I am in the process of designing a bit of kit that has a USB 1.1 12 MHz = speed hub and a number of USB to serial converter chips in. I am = wondering which option would be best for clock distribution:- Option 1. Put individual xtals on each chip Option 2. Run one single clock which would then be buffered and = distributed to each chip. Having say a hex driver with 4 outputs swinging together at the same = time is going to move a lot of fast current. I thought it might be good = to split the clock to give two chips in phase and two anti-phase which = might give a bit of cancellation of current.=20 The use of individual xtals obviously solves the problem of routing the = clock around at the expense of a few more xtals but I think I just end = up with more unpredictable but hopefully lower (on average) clock noise = levels due to the non-phase locked nature of all the clocks?=20 Any advice? Steve Rogers B.Eng (Hons) C.Eng IEE RF Design Engineer Micromill Electronics Limited Leydene House Waterberry Drive=20 Waterlooville Hampshire PO7 7XX Tel: +44 (0) 23 9236 6600 Fax: +44 (0) 23 9236 6673 Registered No. 1456922 (England). =20 Registered Office Brook Road Wimborne, Dorset BH21 2BJ *********************************************************************** "This email and any attached files are confidential and may be legally = privileged.If you are not the addressee, any disclosure, = reproduction,copying, distribution,, or other dissemination or use of = this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this = transmission in error please notify the sender immediately and then = delete this email. It is the policy of Micromill Electronics Limited that no legally = binding statements, representations or commitments (collectively = 'statements') may be made by email. Any such statements must be = confirmed either by facsimilie or by post before they will have legal = effect. The sender of this email is not authorised to commit the company = in any way and the addressee is hereby formally notified of that fact." *********************************************************************** ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.org List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu