Santa Clara-based Synergy Semiconductor Corp has launched its second ECL logic family is pin- and function-compatible with Motorola’s ECLinPS ECL-in-Picoseconds family under its second source agreement: the parts are claimed to offer dramatic performance improvements at significantly reduced power levels compared with traditional ECL logic families such as 10K, 10KH and F100K; available now are the 5-bit Differential Line Receivers, 4-bit D Flip-Flops, 9-bit Shift Registers, 9-bit Hold Registers and 2:1 Multiplexer; and the 6-Bit D Register, 5-Bit 2:1 Mux-Latch, 6-Bit 2:1 Mux-Latch, 6-Bit 2:1 Mux-Register and 3-Bit 4:1 Multiplexer will be available later this quarter; the parts are produced using an ultra-fast gate array of some 200 gates; typical loaded gate speed in the family is 350pS while unloaded gate speeds are at 80pS; they dissipate 500mW on average and can operate in an air-cooled environment and come in plastic packages as well as ceramic; pricing for 100-up quantities ranges from $15 and up depending on the function and the ty`e of package required.
