DDR4/3L PHY for TSMC

Overview

Provides the industry's highest data rates with low-latency througput while balancing power consumption and minimizing area

The latest, the Denali High-Speed DDR PHY IP, is comprised of architectural improvements to its highly successful predecessor, achieving breakthrough performance, lower power consumption, and smaller overall area. The application optimized DDR PHY IP can achieve speeds up to 3200Mbps. Low-power features include the addition of a VDD low-power idle state in the PHY and power-efficient clocking during low-speed operation for longer battery life and greener operation. Redesigned I/O elements reduce overall area by up to 20%. The DDR PHY IP is developed by experienced teams with industry-leading domain expertise and extensively validated with multiple hardware platforms. It is engineered to quickly and easily integrate into a system on chip (SoC), and is verified with the Denali Controller IP for DDR as part of a complete memory subsystem solution. The DDR PHY IP is designed to connect seamlessly and work with a thirdparty DFI-compliant memory controller.

Key Features

  • Application optimized configurations for fast time to delivery and lower risk
  • Memory controller interface complies with DFI standards up to 5.1
  • Internal and external datapath loop-back modes
  • Per-bit deskew on read and write datapath
  • Low-power VDD idle, VDD light sleep, and power-efficient clocking in low-speed modes
  • I/O pads with impedance calibration logic and data retention capability
  • RX and TX equalization for heavily loaded systems
  • Fine-grain custom delay cell for delay tuning

Applications

  • Communications,
  • Consumer Electronics,
  • Data Processing,
  • Industrial and Medical,
  • Military/Civil Aerospace

Deliverables

  • GDSII macros with abstract in LEF
  • Verilog post-layout netlist
  • STA scripts for use at chip or standalone PHY levels
  • Liberty timing model
  • SDF for back-annotated timing verification

Technical Specifications

Foundry, Node
TSMC 7nm
Maturity
Available on request
TSMC
Pre-Silicon: 7nm
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Semiconductor IP