Vendor: Synopsys, Inc. Category: Multi-Protocol PHY

16G PHY in TSMC (N7) for Automotive

The silicon-proven Synopsys IP solution, consisting of configurable digital controllers, PHYs, Integrity and Data Encryption (IDE…

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Overview

The complete silicon-proven Synopsys IP solution, consisting of configurable digital controllers, PHYs, Integrity and Data Encryption (IDE) Security Modules, IP Prototyping Kits and verification IP, is designed to meet all required features of the PCI Express® (PCIe®) 6.0, 5.0, 4.0, 3.1, 2.1, 1.1, and PIPE specifications. By providing a complete IP solution, Synopsys delivers
optimization across the individual IP to lower latency and ensures that all the IP functions seamlessly together to lower integration risk. The high-performance PCI Express IP solution is optimized for low power, small area and low latency.
The high-quality IP solution has been extensively validated with multiple hardware platforms, PHYs, and PCIe verification suites across a broad range of processes and foundries. With thousands of design wins and products shipping in volume, Synopsys’ expertise in developing and supporting the PCI Express interface enables designers to accelerate time-to-market and achieve silicon success for their advanced SoCs.

Key features

  • Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) block with PIPE interface
  • Supports PCIe 6.0 (PAM-4), 5.0, 4.0, 3.1, 2.1, 1.1 encoding, backchannel initialization
  • Supports x1, x2, x4, x8, and x16 hard macro configurations
  • Lane margining at the receiver
  • Optimized High performance analog front-end with adaptive continuous time linear equalizer (CTLE), decision feedback equalization (DFE) and feed forward equalization (FFE) for PCIe 5.0 and ADC/DSP based architecture for PCIe 6.0
  • Continuous calibration and adaptation (CCA) for a robust performance across voltage and temperature variations
  • Spread-spectrum clocking (SSC) and PCIe Separate Refclk Independent SSC (SSIS)
  • Supports PCIe power management features, including L0p, L1 substate; power gating and power island; DFE bypass option and voltage mode Tx with under drive supply options
  • The multi-channel PHY macro with single clock and control core for higher density with support for both internal and external reference clock inputs
  • PIPE bifurcation as well as PHY macro aggregation for x1 to x16 PHY configurations
  • Superior Rx jitter & cross talk tolerance reduces design constraints for a wider range of board layout designs
  • Automated Test Equipment (ATE) test vectors for complete at-speed production testing
  • Each PHY channel contains its own 7-, 9-, 11-, 15-, 16-, 23-, and 31-bit pseudo random bit sequencer (PRBS) for internal and external loopbacks
  • Each channel is fully controllable via the integrated logic core as well as the test access port (TAP)
  • Support for various form-factors

Benefits

  • Designed to meet all required features of the PCI Express 6.0 (64 GT/s), 5.0 (32GT/s), 4.0 (16 GT/s), 3.1 (8 GT/s), 2.1 (5 GT/s) and 1.1 (2.5 GT/s), and PIPE specifications
  • Comprehensive suite of configurable controllers for Endpoint, Embedded Endpoint, Root Complex, Switch Port, Bridge, Dual Mode, and Multi-Port Switch applications
  • Optimized for low power, small area and low latency
  • PHYs include advanced built-in diagnostics, enabling at-speed production testing on low-cost digital tester
  • Automotive Safety Integrity Level (ASIL) B Ready ISO 26262 certified controller and PHY IP
  • Built-in applications in the verification IP accelerate testbench development
  • Standards-compliant Synopsys Integrity and Data Encryption Security Modules protect data transfer and are pre-verified with Synopsys Controller IP for PCI Express for fast integration and low risk

Applications

  • Enterprise computing, storage area networks, networking switches, and routers
  • Wireless and mobile devices
  • Industrial, automotive, and IoT
  • Embedded systems and set-top boxes
  • Graphics devices
  • Desktops, laptops, workstations, and servers

What’s Included?

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

Silicon Options

Foundry Node Process Maturity
TSMC 7nm N7FF Available on request

Specifications

Identity

Part Number
dwc_ap_16g_phy_tsmc
Vendor
Synopsys, Inc.
Type
Silicon IP

Files

Product Sheet Download

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Provider

Synopsys, Inc.
HQ: USA

Learn more about Multi-Protocol PHY IP core

Low Power Analysis and Verification of Super Speed Inter-Chip (SSIC) IP

In our current work, we focus on the low power analysis and verification challenges and the methodology used to verify low power design. The power-gating feature that we term Hibernation brings in significant power savings to Synopsys SSIC IP Controller. The verification tests the functionality of the Controller before, during and after hibernation state. The low power analysis will showcase the power savings achieved in SSIC IP with and Without Hibernation.

Frequently asked questions about Multi-Protocol PHY IP cores

What is 16G PHY in TSMC (N7) for Automotive?

16G PHY in TSMC (N7) for Automotive is a Multi-Protocol PHY IP core from Synopsys, Inc. listed on Semi IP Hub. It is listed with support for tsmc Available on request.

How should engineers evaluate this Multi-Protocol PHY?

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