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PI6CG184Q

Very Low Power 1.8V, 4-Output PCIe 4.0 Clock Generator for Automotive Applications

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Description

The PI6CG184Q is an 4-output very low power PCIe Gen4 clock generator. It uses 25MHz crystal or CMOS reference as an input to generate the 100MHz low power differential HCSL outputs with on-chip terminations.
The on-chip termination can save 16 external resistors and make layout easier. An additional buffered reference output is provided to serve as a low noise reference for other circuitry.


It uses Diodes proprietary PLL design to achieve very low jitter that meets PCIe Gen1/Gen2/Gen3/Gen4 requirements. It also provides various options such as different slew rate and amplitude through strapping pins or SMBUS so that users can configure the device easily to get the optimized performance for their individual boards. The device also supports selectable spreadspectrum options to reduce EMI for Automotive applications.

Feature(s)

  • 1.8V supply voltage
  • Crystal/CMOS input: 25 MHz
  • 4 differential low power HCSL outputs with on-chip termination
  • Individual output enable
  • Reference CMOS output
  • Programmable Slew rate and output amplitute for each output
  • Differential outputs blocked until PLL is locked
  • Selectable 0%, -0.25% or -0.5% spread on differential outputs
  • Strapping pins or SMBus for configuration;
  • 3.3V tolerant SMBus interface support
  • Very low jitter outputs
    • Differential cycle-to-cycle jitter <50ps
    • Differential output-to-output skew <50ps
    • PCIe Gen1/Gen2/Gen3/ Gen4 compliant
    • CMOS REFOUT phase jitter is < 1.5ps RMS

Product Specifications

Product Parameters

Function Generator
Compliance(Only Automotive supports PPAP) Automotive
Input Type(s) Crystal, CMOS
Additive Jitter (ps) <0.5
Number of Outputs 4
Maximum Output Frequency (MHz) 100
Output Type(s) Low Power HCSL
Skew (PS) 50
Supply Voltage (V) 1.8
Ambient or Junction Temperature (°C) -40 to 105

Technical Documents

Application Notes

Recommended Soldering Techniques

TN1.pdf

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