Clocks & timing – Applications
Our clock and timing solutions include a wide range of products – clock buffers, clock generators, clock jitter cleaners, RF PLLs and RF synthesizers – for a broad range of applications including wired and optical communications, wireless communications, industrial, and automotive.
PCI express clocks
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| Clock type | Product | Description |
| Clock generator | CDCE6214-Q1 | 4-channel, low-power, cost-optimized, general purpose clock generator that meets PCIe Gen 1-5 performance |
| Clock generator | CDCI6214 | 4-channel, low power, cost-optimized clock generator that meets the performance of PCIe Gen 1-4 |
| Clock generator | CDCM6208 | 8 output, <300 fs, high performance flexible clock generator |
| Clock buffer | CDCDB2000 | DB2000QL-compliant 20 output clock buffer that meets PCIe Gen 1-5 requirements |
| Clock buffer | LMK00334 | 4 output, high performance buffer |
Featured technical article:
Clocking for test & measurement applications
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| Clock type | Product | Description |
| RF synthesizer | LMX2594 | 10 MHz – 15 GHz, wideband, high performance RF synthesizer with phase sync and JESD204B support |
| RF synthesizer | LMX2572 | 12.5 MHz – 6.4 GHz, low power RF synthesizer with phase sync and JESD204B support. Pin compatible with LMX2594 |
| Cascaded PLL clock generator | LMK04832 | High performance clock generator to generate multiple clock/SYSREF pairs for clocking data converters up to 3.2 GHz. Pin compatible to LMK04828 |
| Cascaded PLL clock generator | LMK04828 | Versatile clock generator to generate multiple clock/SYSREF pairs for clocking data converters up to 2.8 GHz |
| Clock generator | CDCI6214 | Flexible, space saving clock generator to generate up to 4 different clock frequencies |
| Crystal oscillator | LMK61xx | Low jitter, standard footprint oscillators |
Featured clocking for test & measurement resources
Featured reference designs:
TIDA-00626: 9.8 GHz CW RF signal generator reference design
TIDA-01021: Multichannel JESD204B 15 GHz reference design
TIDA-01346: Phase Synchronize the output of 2 RF PLLs
TIDA-00885: 9.8 GHz RF Synthesizer operating from a buck converter
Featured application notes:
Clocking for medical applications
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| Clock type | Product | Description |
| Clock buffer | CDCLVD1208 | 8-output LVDS clock buffer for clocking multiple 8- or 16-channel ultrasound AFE |
| Clock buffer | LMK00308 | 3-GHz 8-output ultra-low additive jitter differential clock buffer/level translator |
| Jitter cleaner | LMK04610 | Low power clock generator and jitter cleaner for medical ultrasound applications |
| Oscillator | LMK61E2 | Ultra-low jitter fully programmable oscillator |
Featured content:
Clocking for defense & space
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| RF synthesizer | LMX2595 | 10 MHz – 19 GHz, wideband, high performance RF synthesizer with phase sync and JESD204B support | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RF synthesizer | LMX2572 | Low power synthesizer that meets phase noise and spurious requirements for hand held radio applications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cascaded PLL clock generator | LMK04832 | High performance clock generator to generate multiple clock/SYSREF pairs for clocking data converters up to 3.2 GHz. Pin compatible to LMK04828 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cascaded PLL clock generator | LMK04828 | Versatile clock generator to generate multiple clock/SYSREF pairs for clocking data converters up to 2.8 GHz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crystal oscillator | LMK61xx | Low jitter, standard footprint oscillators | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cascaded PLL clock generator | LMK04828-EP | Clocking for high speed data converters at extended temperature range of -55 to 105C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Featured clocking for defense & space resources
Featured reference designs:
TIDA-01346: Phase Synchronize the output of 2 RF PLLs
TIDA-01021: Multichannel JESD204B 15 GHz reference design
TIDA-00885: 9.8 GHz RF Synthesizer operating from a buck converter
TIDA-01442: Direct Sampling RADAR reference design
Featured application notes:
Novel technique to reduce Integer Boundary Spurs
Impact of vibration on jitter of oscillators
Featured technical articles:
How to estimate the phase noise of a PLL from basic datasheet parameters
Automotive clocks
