PM8357
QuadPHY XR
Preliminary
Low Power 4 Channel Bi-directional 1.2 - 3.2 Gbit/s Retimer
• On-chip packet generator/checker
provides at-speed diagnostics.
• Pin-configurable for standalone
operation.
FEATURES
GENERAL
• Built-in error counters per channel.
• Support for IEEE 1149.1 JTAG testing on
all pins.
• Comprehensive evaluation platform for
easy customer qualification
• Integrated serializer/deserializer, clock
synthesis, clock recovery and 8B/10B
encode/decode logic.
• Supports differential AC-coupled PECL-
level REFCLK.
• Low power, 4 channel, bi-directional,
full duplex, 1.2 - 3.2 Gbit/s retimer
compliant with the 10 Gigabit Ethernet
(10GE) and proposed 10 Gigabit Fibre
Channel (10GFC) standards.
• Ideal for 10GBase-CX4 (IEEE 802.3ak)
uplinks and stacking interfaces in
ethernet switches.
• Ideal for 10GE, 10GFC, and InfiniBand
applications for extending the reach of
high-speed serial links across a
backplane.
• Four channels can be trunked to form
one logical link for XAUI retimer
applications.
• 8B/10B encoders/decoders can be
bypassed for retiming of scrambled
NRZ data streams.
HIGH-SPEED SERIAL INTERFACE
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
• 1.2 V/2.5 V, 0.13 µm CMOS technology.
• 196-pin CABGA (15 mm x 15 mm).
• 1.5 W typical power at 3.2 Gbit/s.
• Programmable receiver equalization to
minimize the effects of Inter Symbol
Interference (ISI)
• Programmable transmit pre-emphasis
to counteract dielectric losses and allow
maximum reach on printed circuit
boards.
• Integrated termination resistors to
directly drive 100 ohm differential
traces.
APPLICATIONS
• High-speed Backplane Retimer.
• Board-to-board Interconnect.
• XAUI Link Extender.
• 10GBase-CX4/LX4 Modules
• HD-SDI (HDTV) Video Switch/Routers
TEST FEATURES
• Extensive control of loopback, BIST
and operating modes via 802.3ae-
compliant MDC/MDIO serial interface
(1.2 V compliant).
• Supports non-blocking cross-connect to
enable flexible configuration as a re-
timer or cross-connect.
BLOCK DIAGRAM
QuadPHY XR
RX XAUI Port A
DL0A_P/N
TX XAUI Port B
REFX A
TEFX B
Clock
Byte
SL0B_P/N
SL1B_P/N
SL2B_P/N
SL3B_P/N
DL1A_P/N
DL2A_P/N
DL3A_P/N
Recov &
Deserialise
RASIO-3G
Align and
10B/8B
Decoder
FIFO &
Trunking
Serializer
RASIO-3G
8B/10B
Encoder
FIFO
XC16
Cross
bar
RX XAUI Port B
TX XAUI Port A
TEFX A
REFX B
SL0A_P/N
SL1A_P/N
SL2A_P/N
SL3A_P/N
Byte
Align and
10B/8B
Clock
Recov &
Deserialise
RASIO-3G
DL0B_P/N
DL1B_P/N
DL2B_P/N
DL3B_P/N
FIFO &
Trunking
Serializer
RASIO-3G
8B/10B
Encoder
FIFO
Decoder
RX_FAULT_A
RX_FAULT_B
TX_FAULT_A
RX_FAULT_B
SD_A
SD_B
Management
Interface
Clock
Synthesizer
JTAG
Test Access Port
EN_SLPBK_A
EN_SLPBK_B
Common Control Logic
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