Industry’s smallest active clock generator ICs?

ON Semiconductor has launched a series of active clock generator ICs which it claims to be the smallest in the industry.

The P3MS650100H and P3MS650103H LVCMOS peak EMI reduction clock generators are designed to manage electromagnetic interference and radio frequency interference at the clock source and to deliver system wide emi reduction of all clock dependent signals.

The clock generators are housed in a four pin WDFN package measuring 1 x 1.2 x 0.8mm and, according to ON Semi, are the smallest devices to reduce emi/rfi at the clock source as well as downstream clock and data signals derived from the clock source.

The devices support input voltage ranges ranging from 1.8 to 3.3V. Features include typical deviations of 0.45% to 1.4% and reduction of emi/rfi in clock sources with a frequency range of 15 to 60MHz. The operating temperature range is -20 to 85ºC.

Ryan Cameron, On Semiconductor's vice president of Custom Industrial and Timing Products, said: "The need to achieve emi regulatory compliance while controlling costs and minimising pcb real estate is a significant challenge for mobile applications. Our new emi reduction ICs address these challenges on all fronts by providing a cost effective solution that reduces emi/rfi at the source and at all downstream clock and data signals derived from the source."