GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The ADCMP572/ADCMP573 are ultrafast comparators fabricated on Analog Devices, Inc.’s proprietary XFCB3 Silicon Germanium (SiGe) bipolar process. The ADCMP572 features CML output drivers, and the ADCMP573 features reduced swing PECL (RSPECL) output drivers.

FEATURES
   3.3 V/5.2 V single-supply operation
   150 ps propagation delay
   15 ps overdrive and slew rate dispersion
   8 GHz equivalent input risetime bandwidth
   80 ps minimum pulse width
   35 ps typical output rise/fall
   10 ps deterministic jitter (DJ)
   200 fs random jitter (RJ)
   On-chip terminations at both input pins
   Robust inputs with no output phase reversal
   Resistor programmable hysteresis
   Differential latch control
   Power supply rejection > 70 dB

APPLICATIONS
   Automatic test equipment (ATE)
   High speed instrumentation
   Pulse spectroscopy
   Medical imaging and diagnostics
   High speed line receivers
   Threshold detection
   Peak and zero-crossing detectors
   High speed trigger circuitry
   Clock and data signal restoration