The CY25200 is a Spread Spectrum Clock Generator (SSCG) IC used to reduce Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI) found in today’s high speed digital electronic systems. The device uses a Cypress proprietary Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) and Spread Spectrum Clock (SSC) technology to synthesize and modulate the frequency of the input clock. By frequency modulating the clock, the measured EMI at the fundamental and harmonic frequencies are greatly reduced. This reduction in radiated energy significantly reduces the cost of complying with regulatory agency requirements (EMC) and improves time to market, without degrading system performance. The CY25200 uses a factory and field-programmable configuration memory array to synthesize output frequency, spread %, crystal load capacitor, clock control pins, PD#, and OE options. The spread % is factory and field-programmed to either center spread or down spread with various spread percentages. The range for center spread is from ±0.25% to ±2.50%. The range for down spread is from –0.5% to –5.0%. Contact the factory for smaller or larger spread % amounts, if required. The input to the CY25200 is either a crystal or a clock signal. The input frequency range for crystals is 8–30 MHz and for clock signals is 8–166 MHz. The CY25200 has six clock outputs, SSCLK1 to SSCLK6. The frequency modulated SSCLK outputs are programmed from 3–200 MHz. The CY25200 products are available in a 16-pin TSSOP package with a commercial operating temperature range of 0 to 70°C.