224G Ethernet PHY in TSMC (N3E)

Overview

The Synopsys 224G Ethernet PHY IP, an integral part of Synopsys’ high-speed SerDes IP portfolio, meets the growing high bandwidth and low latency needs of high-performance data center applications. Using leading-edge design, analysis, simulation, and measurement techniques, the Synopsys 224G Ethernet PHY delivers exceptional signal integrity and jitter performance that exceeds the IEEE 802.3 and OIF standards electrical specifications. The PHY is small in area and high in performance, demonstrating zero post-FEC BER with power efficiency of less than 4pJ/bit.
The PHY supports the Pulse-Amplitude Modulation 4/6-Level (PAM-4/6) and Non-Return-to-Zero (NRZ) signaling to deliver up to 1.6T Ethernet. The configurable transmitter and advanced DSP-based receiver with analog-to-
digital converter (ADC) enable designers to control and optimize signal integrity and performance. The CCA algorithm provides a robust performance across voltage and temperature variations. The low jitter PLLs and multi-loop clock and data recovery circuits provide robust timing recovery and better jitter performance, while the embedded bit error rate (BER) tester and internal eye monitor provide on-chip testability and visibility into channel performance.
The PHY integrates with the Synopsys Physical Coding Sublayer and Digital Controllers/Media Access Controller (MAC) IP solutions to reduce design time and to help designers achieve first-pass silicon success.
Combined with Synopsys’ routing feasibility study, packages substrate guidelines, signal and power integrity models, and thorough crosstalk analysis, Synopsys provides a comprehensive 224G Ethernet PHY solution for fast and reliable SoC integration.

Key Features

Optimized for performance, power, and area
Includes one, two, or four full-duplex PAM-4/6 transceivers (transmit and receive functions)
Supports IEEE and OIF-CEI-224G standards
Includes auto-negotiation and link training capabilities
Low jitter transmitter and receiver (dual loop clock and data recovery) clock architectures
Multi-lane PHY shares a single clock and support core
Supports both internal and external reference clock connections to the PHY
Configurable transmitter and advanced DSP-based receiver with analog-to-digital converter
Optimal receiver jitter tolerance supports a wider range of board layout designs and immunity to interference (cross talk), and reduces design constraints on board signal paths
Contains embedded pseudo random bit sequence (PRBS) for internal and external loopbacks
Embedded bit error rate (BER) tester and non-destructive internal eye monitor

Benefits

Supports full-duplex 1.25 to 224Gbps data rates
Enables 200G, 400G, 800G, and 1.6T Ethernet
Ethernet interconnects for wired network infrastructure
Supports IEEE 802.3 and OIF-224G standards electrical specifications
Meets the performance requirements of chip-to-chip, chip-to-module, and long reach copper/ backplane interconnects
DAC-based PAM-4/6 transmitter includes feed-forward equalization (FFE)
Digital-based receiver consists of analog front-end (AFE), ADC, and advanced digital signal processor (DSP)
High-performance receiver equalization supports channel loss of 45dB
Continuous calibration and adaptation (CCA) provides robust performance across voltage, and temperature
Low jitter phase-locked loops (PLLs) provide robust timing recovery and better jitter performance

Applications

Hyperscale data center
Enterprise and campus networks
High-performance computing/networking
Service provider networks
Artificial intelligence and machine learning

Deliverables

Verilog models and test bench; Protocol-specific test bench; Liberty timing views (.lib), LEF abstracts (.lef), CDL netlist (.cdl); GDSII; IP-XACT XML files with register details; ATPG models; IBIS-AMI models; Documentation

Technical Specifications

Foundry, Node

TSMC N3E - EFF

Availability

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TSMC

Pre-Silicon: 3nm

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