The PCIe 3.0 PHY IP is designed to support increased applications with its low-power, multi-lane, high-performance design. It fully supports a wide range of PCIe 3.0 Base applications and complies with the PIPE 4.3 specification. By integrating high-speed mixed signal circuits, the IP enables PCIe 3.0 traffic at 8Gbps. It maintains backward compatibility with transfer throughputs of 5.0 Gbps for PCIe 2.0 and 2.5 Gbps for PCIe 1.0. Additionally, it caters to various channel circumstances by supporting both TX and RX equalization approaches.
PCIe 3.0 Serdes PHY IP, Silicon Proven in TSMC 22ULP
Overview
Key Features
- Compliant with PCIe 3.0 Base Specification
- Compliant with PIPE 4.3
- Supported data transfer rate: 2.5 GT/s, 5.0 GT/s and 8.0 GT/s
- Supported physical lane width: x4
- Supported parallel interface: 32-bit
- Supported input reference clock: 100 MHz
- Supported parallel interface data clock: 62.5 MHz, 125 MHz, and 250 MHz
- Supporting low power operation with configurable setting in power state P1/P2/L1 PM Substates:PLL control, reference clock control, and embedded power gating control
- Silicon Proven in TSMC 22ULP
- Operating Voltage: 0.9V, 0.95V, 1.2V and 1.8V
- Providing robust testability by low-cost Build-In Self-Test (BIST) via near-end analog and external loopback interface as well as far-end analog/digital loopback interface
Block Diagram

Deliverables
- GDSII & layer map
- Place-Route views (.LEF)
- Liberty library (.lib)
- Verilog behaviour model
- Netlist & SDF timing
- Layout guidelines, application notes
- LVS/DRC verification reports
Technical Specifications
Short description
PCIe 3.0 Serdes PHY IP, Silicon Proven in TSMC 22ULP
Vendor
Vendor Name
Maturity
In Production
Availability
Immediate
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