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Advanced 333 Front-Side Bus AMD Athlon XP Processor Model 8 Specifications
Chapter 7
AMD Athlon XP Processor Model 8 Data Sheet
25175E—November 2002
Preliminary Information
7.2
Advanced 333 FSB AMD Athlon XP Processor Model 8
SYSCLK and SYSCLK# AC Characteristics
Table 6 shows the SYSCLK/SYSCLK# differential clock AC
characteristics of this processor.
Figure 9 shows a sample waveform of the SYSCLK signal.
Figure 9. SYSCLK Waveform
Table 6.
SYSCLK and SYSCLK# AC Characteristics
Symbol
Parameter Description
Minimum
Maximum
Units
Notes
Clock Frequency
50
166
MHz
1
Duty Cycle
30%
70%
t
1
t
2
t
3
t
4
t
5
Period
6
ns
2, 3
High Time
1.05
ns
Low Time
1.05
ns
Fall Time
2
ns
Rise Time
Period Stability
2
ns
ps
±
300
Notes:
1. The AMD Athlon system bus operates at twice this clock frequency.
2. Circuitry driving the AMD Athlon system bus clock inputs must exhibit a suitably low closed-loop jitter bandwidth to allow the
PLL to track the jitter. The –20dB attenuation point, as measured into a 20
-
or 30
-
pF load must be less than 500 kHz.
3. Circuitry driving the AMD Athlon system bus clock inputs may purposely alter the AMD Athlon system bus clock frequency (spread
spectrum clock generators). In no cases can the AMD Athlon system bus period violate the minimum specification above.
AMD Athlon system bus clock inputs can vary from 100% of the specified frequency to 99% of the specified frequency at a
maximum rate of 100 kHz.
t
5
V
CROSS
t
2
t
3
t
4
t
1
V
Threshold-AC