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 PCI Express® Solutions

PCI Express® (PCIe) is a widely deployed bus interconnect interface that is commonly used in server platforms. Increasingly, it is
also used as a storage and GPU interconnect solution. PCIe Gen3 supports 8 GT/s of throughput per PCIe lane and Gen4 sup-
ports 16 GT/s. Typical implementations utilize ×2, ×4, ×8 and ×16 lane width interconnect configurations—directly from the host
root complex or through PCIe switches to endpoint PCIe devices.

Microchip is a leader in PCIe, having introduced multiple industry firsts. Highlights include:
• PCIe Gen3 SAS/SATA RAID controller
• The industry’s highest-density and lowest-power Gen3 PCIe switches, Switchtec™ PSX and PFX
• PCIe Gen3 NVMe Flash controller (Flashtec™), followed by a second-generation introduction of the industry’s fastest PCIe
Gen3 NVMe SSD controllers
• PCIe Gen3 redriver with EQNOX™ adaptive equalization
• Flash-based FPGAs and SoCs used in CPLD functions with integrated PCIe endpoint implementations
Microchip offers a flexible product portfolio to intelligently design your PCIe system for data center, communications, defense and
industrial applications. Our industry-leading PCIe solutions include storage and fanout switches, NVMe controllers, NVRAM drives,
redrivers and timing solutions and Flash-based FPGAs and SoCs.

PCIe® Storage Server

Network Interface Card Fans SmartFusion®2

SoC FPGA
10G Ethernet
PHY w/ AES-256 Network PCIe Fan Control Fan/Power Sequencing Switching 12 V
QSFP+
MACSec and Processor Connector Management Regulators
IEEE 1588
Secure SPI
Boot

Backplane
PCIe SPI

EEPROM
Solid State Drive
Clock
Switching CPU
eFuse Management
Regulators

VSC7112 Switchtec™
Flash Flashtec™ PCIe PCIe PCIe
PCIe Gen3 PCIe Gen3
Memory NVMe Controller
Redriver Storage Switch
PCIe

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Advantages
Switchtec PCIe Switches Signal Integrity
• Options from 24 to 96 lanes • PCIe Gen 3.0 solutions supporting ×1 to ×8 lanes
• Industry’s most flexible port bifurcation, from ×2 to ×16 • Adaptive EQ and de-emphasis with up to 30 dB loss
lanes per port compensation
• Highest port and Non-Transparent Bridge (NTB) density, • BOM integration and smaller package sizes save board cost
with up to 48 ports and 48 NTBs and area
• Highest switch partition density • Low-power modes scale with speed and drive strength
• Industry’s first integrated programmable processor • High ease of use
• Industry’s first integrated enclosure management solution
• PFX-I supports industrial temperature ranges, –40°C (TA) to Timing Solutions
105°C (TJ) • End-to-end offerings, including synthesis, rate conversion,
attenuation and distribution
Flashtec NVMe Controllers • Ultra-low-jitter (160 fs) synthesizers and attenuators
• World’s first and fastest enterprise PCIe NVMe controller, • Ultra-low additive jitter, cost-efficient buffers
with up to 850K IOPS and up to 8 TB • Application specific with custom
• Software-defined flash: flexible, programmable architecture configuration—MiClockDesigner™
optimized for cost, performance and endurance • Validated with the Agilent Time Domain PCI-SIG Compli-
• Enterprise-class reliability, availability and serviceability with ance Software Suite
NVMe management features and industry’s only dual-port
controller

Flashtec NVRAM Drives

• Non-volatile DRAM with over 10 million IOPS,
sub-microsecond latency
• Industry-standard interfaces that are application-friendly for
ease of integration
• Zero-maintenance green backup
• Unlimited endurance NVRAM
• Small form factor for high-density rack solutions x16

40 x 2 SSD

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 PCIe Signal Integrity and Timing Solutions

PCIe Signal Integrity

Improve weak or degraded signals with Switchtec PCIe signal integrity solutions. With industry-exclusive
EQNOX™ adaptive equalization add Switchtec’s PCIe redrivers and crosspoint switches deliver excellent
performance in a compact footprint with flexible lane configurations for Gen1/2/3 applications, including
passthrough buffer, non-blocking matrix switching, replication of inputs to multiple outputs and
multiplexing.

