PCIe 6.0 PHY on 5nm

Overview

The Qualitas' 5nm PCIe PHY IP consists of hardmacro PMA and PCS compliant to PCIe Base 6.0 specification. This IP offers a cost-effective and low-power solution using 5nm FinFet CMOS technology. It includes all ESD I/Os and bump pads, and supports extensive built-in self test features such as loopback and scan.

Key Features

  • 5nm low power enhanced (LN05LPE) CMOS device technology
  • 1.8V±5%, 0.85V±5% dual power supply
  • Compliant to PCIe Base 6.0 and PIPE 6.1 specification
  • Support Gen1, Gen2, Gen3, Gen4, Gen5 and Gen6
  • Channel Configuration for Data Lanes
    • Common (CMN) and 1, 2 or 4 Data Lanes
  • Support the following transmitter pre-emphasis levels
    • - 3.5/-6dB for Gen1 and Gen2
    • Multi-tap FIR with resolution of 1/63 for Gen3 to Gen6
  • Support CTLE, DSP-based multi-tap FFE and 1-tap DFE for channel equalization in receiver
  • Support adaptive channel equalization
  • 100MHz reference clock is required (Support differential input buffer)
  • Built-in self test feature capable of generating and checking PRBS patterns
  • PCS included in PHY hardmacro

Benefits

  • Low power consumption and small area
  • Support 1-, 2- and 4- lane configurations
  • Automatic built-in self-test (Loopback)

Block Diagram

PCIe 6.0 PHY on 5nm Block Diagram

Applications

  • Mobile, Automotive, Storage, AI accelerator and Chip-to-chip interconnect

Deliverables

  • FE-Common: MODEL, TWRAP, TB, LEF, LIBERTY, ATPG and Platform_PSI_CMN
  • BE-Common: CIR, GDS, DRC, LVS and DFM
  • DOC-Common: DataSheet, UserGuide and TestGuide

Technical Specifications

Foundry, Node
Samsung Foundry SF5A
Maturity
DK Ready
Availability
Aug-24
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