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LMX2615-SP

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Space grade 40-MHz to 15-GHz wideband synthesizer with phase synchronization and JESD204B support

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LMX2615-SP

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Integrated VCO Yes Output frequency (min) (MHz) 40 Output frequency (max) (MHz) 15000 Normalized PLL phase noise (dBc/Hz) -236 Current consumption (mA) 360 Features Phase synchronization, Programmable output power, SYSREF support (Compliant to JESD204B standard), Space grade 1/f noise (10-kHz offset at 1-GHz carrier) (dBc/Hz) -129 Rating Space Operating temperature range (°C) -55 to 125 Lock time (µs) (typ) (s) Loop BW dependent
Integrated VCO Yes Output frequency (min) (MHz) 40 Output frequency (max) (MHz) 15000 Normalized PLL phase noise (dBc/Hz) -236 Current consumption (mA) 360 Features Phase synchronization, Programmable output power, SYSREF support (Compliant to JESD204B standard), Space grade 1/f noise (10-kHz offset at 1-GHz carrier) (dBc/Hz) -129 Rating Space Operating temperature range (°C) -55 to 125 Lock time (µs) (typ) (s) Loop BW dependent
CFP (HBD) 64 400 mm² 20 x 20
  • Radiation specifications:
    • Single event latch-up >120 MeV-cm2/mg
    • Total ionizing dose to 100 krad(Si)
    • SMD 5962R1723601VXC
  • 40-MHz to 15.2-GHz output frequency
  • –110-dBc/Hz phase noise at 100-kHz offset with 15-GHz carrier
  • 45 fs RMS jitter at 8 GHz (100 Hz to 100 MHz)
  • Programmable output power
  • PLL key specifications:
    • Figure of merit: –236 dBc/Hz
    • Normalized 1/f noise: –129 dBc/Hz
    • Up to 200-MHz phase detector frequency
  • Synchronization of output phase across multiple devices
  • Support for SYSREF with 9-ps resolution programmable delay
  • 3.3-V single power supply operation
  • 71 pre-selected pin modes
  • 11 × 11 mm² 64-lead CQFP ceramic package
  • Operating temperature range: –55°C to +125°C
  • Supported by PLLatinum™ Simulator design tool
  • Radiation specifications:
    • Single event latch-up >120 MeV-cm2/mg
    • Total ionizing dose to 100 krad(Si)
    • SMD 5962R1723601VXC
  • 40-MHz to 15.2-GHz output frequency
  • –110-dBc/Hz phase noise at 100-kHz offset with 15-GHz carrier
  • 45 fs RMS jitter at 8 GHz (100 Hz to 100 MHz)
  • Programmable output power
  • PLL key specifications:
    • Figure of merit: –236 dBc/Hz
    • Normalized 1/f noise: –129 dBc/Hz
    • Up to 200-MHz phase detector frequency
  • Synchronization of output phase across multiple devices
  • Support for SYSREF with 9-ps resolution programmable delay
  • 3.3-V single power supply operation
  • 71 pre-selected pin modes
  • 11 × 11 mm² 64-lead CQFP ceramic package
  • Operating temperature range: –55°C to +125°C
  • Supported by PLLatinum™ Simulator design tool

The LMX2615-SP is a high performance wideband phase-locked loop (PLL) with integrated voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) and voltage regulators that can output any frequency from 40 MHz and 15.2 GHz without a doubler, which eliminates the need for ½ harmonic filters. The VCO on this device covers an entire octave so the frequency coverage is complete down to 40 MHz. The high performance PLL with a figure of merit of –236 dBc/Hz and high phase detector frequency can attain very low in-band noise and integrated jitter.

The LMX2615-SP allows users to synchronize the output of multiple instances of the device. This means that deterministic phase can be obtained from a device in any use case including the one with fractional engine or output divider enabled. It also adds support for either generating or repeating SYSREF (compliant to JESD204B standard), making it an ideal low-noise clock source for high-speed data converters.

This device is fabricated in Texas Instruments’ advanced BiCMOS process and is available in a 64-lead CQFP ceramic package.

