19-2247; Rev 0; 10/01
Quad 2.5Gbps Cable Transceiver
General Description
Features
The MAX3780 cable transceiver provides a bidirectional
interface of four 2.5Gbps channels over low-cost copper
cable or external fiber-optic interface. The transmitter
section accepts eight channels of input at 1.25Gbps. An
integrated 4-bit FIFO allows retiming of the transmit data
to a clean local reference clock. The channels are multi-
plexed (2:1) into four outputs operating at 2.5Gbps. Pre-
emphasis and equalization provide compensation for
losses in low-cost cables up to 3m. The receiver recov-
ers the clock and demultiplexes (1:2) the 2.5Gbps chan-
nels into eight 1.25Gbps outputs. Fully integrated
phase-locked loops and delay-locked loops recover
clock and data from the serial data inputs.
o Quad 2:1 Channel Serialization
o Quad 1:2 Channel Deserialization
o 3m Link Distance with Low-Cost Copper Cable
o Better than 10-16 BER Performance
o 10Gbps Aggregate Parallel Interface
o System Loopback
o 1.25Gbps LVDS Synchronous Interface
o 2.5Gbps CML Serial Cable Interface
o PLL Lock Detect Signal
The transceiver IC is available in a compact 100-pin
TQFP package with exposed-ground pad and con-
sumes 2.2W.
o Selectable Cable Pre-Emphasis
o Fixed Receive Equalization
Applications
Ordering Information
Gigabit Ethernet Cable Backplane Concentration
PART
TEMP. RANGE
PIN-PACKAGE
System Interconnects Using Low-Cost Copper
Cable
MAX3780CCQ
0°C to +70°C
100 TQFP-EP*
*Exposed pad
System Interconnects Using Parallel Optics
Typical Operating Circuit
0.1µF
CMOS ASIC
625MHz
TCLK
8B/10B
CODING
TDAT[1:8]
8
1.25Gbps
LVDS
8B/10B
TX[1:4]
DECODING
MAX3780
CABLE TRANSCEIVER
625MHz
8
RCLK
RECEIVER
DESKEW
RDAT[1:8]
CHANNEL
IDENTITY
+3.3V
2.5Gbps CML
10kΩ
LOCK
RESET
LOOPEN
TRIEN
EQ1
RX[1:4]
EQ2
GND
VCC6 VCC5 TXFIL
REFCLK
RXFIL VCC1 VCC2
VCC3
VCC4
125MHz
REFERENCE
CLOCK
0.1µF
50Ω
0.1µF
PECL
BUFFER
50Ω
+3.3V
SUPPLY FILTER NETWORK
VCC6 - 2V
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