VSC7958 Datasheet, PDF (1/8 Pages) Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation – 2.5Gb/s High Speed Limiting Post Amplifier for OC-48/SDH-16 Applications

VITESSE
SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
Preliminary Data Sheet
VSC7958
2.5Gb/s High Speed Limiting Post Amplifier
for OC-48/SDH-16 Applications
Features
• 2.5Gb/s Data Rates (OC-48/SDH-16)
• Input Offset Error Cancellation
• Single 5V Power Supply
• Fully Differential Architecture
General Description
The Vitesse high speed limiting amplifier is intended for use as a post amplifier in wide band fiber optic
links with data rates up to 2.5Gb/s. This amplifier provides very high sensitivity and broadband operation with a
fully differential architecture. Additional features include on-chip, offset-correction circuitry to provide excel-
lent pulse width distortion characteristics.
VSC7958 Block Diagram
VBR
VSS
GND
VREF-
VIN-
VIN+
VREF+
50
A1
50
-+
Chip Boundary
A2
VOUT-
VOUT+
G52184-0, Rev 3.0
05/14/01
VBF
VBS
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