Analog Frequency Multiplier
PL560-xx VCXO Family
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BOARD DESIGN AND LAYOUT CONSIDERATIONS
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L2X and L4X:ꢀꢀTryꢀtoꢀreduceꢀtheꢀPCBꢀtraceꢀ
inductanceꢀtoꢀaꢀminimumꢀbyꢀplacingꢀL2XꢀandꢀL4Xꢀasꢀ
physicallyꢀcloseꢀtoꢀtheirꢀrespectiveꢀpinsꢀasꢀpossible.ꢀꢀ
AlsoꢀbeꢀsureꢀtoꢀbypassꢀeachꢀVddꢀconnectionꢀ
especiallyꢀtakingꢀcareꢀtoꢀplaceꢀaꢀ0.01ꢀuFꢀbypassꢀatꢀ
theꢀVddꢀsideꢀofꢀL2XꢀandꢀL4Xꢀ(seeꢀrecommendedꢀ
layout).ꢀ
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Crystal connections:ꢀꢀBeꢀsureꢀtoꢀkeepꢀtheꢀgroundꢀ
planeꢀunderꢀtheꢀcrystalꢀconnectionsꢀcontinuousꢀsoꢀ
thatꢀtheꢀstrayꢀcapacitanceꢀisꢀconsistentꢀonꢀbothꢀ
crystalꢀconnections.ꢀꢀAlsoꢀbeꢀsureꢀtoꢀkeepꢀtheꢀcrystalꢀ
connectionsꢀsymmetricalꢀwithꢀrespectꢀtoꢀoneꢀanotherꢀ
andꢀtheꢀcrystalꢀconnectionꢀpinsꢀofꢀtheꢀIC.ꢀꢀIfꢀyouꢀ
choseꢀtoꢀuseꢀaꢀseriesꢀcapacitanceꢀandꢀorꢀinductorꢀtoꢀ
fineꢀtuneꢀtheꢀcrystalꢀfrequencyꢀbeꢀsureꢀtoꢀputꢀ
symmetricalꢀpadsꢀforꢀthisꢀcapꢀonꢀbothꢀcrystalꢀpinsꢀ
(seeꢀCadjꢀinꢀrecommendedꢀlayout),ꢀevenꢀifꢀoneꢀofꢀ
theꢀcapacitorsꢀwillꢀbeꢀaꢀ0.01ꢀuFꢀandꢀtheꢀotherꢀisꢀ
usedꢀtoꢀtuneꢀtheꢀfrequency.ꢀToꢀfurtherꢀmaintainꢀaꢀ
symmetricalꢀbalanceꢀonꢀaꢀcrystalꢀthatꢀmayꢀhaveꢀ
moreꢀinternalꢀCstrayꢀonꢀoneꢀpinꢀorꢀtheꢀother,ꢀplaceꢀ
capacitorꢀpadsꢀ(Cbal)ꢀonꢀeachꢀcrystalꢀleadꢀtoꢀgroundꢀ
(seeꢀrecommendedꢀlayout).ꢀꢀR3rdꢀisꢀonlyꢀrequiredꢀifꢀ
aꢀ3rdꢀovertoneꢀcrystalꢀisꢀused.ꢀ
2X Layout (TSSOP)
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VDD and GND:ꢀBypassꢀVDDANAꢀandꢀVDDBUFꢀwithꢀ
separateꢀbypassꢀcapacitorsꢀandꢀifꢀaꢀVDDꢀplaneꢀisꢀ
used,ꢀfeedꢀeachꢀbypassꢀcapꢀwithꢀitsꢀownꢀvia.ꢀꢀBeꢀ
sureꢀtoꢀconnectꢀanyꢀgroundꢀpinꢀincludingꢀtheꢀbypassꢀ
capsꢀwithꢀshortꢀviaꢀconnectionsꢀtoꢀtheꢀgroundꢀplane.ꢀ
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OESEL:ꢀꢀJ1ꢀisꢀrecommendedꢀsoꢀtheꢀsameꢀPCBꢀ
layoutꢀcanꢀbeꢀusedꢀforꢀbothꢀOESELꢀsettings.ꢀ
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4X Layout (TSSOP)
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