The LMX2615-SP is a high performance wideband phase-locked loop (PLL) with integrated voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) and voltage regulators that can output any frequency from 40 MHz and 15.2 GHz without a doubler, which eliminates the need for ½ harmonic filters. The VCO on this device covers an entire octave so the frequency coverage is complete down to 40 MHz. The high performance PLL with a figure of merit of –236 dBc/Hz and high phase detector frequency can attain very low in-band noise and integrated jitter.

The LMX2615-SP allows users to synchronize the output of multiple instances of the device. This means that deterministic phase can be obtained from a device in any use case including the one with fractional engine or output divider enabled. It also adds support for either generating or repeating SYSREF (compliant to JESD204B standard), making it an ideal low-noise clock source for high-speed data converters.

This device is fabricated in Texas Instruments’ advanced BiCMOS process and is available in a 64-lead CQFP ceramic package.

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* Data sheet LMX2615-SP Space Grade 40-MHz to 15-GHz Wideband Synthesizer With Phase Synchronization and JESD204B Support datasheet (Rev. D) PDF | HTML 07 May 2020
* SMD LMX2615-SP SMD 5962-17236 19 May 2020
* Radiation & reliability report LMX2615-SP Enhanced Low Dose Rate Sensitivity (ELDRS) Characterization Radiation 30 Aug 2019
* Radiation & reliability report Single Event Effect Report: LMX2615-SP 40MHz to 15 GHz Wideband Synthesizer 30 Aug 2019
Application brief DLA Approved Optimizations for QML Products (Rev. B) PDF | HTML 23 Oct 2024
Application note Practical Clocking Considerations That Give Your Next High-Speed Converter Design an Edge PDF | HTML 23 Oct 2024
Application brief Compilation of RF Synthesizer Resources PDF | HTML 22 Oct 2024
Circuit design MASH_SEED Optimization and Impact on Spurs (LMX2820) PDF | HTML 08 Aug 2024
Selection guide TI Space Products (Rev. J) 12 Feb 2024
Certificate LMX2615EVM-CVAL EU Declaration of Conformity (DoC) 20 Sep 2023
More literature TI Engineering Evaluation Units vs. MIL-PRF-38535 QML Class V Processing (Rev. A) 31 Aug 2023
Application note Heavy Ion Orbital Environment Single-Event Effects Estimations (Rev. A) PDF | HTML 17 Nov 2022
Application note Single-Event Effects Confidence Interval Calculations (Rev. A) PDF | HTML 19 Oct 2022
Application note Streamline RF Synthesizer VCO Calibration and Optimize PLL Lock Time (Rev. A) 27 Aug 2021
Technical article Why component integration carries weight for space-based PLL synthesizers PDF | HTML 10 Feb 2020
E-book Radiation Handbook for Electronics (Rev. A) 21 May 2019

Design & development

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Evaluation board

LMX2615EVM-CVAL — Space grade synthesizer evaluation module

The LMX2615EVM-CVAL evaluation module (EVM) is designed for evaluating the LMX2615-SP product. It includes the assembled PCB and uses Reference Pro to program the board and also provide a 100-MHz input reference. The board is assembled with the LMX2615W-MPR engineering sample and can be used to (...)
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Simulation model

LMX2615 IBIS Model

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Design tool

CLOCK-TREE-ARCHITECT — Clock tree architect programming software

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PLLATINUMSIM-SW — PLLatinum Sim Tool

PLLATINUMSIM-SW is a simulation tool that allows users to create detailed designs and simulations of our PLLatinum™ integrated circuits, which include the LMX series of phase-locked loops (PLLs) and synthesizers.

