SNAS635E December 2013 – January 2022 LMK00334
PRODUCTION DATA
A common PCIe application, such as a server card, consists of several building blocks, which all need a reference clock. In the mostly used Common RefClk architecture, the clock is distributed from a single source to both RX and TX. This requires either a Clock generator with high output count or a buffer like the LMK00334. The buffer simplifies the clocking tree and provides a cost and space optimized solution. While using a buffer to distribute the clock, the additive jitter must be considered. The LMK00334 is an ultra-low additive jitter PCIe clock buffer suitable for all current and future PCIe Generations.