PRELIMINARY CY25403
CY25423
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General Description
Th CY25403 and CY25423 are three PLL programmable
S pread S pectrum Clock Generators used to reduce EMI found
in high-speed digital electronic systems. T wo of the three PLLs
have Spread Spectrum capability. The spread spectrum
feature are turned on or off using the control pin SSON.
The advantage of having three PLLs is that a single device can
generate up to three independent frequencies from a single
crystal or reference input frequency. Generally, a design
requires up to three oscillators to achieve the same result with
a single CY25403 or CY25423.
The device uses Cypress proprietary PLL and Spread
Spectrum Clock (SSC) technology to synthesize and modulate
the frequency of the input clock. By frequency modulating the
clock, the measured EMI at the fundamental and harmonic
frequencies are greatly reduced. This reduction in radiated
energy significantly reduces the cost of complying with
regulatory agency (EMC) requirements and improves
time-to-market without degrading the system performance.
The CY25403 and CY25423 use a factory/field-programmable
configuration memory array to provide customization for
output frequencies, frequency select optio ns, spread charac-
teristics like spread percentage and modulation frequency,
output drive strength and crystal load capacitance. A
customized device can be configured using CyberclocksTM
software or by contacting the factory.
The spread percentage is programmed to either center spread
or down spread with various spread percentages. The range
for center spread is from ±0.125% to ±2.50%. The range for
down spread is from –0.25% to –5.0%. Contact the factory for
smaller or larger spread percentage amounts, if required.
The input to the CY25403 and CY25423 is eith er a crystal or
a clock signal. The input frequency range for crystals is 8 MHz
to 48 MHz, and for clock signals is 8 MHz to 166 MHz.
The CY25403 and CY25423 have up to three clock outputs
and each output has four possible input sources.There are two
frequency select lines FS(1:0) that provide an option to select
four different sets of frequencies among the each of the three
PLLs. Each output has programmable output di vider options.
Output 1 has eight possible divider values and outputs 2–3
have four possible divider values for maximum flexibility. The
2 bit or 3 bit output dividers are programmable providing a wide
output frequency range.
The outputs are glitch-free when frequency is switched using
output dividers. The outputs have a predictable phase
relationship, if the clock source is the same PLL and divider
values are 2, 3, 4, or 6.
The CY25403 and CY25423 are 3-PLL memory program-
mable spread spectrum clock generators with three clock
outputs.
8 L D S OIC
1
2
3
4
8
7
6
5
XOUT
GND
CLK3/SSON
PD#/OE/FS1
XIN
VDD
CLK1
CLK2/FS0
Pin Description - Memory Programmable 3-PLL device with 2 Spread Spectrum PLLs
Pin Number Name I/O Description
1 XIN Input Crystal or Clock Input
2 VDD Power Power Supply
3 CLK1 Output Programmable Clock Output
4 CLK2/FS0 Output/input Programmable Clock Output or FS0
5 PD#/OE/FS1 Input Power Down, Output Enable or FS1
6 CLK3/SSON Output/Input Programmable Clock Output or SSON
7 GND Power Power Supply Ground
8 XOUT Output Crystal Output
Table 1. Supply Voltage Options
Device VDD Supply Voltage
CY25403
CY25423 2.5V, 3.0V or 3.3V
1.8V