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National's Communications Infrastructure Solutions Optimize System Efficiency

National Semiconductor's communications infrastructure solutions and subsystems are designed to meet the needs of wired data centers, wireless base stations and merchant power applications. They maximize system efficiency, increase power density and deliver outstanding system performance. National's easy-to-use online design tools and reference designs simplify the design process making it easier and faster to get your designs to market.

 

 

 

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Signal Path

Clock & Timing

  • AN-1721 - High-Speed ADCs - Interfacing, Driving, and Clocking
  • AN-1926 - Introduction to M-LVDS and Clock and Data Distribution Applications
  • AN-1503 - Designing an ATCA Compliant M-LVDS Clock Distribution Network
  • Challenges of clocking a high-definition world (Part 1 / Part 2)
  • AN-1910 - LMK04000 Family Phase Noise Characterization
  • AN-1879 - Designing a fractional N PLL
  • AN-1173 - High-Speed Bus LVDS Clock Distribution Using the DS92CK16 Clock Distribution

 

Interface

  • SignalPath Designer #110 Extending the Signal Path Over Data Transmission Lines (PDF)
  • Signal-Path Designer® #107 Delay Calibration of Signal Path Interconnect (PDF)
  • AN-1821 - CPRI Repeater System
  • AN-1729 - DP83640 IEEE 1588 PTP Synchronized Clock Output
  • AN-1541 - Driving Signals Over XAUI Backplanes Using DS42MB100/B200/BR400
  • AN-1399 - Enabling Redundancy in Multi-Gigabit Links with DS40MB200
  • AN-1398 - PCB Design Techniques for DS40MB200
  • AN-1389 - Setting Pre-Emphasis Level for DS40MB200 4Gb/s Mux/Buffer
  • AN-1887 - Expanding the Payload with National’s FPGA-Link

Power Management

System Monitoring & Reconfiguration

 

 

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