Product Ports Max Rate Part Type Receiver Type Max Link Width

VSC3340-01 40 × 40 6.5G Crosspoint Switch CTLE PCIe® 2.0 × 16

VSC3316 16 × 16 11.5G Crosspoint Switch CTLE PCIe 3.0 × 8

VSC3308 8×8 11.5G Crosspoint Switch CTLE PCIe 3.0 × 4

VSC7112 4, Dual 2 × 2 8.5G Redriver with mux/demux Adaptive CTLE PCIe 3.0 × 2

Clock Synthesis
The miClockSynth™ family of high-performance, any-rate multiplier and frequency synthesizer devices
simplifies board design by generating ultra-low-jitter clock signals from a single crystal or crystal oscillator
while generating additional independent frequency families.

Frequency Jitter
Product Outputs Inputs Package (mm)
Families Performance RMS

ZL3025x 1 Up to 3 diff/6SE, 1 Hz–1035 MHz 10 M–1250 MHz 160 fs 5 × 5 QFN

ZL3026x 4 Up to 10 diff/20SE, 1 Hz–1035 MHz 10 M–1250 MHz 170 fs 8 × 8 QFN

Gen 1-4 PCIe Clock Generators

Independent Xtal Oscillator Low- Typical Default Output Pkg
Crystal Input Host Supply
Product Output Freq. Inputs or CMOS Input Jitter Jitter Output Freq. Size
Freq. Range Bus Voltage
Families Freq. Range APLLs fs RMS Configurations Range (mm)

ZL30281 1 1 XTAL 25M 25 M 1 160 4 25 M, 100 M SPI/I2C 3.3 + 1.8 5x5

25 M, 75 M
ZL30282 2 2 XTAL 50M 50 M 1 160 8 SPI/I2C See note 8x8
100 M

2.5V only, 3.3V only, 1.8V + 2.5V, 1.8V + 3.3V

Clock Fanout Buffers

Microchip’s high-performance buffers complement clock synthesis devices by providing additional fanout
capabilities and minimal jitter combined with the industry’s best power supply noise rejection perfor-
mance. This preserves signal integrity by adding ultra-low jitter and filtering noise from power supplies,
resulting in better performance while simplifying engineering board design efforts.

Output Additive
Product Input Outputs Package (mm)
Frequency Jitter RMS

1, 2, and XO, any <100 fs

ZL40xxx 2, 4, 6, 8 LVPECL or LVDS 750 MHz 3 × 3 and 5 × 5 QFN
signal type (as low as 39 fs)

ZL4024x, 2 inputs, XTAL, XO, 4, 5, 10 LVPECL, LVDS, HCSL, <50 fs

1.6 GHz 5 × 5 QFN
ZL4023x any signal type or LVCMOS (as low as 25 fs)

3 inputs, XTAL, XO, 3, 6, or 10, any native signal diff or

ZL3024x 1 GHz <170 fs 8 × 8 QFN
any signal type SE, configurable by output

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PFX PCIe Fanout Switches

Switchtec PFX fanout PCIe switches provide the industry’s highest-density, lowest-power PCIe switch
for data center, communications, workstation, and video production applications. With simple hardware
configuration and advanced diagnostics and debug capabilities, the PFX enables PCIe solutions for a
wide variety of systems, from Just A Bunch Of Flash (JBOF) to general-purpose applications requiring
low-power and high-reliability PCIe switching.
Product Lanes Description Package Type

