Datasheet

DS50PCI401
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SNLS292J JUNE 2009REVISED APRIL 2013
DS50PCI401 2.5 Gbps / 5.0 Gbps 4 Lane PCI Express Repeater with
Equalization and De-Emphasis
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FEATURES
DESCRIPTION
The DS50PCI401 is a low power, 4 lane bidirectional
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Input and Output signal conditioning
buffer/equalizer designed specifically for PCI Express
increases PCIe reach in backplanes and
Gen1 and Gen2 applications. The device performs
cables
both receive equalization and transmit de-emphasis,
0.09 UI of residual deterministic jitter at 5Gbps
allowing maximum flexibility of physical placement
after 42” of FR4 (with Input EQ)
within a system. The receiver is capable of opening
an input eye that is completely closed due to inter-
0.11 UI of residual deterministic jitter at 5Gbps
symbol interference (ISI) induced by the interconnect
after 7m of PCIe Cable (with Input EQ)
medium.
0.09 UI of residual deterministic jitter at 5Gbps
The transmitter de-emphasis level can be set by the
with 28” of FR4 (with Output DE)
user depending on the distance from the
0.13 UI of residual deterministic jitter at 5Gbps
DS50PCI401 to the PCI Express endpoint. The
with 7m of PCIe Cable (with Output DE)
DS50PCI401 contains PCI Express specific functions
Adjustable Transmit VOD 800 to 1200mVp-p
such as Transmit Idle, RX Detection, and Beacon
signal pass through.
Automatic power management on an
individual lane basis via SMBus
The device will change the load impedance on its
Adjustable electrical idle detect threshold.
input pins based on the state of RXDETA/B inputs
detection. An internal rate detection circuit is included
Data rate optimized 3-stage equalization to 26
to detect if an incoming data stream is at Gen2 data
dB gain
rates, and adjusts the de-emphasis on it's output
Data rate optimized 6-level 0 to 12 dB transmit
accordingly. The signal conditioning provided by the
de-emphasis
device allows systems to upgrade from Gen1 data
rates to Gen2 without reducing their physical reach.
Flow-thru pinout in 10mmx5.5mm 54-pin
This is true for FR4 applications such as backplanes,
leadless WQFN package
as well as cable interconnect.
Single supply operation at 2.5V
>6kV HBM ESD rating
-10 to 85°C operating temperature range
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