112G Ethernet PHY, TSMC N5 x4, North/South (vertical) poly orientation

Overview

The 112G Ethernet PHY IP, an integral part of the 400GbE/800GbE Ethernet solution enables long reach (LR), medium reach (MR), very short reach (VSR) electrical channels and CEI-112G-Linear, and CEI-112G-XSR+ optical interfaces. The 112G LR-Max PHY surpasses the performance targets of 112G-LR specification further extending channel reach in High Performance Compute applications.

The silicon-proven IP enables up to 800GbE hyperscale data center, networking, AI, pluggable optical module and Ethernet switch SoCs requiring high bandwidth and low latency.

112G LR-Max PHY

Using leading-edge analog mixed-signal design and advanced digital signal processing technologies, the 112G LR-Max PHY IP provides additional margins to the CEI-112G LR specification and provides three orders of magnitude better bit error rate compared to the spec for 45dB channels.

112G LR PHY

The power efficient PHY offers orders of magnitude better BER performance for Long Reach chip to chip channels with two connecters and multiple media. The PHYs’ flexible layout maximizes bandwidth per die-edge by allowing the placement of square macros in a multi-row structure and along all edges of the die. Support for the Pulse-Amplitude Modulation 4-Level (PAM-4), Non- Return-to-Zero (NRZ) signaling, and independent, per-lane data rates allows ultimate flexibility to address a broad range of protocols and applications.

112G VSR PHY

Architected for very short reach chip-to-chip or chip-to-module electrical channels, the ultra-low power 112G VSR PHY enables power efficient pluggable and near packaged 400GbE/800GbE electro-optical interfaces. Combined with Synopsys' routing feasibility study, packages substrate guidelines, signal and power integrity models, and thorough crosstalk analysis, Synopsys provides a comprehensive 112G Ethernet PHY IP products for fast and reliable SoC integration.

Key Features

  • Supports full-duplex 1.25 to 112Gbps data rates in several lane configurations
  • Enables 100G, 200G, 400G, 800G Ethernet interconnects for wired and optical network infrastructure
  • Supports IEEE 802.3ck and OIF standards electrical specifications
  • Meets the performance requirements of multi-die, co-packaged optics, near-packaged optics, chip-to-chip, chip-to-module, and backplane interconnects
  • Provides comprehensive 200G/400G/800G solution with routing feasibility study, packages substrate guidelines, signal and power integrity models, and thorough crosstalk analysis
  • LR, MR and VSR: DAC-based PAM-4 transmitter includes feed forward equalization (FFE)
  • LR, MR and VSR: Digital-based receiver consists of analog front-end (AFE), ADC, and digital signal processor (DSP)
  • High-performance receive equalization supporting required channel loss
  • Continuous calibration and adaptation (CCA) algorithms provide robust performance across process, voltage, and temperature variations
  • Low jitter phase-locked loops (PLLs) provide robust timing recovery and better jitter performance

Block Diagram

112G Ethernet PHY, TSMC N5 x4, North/South (vertical) poly orientation Block Diagram

Technical Specifications

Foundry, Node
TSMC N5 x4 North/South (vertical) poly orientation
TSMC
Pre-Silicon: 5nm
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Semiconductor IP