PM8531 PFX 24xG3 24 PFX 24xG3, 24-lane PCIe Gen3 Fanout Switch 650-pin, 27 mm × 27 mm FCBGA package*
PM8532 PFX 32xG3 32 PFX 32xG3, 32-lane PCIe Gen3 Fanout Switch 650-pin, 27 mm × 27 mm FCBGA package*
PM8533 PFX 48xG3 48 PFX 48xG3, 48-lane PCIe Gen3 Fanout Switch 650-pin, 27 mm × 27 mm FCBGA package*
PM8534 PFX64xG3 64 PFX 64xG3, 64-lane PCIe Gen3 Fanout Switch 1311-pin, 37.5 mm × 37.5 mm FCBGA package*
PM8535 PFX 80xG3 80 PFX 80xG3, 80-lane PCIe Gen3 Fanout Switch 1311-pin, 37.5 mm × 37.5 mm FCBGA package*
PM8536 PFX 96xG3 96 PFX 96xG3, 96-lane PCIe Gen3 Fanout Switch 1311-pin, 37.5 mm × 37.5 mm FCBGA package*
*1 mm ball pitch

PFX-I Industrial Temperature Fanout Switches

Switchtec PFX-I fanout PCIe switches support the full feature set of the PFX switch with an extended
industrial temperature operating* range of –40°C to 105°C (Ta to Tj ). PFX-I switches also provide the
industry’s highest-density and lowest-power, with simple hardware configuration and advanced diagnostics
and debug capabilities. Typical applications include data center equipment, defense, industrial servers, test
equipment, cellular infrastructure, access networks, metro networks and core networking.
Product Lanes Description Package Type

PM8571 PFX-I 24xG3 24 PFX 24xG3, 24-lane PCIe Gen3 Fanout Switch 650-pin, 27 mm × 27 mm FCBGA package*
PM8572 PFX-I 32xG3 32 PFX 32xG3, 32-lane PCIe Gen3 Fanout Switch 650-pin, 27 mm × 27 mm FCBGA package*
PM8573 PFX-I 48xG3 48 PFX 48xG3, 48-lane PCIe Gen3 Fanout Switch 650-pin, 27 mm × 27 mm FCBGA package*
PM8574 PFX-I 64xG3 64 PFX 64xG3, 64-lane PCIe Gen3 Fanout Switch 1311-pin, 37.5 mm × 37.5 mm FCBGA package*
PM8575 PFX-I 80xG3 80 PFX 80xG3, 80-lane PCIe Gen3 Fanout Switch 1311-pin, 37.5 mm × 37.5 mm FCBGA package*
PM8576 PFX-I 96xG3 96 PFX 96xG3, 96-lane PCIe Gen3 Fanout Switch 1311-pin, 37.5 mm × 37.5 mm FCBGA package*
*1 mm ball pitch
Note: PFX TJunction: 0 °C to 105 °C. PFX-I TAmbient: 40 °C to TJunction: 105 °C. PFX-I doesn’t support Adaptive Voltage Scaling (AVS).

PFX-L Fanout-Lite PCIe Switches

Switchtec PFX-L fanout-lite PCIe switches support up to 96 lanes, 24 ports, x4/x8/x16 port bifurcation,
two Non-Transparent Bridges (NTB), hot-plug controllers, advanced diagnostics and debug, end-to-end
data integrity, SRIS, and low power. The PFX-L switches maintain footprint compatibility with the PFX
switch family. Typical applications for the PFX-L include data center equipment, defense, industrial serv-
ers, workstations, test equipment, video production and broadcasting equipment, cellular infrastructure,
access networks, metro networks and core networking.
Product Lanes Description Package Type

PM8561 PFX-L 24xG3 24 PFX-L 24xG3, 24-lane Fanout-Lite PCIe Gen3 Switch 650-pin, 27 mm × 27 mm FCBGA package*
PM8562 PFX-L 32xG3 32 PFX-L 32xG3, 32-lane Fanout-Lite PCIe Gen3 Switch 650-pin, 27 mm × 27 mm FCBGA package*
PM8563 PFX-L 48xG3 48 PFX-L 48xG3, 48-lane Fanout-Lite PCIe Gen3 Switch 650-pin, 27 mm × 27 mm FCBGA package*
PM8564 PFX-L 64xG3 64 PFX-L 64xG3, 64-lane Fanout-Lite PCIe Gen3 Switch 1311-pin, 37.5 mm × 37.5 mm FCBGA package*
PM8565 PFX-L 80xG3 80 PFX-L 80xG3, 80-lane Fanout-Lite PCIe Gen3 Switch 1311-pin, 37.5 mm × 37.5 mm FCBGA package*
PM8566 PFX-L 96xG3 96 PFX-L 96xG3, 96-lane Fanout-Lite PCIe Gen3 Switch 1311-pin, 37.5 mm × 37.5 mm FCBGA package*
*1 mm ball pitch

