SpectraLinear Inc. Announces World`s First Family of Programmable PCI Express Clock Generators With Gen.2 & Gen.3 Compliance for Embedded System Designs

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SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
SpectraLinear, Inc. a leading provider of timing solutions for the embedded,
communication, computation, and consumer markets, today announced the world`s
first family of programmable, PCIe gen. 2- and gen.3-compliant, clock
generators. The bit-rate of Gen -3 is up to 2x faster than Gen- 2. This state of
the art technology allows system board designers to achieve high signal
integrity with optimum timing margins and performance, consequently allowing
rugged manufacturing margins…all this with best of class power consumption and
cost structure.

"This new family of PCIe clock generators is a further example of how
SpectraLinear innovates with the design engineer in mind," said Dr. Ilhan
Refioglu, president and CEO of SpectraLinear. "SpectraLinear is committed to
offering its customers products with best-of-class performance, low power
requirements and unsurpassed programmability with flexibility and fast
time-to-market."

"PCIe is becoming the norm for I/O and inter-device interfaces in embedded
designs," said Elie Ayache, SpectraLinear`s V.P. of Segment Marketing and PC
clock B.U. "SLI has responded to this development technically and tactically by
offering a range of products for engineers to choose from while maintaining
industrial temperature compliance with commitment to a minimum of eight years
production life."

In order to support the diverse requirements of the broad embedded market, the
PCIe G3 family offers a variety of options ranging from the number of outputs,
to I2C/smBus interface, to the availability of EProClock, a one time
programmable, non-volatile technology.

SpectraLinear PCIe Devices
Device Crystal Input (MHz) # of Differential PCIe Outputs # of Single Ended Outputs Spread On/Off Strapping H/W Pin Spread Capability SMBus Access Package
SL28SRC01 14.318 1 None Yes -0.5% , +/- 0.25 No 16 - TSSOP
SL28SRC02 14.318 2 None Yes -0.5% , +/- 0.25 Yes 20 - TSSOP
SL28SRC04 14.318 4 None Yes -0.5% , +/- 0.25 Yes 24 - TSSOP
SL28PCIe26 25 4 None No -0.5% , +/- 0.25 Yes 32 - QFN
SL28PCIe25 25 4 25MHz No -0.5% , +/- 0.25 Yes 32 - QFN
SL28PCIe103 25 / 14.318 4 REF1, 27MHz, 48MHz, Prog_SE2 No -0.5% , +/- 0.25 Yes 32 - QFN
Note 1: REF output frequency depends on the configuration of the crystal value
Note 2: Prog_SE is a non-volatile programmable single-ended clock. Customer specified - Factory Programmed
Note 3: Applicable to PCIe Gen 2
Note 4: PCIe Gen3 filter characteristics are subject to final ratification by PCISIG. Please check the PCISIG for the latest specification

About SpectraLinear Inc.

SpectraLinear is an integrated timing solutions company that focuses on the
consumer, computer, embedded and communication markets using innovative, high
performance, fast time-to-market silicon platforms. In October 2006
SpectraLinear acquired Cypress` PC clock division, immediately establishing
itself as the largest pure-play integrated timing device company. SpectraLinear
is based in Santa Clara, CA and has offices in Tokyo, Taipei, Bangalore, and
Istanbul. For more information go to www.spectralinear.com.

EProClock is a Registered Trade Mark of SpectraLinear Inc.

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