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High Performance Programmable Oscillator

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Cypress’s new High Performance Programmable Oscillator, the CY294X family, is designed to meet the demands of the ever increasing global network traffic.

With the global network traffic expected to increase in the coming years, the Ethernet line rates would increase dramatically in routers and switches. Our High Performance Programmable Oscillator meets all the new reference clock requirements of faster Ethernet data transfer standards.

Best-In-Class

The low-noise programmable PLL technology allows the device to produce any frequency between 15 MHz and 2100 MHz, while achieving an industry leading RMS phase jitter of 110 fs. Operates at supply voltages of 1.8V, 2.5V and 3.3V, and displays reliable performance for ambient temperatures ranging from –40 °C to +105°C.

Additional Benefits

The Cypress Programmable Oscillator offers Flexible configurations in terms of being field and factory programmable. The I2C-configurable frequency margining and VCXO are the other value added features. The family is made available in multiple footprints viz., 8-pin 5 x 3.2 LCC, 8-pin 7 x 5 LCC and 16-pin 3 x 3 QFN packages.

The CY294X family can potentially replace SAW oscillators (SO), overtone Crystal Oscillators (XO), Inverted MESA oscillators, and other high-performance clock synthesizer solutions. It has best-in-class performance compared to all oscillators and offers a viable and cheaper solution to SAW oscillators and Crystal Oscillators. A single device with 4 pre-programmed frequencies and Frequency Select pin can replace 4 SO/XO devices, thus minimizing the inventory to a great extent.

Great Applications

The Cypress Programmable Oscillator specifically targets high-performance applications such as routers, switches, wireless base stations and other networking applications where a low-phase jitter of < 0.3ps is a requirement. With a best Jitter of 0.1ps the device offers the designer an additional jitter budget.

Evaluation Kits

CY3676 and CY3677 are designed to evaluate the features of the High Performance Programmable Oscillator. CY3676 evaluates the LCC packaged device, and CY3677 evaluates the QFN packaged device.

Want to learn more? Email us: clocks@cypress.com

Start designing with High Performance Programmable Oscillator today! We offer evaluation kits to make it easy to evaluate our devices. Our kits include the necessary design files, documentation, and software to get you up and running quickly.

1. Watch the Introduction to High Performance Programmable Oscillator video

2. Buy the CY3676 Evaluation Kit or the CY3677 Evaluation Kit

3. Download the Datasheet (CY2941X/2X, CY29430) and the Application Notes

4. Download ClockWizard software

5. Start creating your desired frequencies

6. Join the Cypress Developer Community

GENERAL

  • Low-noise PLL for integrated crystal applications
  • Fractional N PLL with fully integrated VCO
  • Works on third overtone (OT3) of an integrated fixed frequency crystal
  • Supports popular output formats viz., LVPECL, LVDS, HCSL, CML, and LVCMOS
  • Operates on 3.3V, 2.5V and 1.8V supply
  • Integrated jitter performance of 110fs (12kHz to 20MHz frequency offsets) for outputs greater than 150 MHz
  • VCXO functionality provided with tunable Total Pull Range (TPR) from +/- 50 ppm to +/- 275 ppm
  • Better frequency stability over temperatures ranging from -40°C to +105°C

FREQUENCY

  • Output Range: 50 to 2,100 MHz
  • I2C-configurable or pin-selectable
  • Adjust in 0.2-ppm increments for robustness tests, upgrades, or failure analysis
  • Switch between 4 frequencies for different applications (Frequency Select)

FLEXIBLE CONFIGURATIONS

  • Field and factory-programmable
  • I2C-configurable frequency margining
  • Pin-selectable frequency margining and VCXO

MULTIPLE FOOTPRINTS

  • 8-pin LCC (5.0 mm x 3.2 mm)
  • 8-pin LCC (5.0 mm x 7.0 mm)
  • 16-pin QFN (3.0 mm x 3.0 mm)
Document Type Title
Datasheets CY2941X, CY2942X, CY29430, CY51X7
Application Notes

AN210253 - CY294X High-Performance Clock: Getting Started and Best Design Practices
Product Overview CY294X Product Overview

CY3677 Evaluation Kit:

Designed for evaluating Cypress's High Performace Programmable Oscillator, CY29430

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CY3676 Evaluation Kit:

Designed for evaluating Cypress's High Performace Programmable Oscillator, CY29412

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CY364x Programming Kit:

Designed for programming Cypress's High Performance Programmable Oscillator, CY294x

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Routers, Switches

Manufacturers: Cisco, Juniper, Huawei, HP, Juniper, Brocade and others

 

Servers

Manufacturers: Dell, HP, IBM, Oracle and others

 

Wireless base stations

Manufacturers: Ericsson, ALU, Motorola, NSN, Huawei, ZTE and others

 

Video Processor/Set Top Boxes/Gateway

Manufacturers: SA, Motorola, Ericsson, Polycom and others

 

Test Equipment

Manufacturers: Agilent, Tektronix, Anritsu, Rohde & Schwarz, and Advantest and others

 

FPGAs

Manufacturers: Xilinx, Altera and others

WIRELESS BASE STATION

Design Challenges

Generate multiple (typically three) unrelated frequencies to clock various system components
Shorten the design cycle to keep pace with accelerated new product introductions
Eliminate the use of expensive SAW oscillators

Cypress Programmable Clock Solution

Generates three unrelated frequencies with a single chip
Offers programmability to create custom frequencies in minutes
Offers >10% cost saving over competition’s oscillators

Ordering Code Configuration Package Description Product Flow
CY29411FLXIT Field-programmable 8-LCC 5.0 x 7.0 - Tape and Reel Industrial, –40°C to +105°C
CY29411LXIxxxT Factory-configured 8-LCC 5.0 x 7.0 - Tape and Reel Industrial, –40°C to +105°C
CY29412FLXIT Field-programmable 8-LCC 5.0 x 7.0 - Tape and Reel Industrial, –40°C to +105°C
CY29412LXIxxxT Factory-configured 8-LCC 5.0 x 7.0 - Tape and Reel Industrial, –40°C to +105°C
CY29421FLXIT Field-programmable 8-LCC 5.0 x 3.2 - Tape and Reel Industrial, –40°C to +105°C
CY29421LXIxxxT Factory-configured 8-LCC 5.0 x 3.2 - Tape and Reel Industrial, –40°C to +105°C
CY29422FLXIT Field-programmable 8-LCC 5.0 x 3.2 - Tape and Reel Industrial, –40°C to +105°C
CY29422LXIxxxT Factory-configured 8-LCC 5.0 x 3.2 - Tape and Reel Industrial, –40°C to +105°C
CY29430FLQXIT Field-programmable 16-QFN - Tape and Reel Industrial, –40°C to +105°C
CY29430LQXIxxxT Factory-configured 16-QFN - Tape and Reel Industrial, –40°C to +105°C