IP Integration

ARM

ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM’s comprehensive product offering includes 32-bit RISC microprocessors, graphics processors, video engines, enabling software, cell libraries, embedded memories, high-speed connectivity products, peripherals and development tools. Combined with comprehensive design services, training, support and maintenance, and the company’s broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies.

Avago

28nm, 40nm, 65nm, 90nm Avago SerDes Solutions from eSilicon

Now available from eSilicon: Avago Technologies’ industry-proven, best-in-class SerDes cores. Avago’s SerDes, combined with eSilicon’s proven design, manufacturing and productization services, provides a compelling combination for the development and volume production of custom chips for growing markets such as storage, communications, and high-performance computing markets.

Figure 1: Pre-DFE Rx Eye Measurement		Figure 2: Post-DFE Rx Eye Measurement
Images provided by Avago Technologies, 10.3125 Gbps backplane DFE operation. Channel description: 26cm char board, >1 meter over FR4 backplane, two backplane connectors.

Avago SerDes Overview

Avago SerDes cores support a broad range of popular industry standards such as PCI-Express, Fibre Channel, QPI, CEI, Interlaken, 10GBASE-KX/KX4/KR, FCoE, GigE, XAUI, XFI/SFI, and SAS/SATA and are suitable for both chip-to-chip and backplane applications. The cores feature high data rates of up to 28Gbps. The SerDes cores offer extremely low jitter, making it possible to integrate hundreds of SerDes channels on a single chip.

Avago’s SerDes cores are based on a modular, multi-rate architecture allowing hundreds of SerDes channels to be easily integrated on a single chip. The SerDes cores include a unique decision feedback equalization (DFE) feature resulting in a number of key performance differentiators such as low overall power, best-in-class data latency, and best-in-class jitter and crosstalk tolerance.

Avago SerDes Protocols

Product Features

Now available in TSMC 28nm, 40nm, 65nm and 90nm, these SerDes cores represent Avago’s ninth generation of production-proven, high-performance, multi-rate transceivers with best-in-class features such as:

• Rates from 1Gbps up to 28Gbps
• Robust performance due to noise reduction circuitry, powerful DFE, continuous time linear equalizer (CTLE), and transmit equalization
• Bit-error rate (BER) of less than 10-17
• Targeted for operation over tough backplanes (>30 dB of insertion loss at 10.3125 Gbps)
• Optional proprietary encoding schemes
• Meets established industry standards such as PCI-Express, Fibre Channel, QPI, CEI, Interlaken, 10GBASE-KX/KX4/KR/CX4, FCoE, GigE, XAUI and XFI/SFI
• More than 300 SerDes channels per die
• Advanced on-chip diagnostic intelligence

eSilicon SerDes Integration Experience

eSilicon makes it easy to integrate a wide range of data rates and a variety of protocols in their custom ASIC flow with the use of Avago Technologies’ high-performance multi-rate transceivers and an extensive portfolio of specialty third-party semiconductor intellectual property (IP). Avago Technologies’ low-power slim design with state-of-the-art jitter performance allows integration of over 300 channels on a single chip for low-cost server or networking system solutions using existing backplanes while maintaining the same power budget

Avago SerDes Availability

eSilicon, through its agreement with Avago Technologies, offers a broad portfolio of SerDes cores for a variety of data rates and protocol standards. Now you can select the right interface standard at the right speed in a given process node in order to build your own custom chip solution.

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Synopsys

Synopsys, Inc. is a world leader in electronic design automation and a leading provider of high-quality, silicon-proven IP solutions for SoC designs. The broad DesignWare IP portfolio includes complete interface IP solutions consisting of controllers, PHY and Verification IP for widely used protocols, analog IP, embedded memories, logic libraries, embedded test & repair IP and configurable processor cores. In addition, Synopsys offers SystemC™ transaction-level models to build virtual prototypes for rapid, pre-silicon development of software. With a robust IP development methodology, reuse tools, extensive investment in quality and comprehensive technical support, Synopsys enables designers to accelerate time-to-market and reduce integration risk. For more information on DesignWare IP, visit:

True Circuits

True Circuits develops and markets industry-leading PLLs, DLLs and other hard IP for semiconductor and electronic systems customers. TCI's robust state-of-the-art circuits, proven design methodology, and close association with the world's leading fabs, IDMs, and design services companies allow the company to create quickly and reliably new and innovative designs in a variety of advanced process technologies. True Circuits is the volume leader in the timing IP market, and its customers have shipped production volumes now in the billions.  True Circuits can be reached via e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .