1 Features

8-lane (16-channel) protocol-aware PCI-express retimer supporting 16.0, 8.0, 5.0, and 2.5 GT/s interfaces
Inter-chip communication (ICC) enable dual chip link width scaling to form 16-lane Gen-4 retimer
Supports common clock, separate reference clock with no spread spectrum clocking (SSC), and separate reference clock with SSC
Supports 2x4 bifurcation
Adaptive receive CTLE and DFE supporting maximum PCIe Gen-4 channel loss
Supports equalization training
Low-latency architecture
On-chip eye opening monitor (EOM) and PCIe receive margining capability
Small 8.50-mm × 13.40-mm BGA package
Flow-through pinout enables signal breakout in two signal layers
Compatible with standard 1.00-mm BGA PCB manufacturing
Dual power supply: 1.17 V and 1.8 V
I2C configuration (up to 1 MHz) through the external EEPROM or I2C controller
Industrial temperature range: −40°C to 85°C