Supported products & hardware

Supported products & hardware

Products
Clock buffers
CDCDB2000 — DB2000QL compliant 20-output clock buffer for PCIe® Gen 1 to Gen 5 CDCDB400 — 4-output clock buffer for PCIe® Gen 1 to Gen 6 CDCDB800 — 8-output clock buffer for PCIe® Gen 1 to Gen 6 CDCDB803 — 8-output clock buffer for PCIe® Gen 1 to Gen 6 with selectable SMBus addresses CDCLVC1102 — Low jitter, 1:2 LVCMOS fan-out clock buffer CDCLVC1103 — Low jitter, 1:3 LVCMOS fan-out clock buffer CDCLVC1104 — Low jitter, 1:4 LVCMOS fan-out clock buffer CDCLVC1106 — Low jitter, 1:6 LVCMOS fan-out clock buffer CDCLVC1108 — Low jitter, 1:8 LVCMOS fan-out clock buffer CDCLVC1110 — Low jitter, 1:10 LVCMOS fan-out clock buffer CDCLVC1112 — Low jitter, 1:12 LVCMOS fan-out clock buffer CDCLVC1310 — Universal input, 10-output low impedance LVCMOS buffer CDCLVD110 — 1-to-10 LVDS clock buffer up to 900-MHz with minimum skew for clock distribution CDCLVD110A — 1-to-10 LVDS clock buffer up to 1100-MHz with minimum skew for clock distribution CDCLVD1204 — Low jitter, 2-input selectable 1:4 universal-to-LVDS buffer CDCLVD1208 — Low jitter, 2-input selectable 1:8 universal-to-LVDS buffer CDCLVD1212 — Low jitter, 2-input selectable 1:12 universal-to-LVDS buffer CDCLVD1213 — Low jitter, 1:4 universal-to-LVDS buffer with selectable output divider CDCLVD1216 — Low jitter, 2-input selectable 1:16 universal-to-LVDS buffer CDCLVD2102 — Low jitter, dual 1:2 universal-to-LVDS buffer CDCLVD2104 — Low jitter, dual 1:4 universal-to-LVDS buffer CDCLVD2106 — Low jitter, dual 1:6 universal-to-LVDS buffer CDCLVD2108 — Low jitter, dual 1:8 universal-to-LVDS buffer CDCLVP110 — 1:10 LVPECL/HSTL to LVPECL clock driver CDCLVP1102 — Low jitter 1:2 universal-to-LVPECL buffer CDCLVP111 — 1:10 LVPECL buffer with selectable input CDCLVP111-EP — HiRel, 1:10 LVPECL buffer with selectable input CDCLVP111-SP — 1:10 high speed clock buffer with selectable input clock driver CDCLVP1204 — Low-jitter, two-input, selectable 1:4 universal-to-LVPECL buffer CDCLVP1208 — Low jitter, 2-input selectable 1:8 universal-to-LVPECL buffer CDCLVP1212 — Low jitter, 2-input selectable 1:12 universal-to-LVPECL buffer CDCLVP1216 — Low jitter, 2-input selectable 1:16 universal-to-LVPECL buffer CDCLVP2102 — Low jitter, dual 1:2 universal-to-LVPECL buffer CDCLVP2104 — Low jitter, dual 1:4 universal-to-LVPECL buffer CDCLVP2106 — Low jitter, dual 1:6 universal-to-LVPECL buffer CDCLVP2108 — Low jitter, dual 1:8 universal-to-LVPECL buffer CDCLVP215 — Dual 1:5 high speed LVPECL fan out buffer LMK00301 — 3-GHz, 10-output differential fanout buffer / level translator LMK00304 — 3.1-GHz differential clock buffer/level translator with 4 configurable outputs LMK00306 — 3.1-GHz differential clock buffer/level translator with 6 configurable outputs LMK00308 — 3.1-GHz differential clock buffer/level translator with 8 configurable outputs LMK00334 — 4-output PCIe® Gen1/Gen2/Gen3/Gen4/Gen5 clock buffer and level translator LMK00334-Q1 — Automotive 4-output PCIe® Gen1/Gen2/Gen3/Gen4/Gen5 clock buffer and level translator LMK00338 — 8-output PCIe® Gen1/Gen2/Gen3/Gen4/Gen5 clock buffer and level translator LMK1C1102 — 2-channel output LVCMOS 1.8-V buffer LMK1C1103 — 3-channel output LVCMOS 1.8-V buffer LMK1C1104 — 4-channel output LVCMOS 1.8-V buffer LMK1C1106 — 6-channel output LVCMOS 1.8-V buffer LMK1C1108 — 8-channel output LVCMOS 1.8-V buffer LMK1D1204 — 4-channel output LVDS 1.8-V buffer LMK1D1204P — 4-channel output LVDS 1.8-V, 2.5-V, and 3.3-V buffer with pin control LMK1D1208 — 8-channel output LVDS 1.8-V, 2.5-V, and 