. The following are considered asynchronous operations. The interval between transmitting A and B is not the same as between B and C. The ability to initiate a transmission at either end. control. NBSG111 offers unparalleled performance for the price with jitter typically around 0.5 picoseconds (ps) and a duty cycle skew of 2 ps. To enable true design flexibility, the NBSG111 utilizes AnyLevel(TM) -- an input technology included in all GigaComm(TM) devices that accepts Negative Emitter Coupled Logic Emitter Coupled Logic - (ECL) (Or "Current Mode Logic") A technology for building logic gates where the emitter of a transistor is used as the output rather than its collector. ECL has a propagation time of 0.5 - 2 ns (faster than TTL) and a power dissipation 3 - 10 times higher than TTL. (NECL), Positive Emitter Coupled Logic (PECL), Current Mode Logic (CML 1. CML - A query language. ["Towards a Knowledge Description Language", A. Borgida et al, in On Knowledge Base Management Systems, J. Mylopoulos et al eds, Springer 1986]. 2. CML - Concurrent ML. ), Low Voltage CMOS, Low Voltage Transistor-Transistor Logic (LVTTL LVTTL Low Voltage Transistor Transistor Logic (AMCC) LVTTL Low Voltage Transistor to Transistor Logic ) or Low Voltage Differential (hardware) Low Voltage Differential - (LVD) A method of driving SCSI cables that will be formalised in the SCSI-3 specifications. LVD uses less power than the current differential drive (HVD), is less expensive and will allow the higher speeds of Ultra-2 SCSI. LVD requires 3. Signaling (LVDS). Integrated into the inputs are 50 ohm termination resistors for added board space savings. The use of RSECL provides an output voltage swing of 400 millivolts (mV) -- as opposed to 800 mV in traditional ECL applications -- for reduced power consumption. The end result is an ideal blend of unequaled performance at a total system cost well below the capabilities of alternative platforms. Packaging and Price NBSG111 is currently offered in a 49-pin flip-chip ball grid array “BGA” redirects here. For other uses, see BGA (disambiguation). A ball grid array (BGA) is a type of surface-mount packaging used for integrated circuits. (FCBGA FCBGA Flip Chip Ball Grid Array FCBGA Flip Chip Bga ) and priced at $32.48 per unit in 10,000 unit quantities. For additional technical information visit http://www.onsemi.com/tech. About ON Semiconductor ON Semiconductor offers an extensive portfolio of power- and data-management semiconductors and standard semiconductor components that address the design needs of today's sophisticated electronic products, appliances and automobiles. For more information visit ON Semiconductor's Web site at http://www.onsemi.com. ON Semiconductor and the ON Semiconductor logo are registered trademarks of Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC. All other brand and product names appearing in this document are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. Although the company references its Web site in this news release, such information on the Web site is not to be incorporated herein. |
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