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Digi-Key, Silicon Labs offer 24-hr lead times for programmable XOs
Austin, Tex. — Silicon Laboratories Inc. and electronic components distributor Digi-Key Corp. (Thief River Falls, Minn.) are partnering to deliver high-performance programmable oscillators (XOs) with 24-hour lead times. Silicon Labs’ Si500 and Si590 low-jitter oscillators support frequencies up to 525 MHz with either single ended or differential output formats while eliminating the long lead times typical of traditional oscillators.
Silicon Lab says Digi-Key’s on-site digital programming simplifies procurement of standard and custom frequencies, eliminating non-recurring expense (NRE) charges and minimum order quantities typically required for custom frequency XOs. This also lowers development and initial production costs.
Silicon Labs’ Si590/591 crystal oscillators provide low jitter clock generation and support any frequency from 10 to 525 MHz, any format (CMOS, LVDS, LVPECL, CML), and any supply voltage (1.8, 2.5, or 3.3V), with guaranteed low jitter of 1 ps rms (max). The Si590/591 devices also offer +/- 50ppm stability across all operating conditions, including the -40°C to +85°C industrial temperature range and with 15 years of aging.
Silicon Labs’ Si500 provides a low-cost alternative to quartz-based oscillators, by using an ultra-low phase noise all-silicon oscillator to generate any output frequency from 0.9 to 200 MHz. The Si500 is the first programmable silicon oscillator in the industry to support differential clock outputs (LVPECL, LVDS, HCSL) in addition to CMOS format, providing greater design flexibility and improved signal integrity, said Silicon Labs.
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