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| Clock type | Product | Description |
| RF PLL | LMX2492-Q1 | 14 GHz RF PLL with ability to generate ramps for Automotive RADAR applications. Grade 1 qualified |
| Clock generator | CDCE6214-Q1 | 4-channel, low-power, low-EMI, general purpose clock generator with Wettable-Flank QFN & extended temperature range for ADAS & Infotainment |
| Clock generator | CDCE913-Q1 | Cost effective 1-PLL clock generator for replacing multiple crystals. Grade 1 qualified |
| Clock generator | CDCE937-Q1 | Flexible 3-PLL clock generator for instrument cluster and head unit. Grade 1 qualified |
| Nanotimer | TPL5010-Q1 | Nano-Power system timer with watchdog feature |
Clocking for enterprise switching and telecom infrastructure
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| Clock type | Product | Description |
| Clock generator | LMK03328 | <300 fs, 8 output, high performance clock generator with 2 independent PLLs |
| Clock generator | CDCM6208 | <300 fs, high performance clock generator that beats PCIe Gen 4 performance requirements |
| Clock generator | CDCI6214 | Cost effective, low power, flexible clock generator for PCIe Gen 1-4 |
| Oscillator | LMK62xE2-156M | Cost effective 156.25 MHz oscillator in standard 5x3.2 footprint |
| Jitter cleaner & synchronizer | LMK05318 | Ultra-low jitter single channel network synchronizer clock with BAW |
Featured clocking for enterprise switching & telecom infrastructure resources
Featured technical article:
How to optimize clock distribution in PCIe applications
Featured application note:
Impact of vibration on jitter of oscillators
TI BAW technology enables ultra-low jitter clocks for high-speed networks
Data converter clocking
| Featured products | ||
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| Clock type | Product | Description |
| RF synthesizer | LMX2594 | 10 MHz – 15 GHz, wideband, high performance RF synthesizer with phase sync and JESD204B support |
| RF synthesizer | LMX2572 | 12.5 MHz – 6.4 GHz, low power RF synthesizer with phase sync and JESD204B support. Pin compatible with LMX2594 |
| Cascaded PLL clock generator | LMK04832 | High performance clock generator to generate multiple clock/SYSREF pairs for clocking data converters up to 3.2 GHz. Pin compatible to LMK04828 |
| Cascaded PLL clock generator | LMK04828 | Versatile clock generator to generate multiple clock/SYSREF pairs for clocking data converters up to 2.8 GHz |
| Cascaded PLL clock generator | LMK04610 | Low power, high performance clock generator for low power applications (e.g. medical ultrasound) |
| Crystal oscillator | LMK61xx | Low jitter, standard footprint oscillators |
Featured data converter clocking resources
Featured reference designs:
TIDA-01021: Multichannel JESD204B 15 GHz reference design
TIDA-01346: Phase Synchronize the output of 2 RF PLLs
Featured application notes:
Clocking optimization for RF Sampling Analog to Digital Converters
Featured technical articles:
How to estimate the phase noise of a PLL from basic datasheet parameters
Clocking for wireless infrastructure
| Featured products | ||
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| Clock type | Product | Description |
| Jitter cleaner | LMK04610 | <1W, high performance jitter cleaner up to 2 GHz |
| Jitter cleaner | LMK04828 | Versatile jitter cleaner up to 2.8 GHz |
| Jitter cleaner | LMK04832 | High performance jitter cleaner up to 3.2 GHz. Pin compatible with LMK04828 |
| RF synthesizer | LMX2582 | MC-GSM compliant RF synthesizer |
| RF synthesizer | LMX2572 | Low power RF synthesizer for digital repeaters, VSAT and microwave backhaul |
| RF synthesizer | LMX2594 | Wideband 10 MHz - 15 GHz RF synthesizer for 5G , microwave backhaul and VSAT applications |
| Clock generator | CDCE62005 | <1ps LVPECL clock generator |
| Clock generator | CDCM6208 | High performance 8 output clock generator |
| Clock buffer | CDCLVP110 | 1-10 LVPECL clock buffer |
Clocking for other industrial applications
| Featured products | ||
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| Clock type | Product | Description |
| Clock generator | CDCI6214 | Ultra-low power clock generator for factory & building automation applications |
| Clock buffer | CDCLVC1102 | 1:2 LVCMOS fanout clock buffer |
| Clock buffer | CDCLVP110 | 1-10 LVPECL clock buffer |
| RF synthesizer | LMX2571 | Low power RF synthesizer for digital radio and wireless microphone applications |
| RF synthesizer | LMX2572 | Low power RF synthesizer for high performance digital radio and wireless microphone applications |
| Oscillator | LMK62xx | Cost effective oscillators in 5x3.2 footprint |