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GS1528A/GS9068A HD-LINX® II Multi-Rate Dual
Slew-Rate Cable Driver
Data Sheet
30953 - 7 July 2012
HD-LINX® II Multi-Rate Dual Slew-Rate Cable Driver
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Features
GS1528A
• SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 344M and SMPTE 259M
compliant
• Dual coaxial cable driving outputs with selectable
slew rate
•50Ω differential PECL input
• Pb-free and RoHS compliant
• Pin compatible with GS9068A HD-LINX II SD SDI cable
driver
• Seamless interface to other HD-LINX II family products
• Single 3.3V power supply operation
• Operating temperature range: 0°C to 70°C
GS9068A
• SMPTE 259M and SMPTE 344M compliant
• Dual coaxial cable driving outputs
• 50W differential PECL input
• Pb-free and RoHS compliant
• Pin compatible with GS1528A HD-LINX II multi-rate
SDI dual slew-rate cable driver
• Seamless interface to other HD-LINX II family products
• Single 3.3V power supply operation
• Operating temperature range: 0°C to 70°C
Applications
GS1528A
• SMPTE 292M, SMPTE 344M and SMPTE 259M Coaxial
Cable Serial Digital Interfaces
GS9068A
• SMPTE 259M and SMPTE 344M Coaxial Cable Serial
Digital Interfaces
Description
The GS1528A/9068A is a second generation, high speed
BiCMOS integrated circuit designed to drive one or two
75W coaxial cables.
The GS1528A may drive data rates up to 1.485Gb/s and
provides two selectable slew rates in order to achieve
compliance to SMPTE 259M, SMPTE 344M and SMPTE
292M.
The GS9068A may drive data rates up to 540Mb/s and will
achieve compliance to SMPTE 259M and SMPTE 344M.
The GS1528A/9068A accepts a LVPECL level differential
input that may be AC coupled. External biasing resistors at
the inputs are not required. Power consumption is typically
168mW using a 3.3V power supply. The GS1528A/9068A is
Pb-free, and the encapsulation compound does not contain
halogenated flame retardant. This component and all
homogeneous sub components are RoHS compliant.
Figure A: GS1528A (left) and GS9068A (right) Functional Block Diagrams
SDO
R
SET
SDO
SDI
SDI
SD/HD
Bandgap Reference & Biasing Circuit
Output Stage &
Control
Input
Differential
Pair
GS1528A
SDO
R
SET
SDO
SDI
SDI
Bandgap Reference & Biasing Circuit
Output Stage &
Control
Input
Differential
Pair
GS9068A