When terminating clock drivers, keep these guidelines in mind for optimum phase noise and jitter performance:
- Transmission line theory must be followed for
good impedance matching to prevent reflections.
- Clock drivers must be presented with the proper
loads.
- HCSL drivers are switched
current outputs and require a DC path to ground through 50Ω
termination.
- Receivers must be presented with a signal biased
to the specified DC bias level (common-mode voltage) for proper operation. Some
receivers have self-biasing inputs that automatically bias to the proper voltage
level; in this case, the signal must normally be AC coupled.