Vendor: Cadence Design Systems, Inc. Category: USB

Simulation VIP for USB4

Used by all top market leaders semiconductor companies.The Cadence® Verification IP (VIP) for USB4 provides a capable verificatio…

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Overview

Used by all top market leaders semiconductor companies.

The Cadence<sub>®</sub> Verification IP (VIP) for USB4 provides a highly capable verification solution for the USB4 protocol incorporating bus functional model (BFM) and integrated protocol checkers and coverage. It is based on the next-generation USB protocol architecture of USB4 specification. The VIP for USB4 enables multiple simultaneous data and display protocols and supports them to share the bandwidth over the bus. It supports two-lane operation and up to 40Gbps speed in USB4 Version 1.0 and up to 80Gbps in USB4 Version 2.0.

The VIP for USB4 is compatible with the industry-standard Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) and runs on all leading simulators.

Supported Specifications: USB4 Specification Version 2.0 and 1.0, and USB4 Re-Timer Specification Version 1.0.

Key features

  • Logical Layer
    • Sideband channel
    • Logical Layer State Machine
    • GEN2, GEN3, and GEN4 speeds
    • Lane initialization and link training
    • Reed-Solomon forward error-correction code (RS-FEC)
    • Dual-lane skew
    • PAM3 encoding and decoding
    • Low-power states
    • Sleep and wake
    • Asymmetric link entry and exit
    • Error cases and recovery
    • Interoperability with Thunderbolt 3 (TBT3) for Logical Layer
  • Transport Layer
    • Transport layer packets
    • Routing
    • Quality of service (QOS): Flow control schemes, bandwidth arbitration and priority
    • Path setup and path tear-down
  • Configuration Layer
    • Router states
    • Control packet protocol
    • Router enumeration
    • Hot plug and hot unplug events
  • Time Synchronization
    • Intra-domain and inter-domain time sync
    • Bi-directional and uni-directional state machines
    • Inversed bi-directional and adaptive uni-directional modes
    • Serial time link protocol
  • Configuration Spaces
    • Support to read and write the defined configuration space for router, adapter, and path
    • Support to backdoor access the configuration space
  • USB3 Tunneling
    • USB3 Gen X and Gen T adapters
    • USB3 adapter layer encapsulation
    • Path setup and tear-down
    • Isochronous Timestamp Mechanism
  • DP Tunneling
    • LTTPR and non-LTTPR mode
    • DP-IN and DP-OUT adapters
    • DP adapter states
    • System flows
    • AUX request and response handling
    • Intra-hop aux
    • Set config, link training for 8b/10b and 128b/132b
    • DP link clock sync
    • 8b/10b SST tunneling
    • 8b/10b MST tunneling
    • 128b/132b tunneling
    • DP FEC
    • HDCP
    • DP panel replay tunneling optimization for 8b/10b and 128b/132b tunneling
  • PCIe® Tunneling
    • PCIe adapter layer encapsulation
    • Any max packet size
    • Extended encapsulation
    • Path setup and tear-down
    • Precision time management (PTM) mechanism
  • Re-Timer
    • Sideband channel
    • Re-timer channel state machine
    • Low power
    • Clock switching
    • Interoperability with Thunderbolt 3 (TBT3) compatibility

Block Diagram

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Specifications

Identity

Part Number
Simulation VIP for USB4
Vendor
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Type
Verification IP

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