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Renesas — VersaClock 7 PCIe Clock Generators

Power & Power Management

January 5, 2023
Power & Power Management
Issue 1 2023

Versatile PCIe clock generators marry small size and low cost with high performance

New members of the Renesas VersaClock family offer low jitter and noise to give low bit error rates in high-performance computing systems

Renesas has added to its VersaClock® family of programmable clock generators with the new VersaClock 7 series of small, low-cost devices for PCI Express (PCIe) Gen5 and Gen6 and networking applications.

The new VersaClock 7 products fill a gap in the market for high-performance clock generators that meet the requirements of designs limited by tight power and cost budgets. Like the other members of the VersaClock family, the new products simplify system designs by replacing multiple discrete timing components and reducing component count.

Offering up to 27 programmable configurations, the new VersaClock 7 products are reusable across multiple designs. A redundant input allows for provision of back-up signals. The clock generators support universal LVCMOS/ LVDS/LP-HCSL outputs.

Low phase noise gives a wide system design margin and produces a lower bit error rate.

Part Number	Description	Package
RC21005AQ	5-output clock generator	4 mm x 4 mm 32-ball LGA
RC21008A(Q)*	8-output clock generator	5 mm x 5 mm 40-lead VFQFPN or 40-ball LGA
RC21012A(Q)*	12-output clock generator	6 mm x 6 mm 48-lead VFQFPN or 48-ball LGA
RC31005AQ	5-output jitter attenuator	4 mm x 4 mm 32-ball LGA
RC31008A(Q)*	8-output jitter attenuator	5 mm x 5 mm 40-lead VFQFPN or 40-ball LGA
RC31012A(Q)*	12-output jitter attenuator	6 mm x 6 mm 48-lead VFQFPN or 48-ball LGA