What the 2 GHz and 2:20 fanout mean for your clock tree
The 8T33FS6221ETGI is a 2:20 differential fanout buffer from Renesas, accepting HSTL or PECL inputs and delivering 20 PECL outputs at up to 2 GHz — enough to distribute a high-speed reference clock across a backplane or FPGA bank without external redrivers. The 2:20 ratio means a single input clock can drive 20 loads with matched skew, which matters when multiple ASICs or SerDes transceivers need synchronous edges within a few picoseconds.
