Networking Applications
Silicon Labs offers a comprehensive clock and oscillator portfolio for communications applications. These devices offer best-in-class jitter performance for 10/40/100G OTN and Ethernet applications. Silicon Labs’ clock products are highly frequency flexible, generating any combination of frequencies from any input frequency with unparalleled performance and enabling “clock-tree-on-a-chip” BOM consolidation. Silicon Labs also offers ultra-low jitter programmable oscillators customizable to any frequency, with samples available in less than two weeks. Silicon Labs’ PCI Express timing products provide fully compliant PCIe Gen 1/2/3 clock generation and distribution.
Recommended Devices
| Product Family | Jitter | Output Format | Example Applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| Si5xx XO/VCXOs | 0.3 ps | Differential, Single-Ended | 10/40/100G OTN, Ethernet, WDM, core/metro routers |
| Si5341/40 Any-Frequency Low-Jitter Clock Generators | 0.13 ps | Differential, Single-Ended | 10/40/100G OTN, Ethernet, WDM, core/metro routers |
| Si5348/83/84 Network Synchronizer Clocks | 0.1 ps | Differential, Single-Ended | Synchronous Ethernet, IEEE 1588, SONET/SDH |
| Si534x High Performance Jitter Attenuators | 0.09 ps | Differential, Single-Ended | 4G/LTE BBU, mobile backhaul, wireless repeaters |
| Si533xx Low Jitter Buffers | 0.07 ps | Differential, Single-Ended | 10/40/100G OTN, Ethernet, WDM, core/metro routers |
| Si5214x PCIe Clock Generators | PCIe Gen 1/2/3 | Differential | 10/40/100G OTN, Ethernet, WDM, core/metro routers |
| Si531xx PCIe Clock Buffers | PCIe Gen 1/2/3 | Differential | 10/40/100G OTN, Ethernet, WDM, core/metro routers |