NBC12429, NBC12429A
impedance begins to look inductive and thus increases with
increasing frequency. The parallel capacitor combination
shown ensures that a low impedance path to ground exists
for frequencies well above the bandwidth of the PLL.
3.3 V or
5.0 V
3.3 V or
5.0 V
RS = 10−15 W
PLL_VCC
NBC12429 0.01 mF
NBC12429A
22 mF
VCC
0.01 mF
L=1000 mH
R=15 W
Figure 9. Power Supply Filter
A higher level of attenuation can be achieved by replacing
the resistor with an appropriate valued inductor. Figure 9
shows a 1000 mH choke. This value choke will show a
significant impedance at 10 kHz frequencies and above.
Because of the current draw and the voltage that must be
maintained on the PLL_VCC pin, a low DC resistance
inductor is required (less than 15 W). Generally, the
resistor/capacitor filter will be cheaper, easier to implement,
and provide an adequate level of supply filtering.
The NBC12429 and NBC12429A provide
sub−nanosecond output edge rates and therefore a good
power supply bypassing scheme is a must. Figure 10 shows
a representative board layout for the NBC12429 and
NBC12429A. There exists many different potential board
layouts and the one pictured is but one. The important aspect
of the layout in Figure 10 is the low impedance connections
between VCC and GND for the bypass capacitors.
Combining good quality general purpose chip capacitors
with good PCB layout techniques will produce effective
capacitor resonances at frequencies adequate to supply the
instantaneous switching current for the NBC12429 and
NBC12429A outputs. It is imperative that low inductance
chip capacitors are used. It is equally important that the
board layout not introduce any of the inductance saved by
using the leadless capacitors. Thin interconnect traces
between the capacitor and the power plane should be
avoided and multiple large vias should be used to tie the
capacitors to the buried power planes. Fat interconnect and
large vias will help to minimize layout induced inductance
and thus maximize the series resonant point of the bypass
capacitors.
C1ÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ ÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉC1
R1
ÉÉÉÉC3
1
C2
Xtal
Rshunt
R1 = 10−15 W
C1 = 0.01 mF
C2 = 22 mF
C3 = 0.1 mF
ÉÉÉÉ= VCC
= GND
= Via
Opt. Rshunt = 500 −1 kW
Figure 10. PCB Board Layout (PLCC−28)
Note the dotted lines circling the crystal oscillator
connection to the device. The oscillator is a series resonant
circuit and the voltage amplitude across the crystal is
relatively small. It is imperative that no actively switching
signals cross under the crystal as crosstalk energy coupled
to these lines could significantly impact the jitter of the
device. Special attention should be paid to the layout of the
crystal to ensure a stable, jitter free interface between the
crystal and the on−board oscillator. Note the provisions for
placing a resistor across the crystal oscillator terminals as
discussed in the crystal oscillator section of this data sheet.
Although the NBC12429 and NBC12429A have several
design features to minimize the susceptibility to power
supply noise (isolated power and grounds and fully
differential PLL), there still may be applications in which
overall performance is being degraded due to system power
supply noise. The power supply filter and bypass schemes
discussed in this section should be adequate to eliminate
power supply noise−related problems in most designs.
Jitter Performance
Jitter is a common parameter associated with clock
generation and distribution. Clock jitter can be defined as the
deviation in a clock’s output transition from its ideal
position.
Cycle−to−Cycle Jitter is the period variation between
two adjacent cycles over a defined number of observed
cycles. The number of cycles observed is application
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