This new MEMS-based clock-system-on-a-chip (ClkSoC) family is said to offer 10X higher performance in half the size, compared to standalone oscillators and clocks.
According to SiTime, it has taken a new approach with this family of devices which sees the clock, oscillator and resonator technologies integrated in a single chip, simplifying system clock architecture and accelerating design time by up to six weeks.
Chorus, when combined with recently acquired timing products from Aura Semiconductor, builds on the company’s strategy of offering a complete portfolio of highly differentiated solutions.
According to a recent Bloomberg Intelligence report, “the AI datacentre hardware market is surging by an estimated 33% annually and projected to reach approximately $200 billion by 2027.” Consequently, rapid upgrade cycles for AI hardware will be essential to running data and compute-intensive AI workloads.
“AI is driving tremendous needs for higher data throughput in datacentres and lower power consumption, and SiTime is positioned to help address these issues,” said Piyush Sevalia, executive vice president of marketing at SiTime. “Before Chorus, hardware designers had to use discrete product types, such as clocks, oscillators and resonators, which resulted in performance compromises. Chorus delivers integrated clock generators to solve these problems and is yet another example of how we are transforming the timing market with our unique approach.”
Chorus, with its integrated MEMS resonator, addresses the limitations of legacy clock generators, helping to eliminate problems such as noise and matching the resonator's impedance with the clock.
In addition, Chorus can reduce the board area for timing by up to 50% by replacing up to four standalone oscillators. Datacentre equipment such as servers, switches, acceleration cards and smart network interface cards (NICs) will benefit from using Chorus.
SiTime’s Chorus SiT91211 and SiT91213 clock generator’s feature:
- Higher Performance: Delivers up to 10X better resilience with integrated MEMS resonator.
- Design Simplicity: Integrated MEMS technology speeds the design process and eliminates common issues such as noise and impedance matching with integrated MEMS resonator.
- Smaller Footprint: up to half the size in a 4 mm x 4 mm QFN.
- Low RMS Phase Jitter: 70 femtoseconds typical (12 kHz to 20 MHz).
- Flexible Frequency: Programmable frequency from 1 MHz to 700 MHz.
- Flexible Output Types: Up to four differential (LVPECL, LVDS, LPHCSL) or eight LVCMOS outputs.
- Flexible Supply Voltage: Programmable, 1.8V, 2.5V, or 3.3V.
- Reduced Power and Simplified Circuitry: FlexSwing output reduces power consumption and eliminates termination resistors.
- Frequency Stability: ±20 ppm and ±50 ppm from -40°C to 105°C.
- EMI Reduction: Configurable spread-spectrum clock generation.
- Compliant with the Latest PCIe Standard: Generation 1 to 6.
- Enhanced System Robustness: Clock fault monitors (Lock Loss).
SiTime’s Chorus family of clock generators is currently sampling with strategic customers, with general sampling expected to be available in 2H 2024.
