8P73S674 DATA SHEET  
					Applications Information  
					Recommendations for Unused Output Pins  
					Inputs:  
					Outputs:  
					LVCMOS Control Pins  
					LVPECL Outputs  
					All unused LVPECL output pairs can be left floating. We recommend  
					that there is no trace attached. Both sides of the differential output  
					pair should either be left floating or terminated.  
					All control pins have internal pulldowns; additional resistance is not  
					required but can be added for additional protection. A 1k resistor  
					can be used.  
					VFQFN EPAD Thermal Release Path  
					In order to maximize both the removal of heat from the package and  
					the electrical performance, a land pattern must be incorporated on  
					the Printed Circuit Board (PCB) within the footprint of the package  
					corresponding to the exposed metal pad or exposed heat slug on the  
					package, as shown in Figure 1. The solderable area on the PCB, as  
					defined by the solder mask, should be at least the same size/shape  
					as the exposed pad/slug area on the package to maximize the  
					thermal/electrical performance. Sufficient clearance should be  
					designed on the PCB between the outer edges of the land pattern  
					and the inner edges of pad pattern for the leads to avoid any shorts.  
					and dependent upon the package power dissipation as well as  
					electrical conductivity requirements. Thus, thermal and electrical  
					analysis and/or testing are recommended to determine the minimum  
					number needed. Maximum thermal and electrical performance is  
					achieved when an array of vias is incorporated in the land pattern. It  
					is recommended to use as many vias connected to ground as  
					possible. It is also recommended that the via diameter should be 12  
					to 13mils (0.30 to 0.33mm) with 1oz copper via barrel plating. This is  
					desirable to avoid any solder wicking inside the via during the  
					soldering process which may result in voids in solder between the  
					exposed pad/slug and the thermal land. Precautions should be taken  
					to eliminate any solder voids between the exposed heat slug and the  
					land pattern. Note: These recommendations are to be used as a  
					guideline only. For further information, please refer to the Application  
					Note on the Surface Mount Assembly of Amkor’s Thermally/  
					Electrically Enhance Leadframe Base Package, Amkor Technology.  
					While the land pattern on the PCB provides a means of heat transfer  
					and electrical grounding from the package to the board through a  
					solder joint, thermal vias are necessary to effectively conduct from  
					the surface of the PCB to the ground plane(s). The land pattern must  
					be connected to ground through these vias. The vias act as “heat  
					pipes”. The number of vias (i.e. “heat pipes”) are application specific  
					SOLDER  
					SOLDER  
					PIN  
					PIN  
					EXPOSED HEAT SLUG  
					PIN PAD  
					GROUND PLANE  
					LAND PATTERN  
					(GROUND PAD)  
					PIN PAD  
					THERMAL VIA  
					Figure 1. P.C. Assembly for Exposed Pad Thermal Release Path – Side View (drawing not to scale)  
					REVISION 1 12/17/14  
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					1.8V LVPECL CLOCK DIVIDER