3.3-V buffer LMK1D1208I — 8-channel output, 1.8-V, 2.5-V, and 3.3-V LVDS buffer with I²C LMK1D1208P — 8-channel output 1.8-V, 2.5-V, and 3.3-V LVDS buffer with pin control LMK1D1212 — 12-channel output 1.8-V, 2.5-V, and 3.3-V LVDS buffer LMK1D1216 — 16-channel output 1.8-V, 2.5-V, and 3.3-V LVDS buffer LMK1D2102 — Dual bank 2-channel output LVDS 1.8-V, 2.5-V, and 3.3-V buffer LMK1D2102L — Low additive jitter LVDS buffer LMK1D2104 — Dual bank 4-channel output 1.8V, 2.5V and 3.3V LVDS buffer LMK1D2106 — Dual bank 6-channel output 1.8-V, 2.5-V, and 3.3-V LVDS buffer LMK1D2108 — Dual bank 8-channel output 1.8-V, 2.5-V, and 3.3-V LVDS buffer
Clock generators
LMK03318 — Ultra-low jitter clock generator family with single PLL LMK03328 — Ultra-low jitter clock generator family with two independent PLLs LMK03806 — Ultra-low jitter clock generator with 14 outputs
Clock jitter cleaners
LMK04208 — Ultra low-noise clock jitter cleaner with 6 programmable outputs LMK04368-EP — Enhanced product ultra-low-noise 3.2-GHz JESD204C jitter cleaner LMK04714-Q1 — Automotive, ultra low-noise 3.2-GHz, JESD204B and JESD204C dual-loop clock jitter cleaner LMK04803 — Low-noise clock jitter cleaner with dual cascaded PLLs and integrated 1.9-GHz VCO LMK04805 — Low-noise clock jitter cleaner with dual cascaded PLLs and integrated 2.2-GHz VCO LMK04806 — Low-noise clock jitter cleaner with dual cascaded PLLs and integrated 2.5-GHz VCO LMK04808 — Low-noise clock jitter cleaner with dual loop PLLs and integrated 2.9-GHz VCO LMK04816 — Three input low-noise clock jitter cleaner with dual loop PLLs LMK04821 — Ultra low jitter synthesizer and jitter cleaner with JESD204B support LMK04826 — Ultra low-noise JESD204B compliant clock jitter cleaner with integrated 1840 to1970-MHz VCO0 LMK04828 — Ultra low-noise JESD204B compliant clock jitter cleaner with integrated 2370 to 2630-MHz VCO0. LMK04828-EP — Ultra low-noise JESD204B compliant clock jitter cleaner with temperature range -55 to 105c LMK04832 — Ultra-low-noise, 3.2-GHz, 15-output, JESD204B clock jitter cleaner with dual loop LMK04832-SEP — Radiation-tolerant, 30-krad, ultra-low-noise, 3.2-GHz 15-output JESD204C clock jitter cleaner LMK04832-SP — Radiation-hardened-assured (RHA), ultra-low-noise, 3.2-GHz, 15-output clock jitter cleaner LMK04906 — Ultra low noise clock jitter cleaner/multiplier with 6 programmable outputs
Clock network synchronizers
LMK05028 — Low-jitter dual-channel network synchronizer clock LMK05318 — Ultra-low jitter single channel network synchronizer clock with BAW LMK05318B — Ultra-low jitter single channel network synchronizer clock with BAW LMK05318B-Q1 — Automotive ultra-low jitter network synchronizer and clock generator LMK5B33216 — 16-output, three DPLL and APLL, network synchronizer with integrated 2.5-GHz bulk-acoustic-wave VCO LMK5B33414 — 14-output, three DPLL and APLL, network synchronizer with integrated 2.5-GHz bulk-acoustic-wave VCO LMK5C33216 — Ultra-low jitter clock synchronizer with JESD204B for wireless communications with BAW LMK5C33216A — Three DPLL, three APLL, two-input and 16-output network synchronizer with JESD204B/C and BAW VCO
RF PLLs & synthesizers
