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