Features

▪ Output frequency range: 171.875MHz to 18GHz

▪ Ultra-low phase noise VCO

• -60.6dBc integrated phase jitter (35fs rms jitter) from 20kHz

to 100MHz at 6GHz

▪ Figure of Merit: -236dBc/Hz

▪ Input reference frequency:

• 10MHz to 1.6GHz (LVPECL, LVDS)

• 10MHz to 250MHz (LVCMOS)

▪ Fractional-N synthesizer and integer-N synthesizer

▪ 32-bit of fractional and modulus resolution

▪ Phase frequency detector (PFD) operation up to 500MHz

(Integer mode) or 250MHz (Fractional mode)

▪ Programmable RF output power levels

▪ RF output power < -80dBm when in MUTE

▪ Programmable input multiplier (MULT) to increase PFD

frequency when using a low input frequency

▪ -40°C to +95°C ambient temperature range; and up to +105°C

board temperature

▪ 3.3V single power supply operation

▪ 7 7 mm 48-VFQFPN package

▪ SPI interface is compatible with 1.8V logic and tolerant to 3.3V

▪ Supported in the Timing CommanderTM design tool