LMX1204 — 12.8-GHz RF buffer, multiplier and divider with JESD204B/C SYSREF support and phase synchronization LMX1214 — 1:5 18GHz RF buffer and divider with auxiliary clock LMX1906-SP — Radiation-hardness-assured (RHA) 15GHz buffer, multiplier and divider with SYSREF and FPGA clock LMX2430 — 3.0-GHz/0.8-GHz PLLatinum dual high frequency synthesizer for RF personal communications LMX2433 — 3.6-GHz/1.7-GHz PLLatinum dual high frequency synthesizer for RF personal communications LMX2434 — 5.0-GHz/2.5-GHz PLLatinum low power dual frequency synthesizer for RF personal communications LMX2470 — 2.6-GHz delta-sigma fractional-N PLL with 800-MHz integer-N PLL LMX2485 — 500-MHz to 3-GHz delta-sigma low power dual PLL for RF personal communications LMX2485E — 50-MHz to 3-GHz delta-sigma low power dual PLL for RF personal communications LMX2485Q-Q1 — 500MHz to 3GHz automotive delta-sigma low power dual PLL LMX2486 — 1-GHz to 4.5-GHz delta-sigma low power dual PLL for RF personal communications LMX2487 — 1 to 6-GHz delta-sigma low power dual PLLatinum frequency synthesizer with 3.0-GHz integer PLL LMX2487E — 3-GHz to 7.5-GHz delta-sigma low power dual PLL for RF personal communications LMX2491 — 6.4-GHz low noise fractional-N PLL with ramp/chirp generation LMX2492 — 500MHz to 14GHz wideband, low noise fractional-N PLL with ramp/chirp generation LMX2492-Q1 — Automotive grade 500-MHz to 14-GHz wideband, low noise fractional-N PLL with ramp/chirp generation LMX2531 — High performance frequency synthesizer system with integrated VCO LMX2541 — Ultra-low noise PLLatinum frequency synthesizer with integrated VCO LMX2571 — 1.34-GHz, low-power, extreme-temperature RF synthesizer with frequency-shift keying (FSK) modulation LMX2571-EP — Enhanced-product, 1.34-GHz, low-power, extreme-temperature RF synthesizer with FSK modulation LMX2572 — 6.4-GHz low-power wideband RF synthesizer LMX2572LP — 2-GHz low power wideband RF synthesizer with FSK modulation LMX2581 — 3.76-GHz wideband frequency synthesizer with integrated VCO LMX2581E — 3.8-GHz wideband frequency synthesizer with integrated VCO LMX2582 — 5.5-GHz high performance, wideband PLLatinum RF synthesizer LMX2592 — 9.8-GHz wideband frequency synthesizer with integrated VCO LMX2594 — 15-GHz wideband PLLatinum™ RF synthesizer with phase synchronization and JESD204B support LMX2595 — 20-GHz wideband RF synthesizer with phase synchronization & JESD204B support LMX2615-SP — Space grade 40-MHz to 15-GHz wideband synthesizer with phase synchronization and JESD204B support LMX2694-EP — Enhanced product 15-GHz RF synthesizer with phase synchronization TRF3765 — 300M-4800MHz Low Noise Integer-N/Fractional-N PLL with Integrated VCO and up to 8 Outputs
IQ demodulators
LMX8410L — High-Performance Mixer With Integrated Synthesizer
Hardware development
Evaluation board
LMK04832EVM — LMK04832 JESD204B Clock Jitter Cleaner/Clock Generator/Distribution Evaluation Module LMX2571EPEVM — LMX2571-EP evaluation module for 1.34-GHz, low-power, extreme-temperature RF synthesizer LMX2594PSEVM — LMX2594 evaluation module for 15-GHz RF synthesizer with multiple-device phase synchronization XMICR-3P-LMX2492 — LMX2492 X-MWblock evaluation modules XMICR-3P-LMX2572 — LMX2572 X-MWblock evaluation modules XMICR-3P-LMX2592 — LMX2592 X-MWblock evaluation modules XMICR-3P-LMX2594 — LMX2594 X-MWblock evaluation modules XMICR-3P-LMX2595 — LMX2595 X-MWblock evaluation modules
Software
Application software & framework
TICSPRO-SW — Texas Instruments Clocks and Synthesizers (TICS) Pro Software
IDE, configuration, compiler or debugger
CODELOADER — CodeLoader Software for device register programming
Support software
LMX9830-SW — LMX9830 Application Notes, Software, and Tools LMX9838-SW — LMX9838 Application Notes, Software, and Tools
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Reference designs

TIDA-010191 — Space-grade multichannel JESD204B 15-GHz clocking reference design

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