2:12 DB1200ZL Derivative for
PCIe Gen1–4 and UPI
9ZML1232E/9ZML1252E
Datasheet
Description
Features
▪ 2 configurable low drift I2O delays up to 2.9ns; maintain
transport delay for various topologies
The 9ZML1232E/9ZML1252E are a second generation
2-input/12-output differential mux for Intel Purley and newer
platforms. It exceeds the demanding DB1200ZL performance
specifications and is backwards compatible to the 9ZML1232B. It
utilizes Low-Power HCSL-compatible outputs to reduce power
consumption and termination resistors. It is suitable for
PCI-Express Gen1–4 or QPI/UPI applications, and provides 2
configurable low-drift I2O settings, one for each input channel, to
allow I2O tuning for various topologies.
▪ LP-HCSL outputs; eliminate 24 resistors (9ZML1232E)
▪ LP-HCSL outputs with Zout = 85Ω; eliminate 48 resistors
(9ZML1252E)
▪ 9 selectable SMBus addresses; multiple devices can share
same SMBus segment
▪ Separate VDDIO for outputs; allows maximum power savings
▪ PLL or Bypass Mode; PLL can dejitter incoming clock
▪ Hardware or software-selectable PLL BW; minimizes jitter
peaking in downstream PLLs
PCIe Clocking Architectures
▪ Common Clocked (CC)
▪ Spread spectrum compatible; tracks spreading input clock for
EMI reduction
▪ Separate Reference No Spread (SRNS)
▪ Separate Reference Independent Spread (SRIS)
▪ SMBus interface; software can modify device settings without
hardware changes
Typical Applications
▪ 10 × 10 mm 72-VFQFPN package; small board footprint
Servers, Storage, Networking, SSDs
Key Specifications
Output Features
▪ 12 Low-power HCSL (LP-HCSL) output pairs (9ZML1232E)
▪ Cycle-to-cycle jitter < 50ps
▪ Output-to-output skew < 50ps
▪ Input-to-output delay: Fixed at 0 ps
▪ Input-to-output delay variation < 50ps
▪ Phase jitter: PCIe Gen4 < 0.5ps rms
▪ Phase jitter: UPI > 9.6GB/s < 0.1ps rms
▪ 12 Low-power HCSL (LP-HCSL) output pairs with 85Ω Zout
(9ZML1252E)
Block Diagram
I2O
Delay
Low Phase
Noise Z-PLL
FBOUT_NC
^SEL_A_B#
DIF_INA
(SS-
Compatible)
DIF_11
Bypass path
DIF_INB
12
outputs
^vHIBW_BYPM
_LOBW#
CKPWRGD_PD#
vSMB_A0_tri
vSMB_A1_tri
SMBDAT
DIF_0
NOTE: Internal series resistors are
only present on the 9ZML1252
SMBCLK
^OE(11:0)#
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