Vendor: Panmnesia Category: CXL

Link Controller IP

Two-Digit Nanosecond PCIe 7.0-CXL 4.0 Link Controller IP

Overview

Two-Digit Nanosecond PCIe 7.0-CXL 4.0 Link Controller IP

Link Controller IP implements critical logics allowing your hardware to communicate over the CXL network. Our optimized architecture offers two-digit nanosecond roundtrip latency, providing significant performance gain in demanding workloads such as AI, HPC, and cloud.

Key Features

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Specification

PCIe 7.0/CXL 4.0

Backward compatible with CXL 3.2, 2.0, 1.1, and previous versions of PCIe

Number of Lanes

Up to 16

Data Rate

128 GT/s

Roundtrip Latency

< 100ns

Bifurcation Support

x1, x2, x4, x8, x16

Supported Sub-Protocols

CXL.io, CXL.mem, CXL.cache

Unordered IO support

Back-invalidation support

Direct P2P support

Supported Device Types

CXL type 1/2/3 device support

Multi-Logical Device (MLD) support

Multi-Headed Device (MHD) support

Fabric-Attached Memory (FAM) support

Flit Format

68B, 256B, 256B standard, 256B LOpt support

Optimization Features

Multi-Data Header (MDH) support

Address Translation Service (ATS) support

ARB/MUX bypass support

Arbitration and data multiplexing/demultiplexing support

Latency Management

Sync header bypass support

Drift buffer support

Power Management

Low-power mode support

Security Features

Integrity and Data Encryption (IDE) feature support

Advanced Error Reporting (AER) support

IP Architecture

PCIe 7.0-CXL 4.0 Link Controller IP is composed of CXL controller and a PCIe controller, which handles CXL.cache/mem and CXL.io respectively. The IP allows configuration and status report through a set of registers. The IP can be connected to a user logic directly, or through the Link Acceleration Unit IP for faster time-to-market.

 

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Benefits

Silicon-Proven PCIe 7.0/CXL 4.0 Compliance

Ensure one-shot silicon success for your design and reduce time-to-market. Link Controller IP also offers full PCIe 7.0/CXL 4.0 feature support rigorously tested in multiple scenarios.

Configurable to Fit Your Need

Easily achieve your design goals. Link Controller IP offers diverse set of options you can configure for your memory expander, accelerator, and CPU design.

Best-In-Class Power Consumption

Save the power budget for your hardware design. Our precision architecture ensures the lowest power consumption for the controller IP.

Specifications

Identity

Part Number
Controller IP
Vendor
Panmnesia
Type
Silicon IP
Controller / PHY
Controller

Files

Note: some files may require an NDA depending on provider policy.

Provider

HQ: Korea

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What is Link Controller IP?

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