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 PCIe Fanout and Storage Switches

PSX PCIe Storage Switches

Switchtec PSX PCIe storage switches are engineered to scale PCIe Flash in high-performance, robust
storage systems, providing the industry’s highest-density, lowest-power, high-reliability switch and is also
the first programmable PCIe switch with an integrated processor. Using the PSX Software Development
Kit (SDK), customer can enhance PCIe switch functionality and customize error handling.

Product Lanes Description Package Type

PM8541 PSX 24xG3 24 PSX 24xG3, 24-lane PCIe Gen3 Storage Switch 650-pin, 27 mm × 27 mm FCBGA package*

PM8542 PSX 32xG3 32 PSX 32xG3, 32-lane PCIe Gen3 Storage Switch 650-pin, 27 mm × 27 mm FCBGA package*

PM8543 PSX 48xG3 48 PSX 48xG3, 48-lane PCIe Gen3 Storage Switch 650-pin, 27 mm × 27 mm FCBGA package*

PM8544 PSX 64xG3 64 PSX 64xG3, 64-lane PCIe Gen3 Storage Switch 1311-pin, 37.5 mm × 37.5 mm FCBGA package*

PM8545 PSX 80xG3 80 PSX 80xG3, 80-lane PCIe Gen3 Storage Switch 1311-pin, 37.5 mm × 37.5 mm FCBGA package*

PM8546 PSX 96xG3 96 PSX 96xG3, 96-lane PCIe Gen3 Storage Switch 1311-pin, 37.5 mm × 37.5 mm FCBGA package*
*1 mm ball pitch

Switchtec PAX Gen3 Advanced Fabric PCIe Switch Family

The Switchtec PAX Gen3 Advanced Fabric PCIe Switch family comprises programmable and high-
reliability PCIe Gen3 switches supporting high performance PCIe fabric connectivity, multi-host sharing
of SR-IOV endpoints, up to 96 lanes, 48 ports, 24 virtual switch partitions and hot- and surprise-plug
controllers for each port. The switch family also features advanced error containment, comprehensive
diagnostics and debug capabilities, a wide breadth of I/O interfaces, and an integrated MIPS proces-
sor. PAX switches utilize a system-on-chip architecture that optionally enables customer differentiated
solutions through firmware customization and enhancements. Applications for the PAX family include
scalable multi-host systems, SR-IOV enabled JBOFs, composable, disaggregated systems and rack
scale architectures.
Hot-Plug
Product Part Number Lanes Ports Package
Controllers

PAX 24xG3 PCle Gen3 Advanced Fabric Swttch PM8551B-F3EIP 24 12 12 27.0 mm x 27.0 mm

PAX 32xG3 PCle Gen3 Advanced Fabric Switch PM8552B-F3EIP 32 16 16 27.0 mm x 27.0 mm

PAX 48xG3 PCle Gen3 Advanced Fabric Swttch PM8553B-F3EIP 48 24 24 27.0 mm x 27.0 mm

PAX 64xG3 PCle Gen3 Advanced Fabric Switch PM8554B-FEIP 64 32 32 37.5 mm x 37.5 mm

PAX 80XG3 PCle Gen3 Advanced Fabric Switch PM8555B-FEIP 80 40 40 37.5 mm x 37.5 mm

PAX 96xG3 PCle Gen3 Advanced Fabric Switch PM8556B-FEIP 96 48 48 37.5 mm x 37.5 mm

Switchtec Open Source Linux® Drivers, Hardware,

Open Collaboration and Technology Sharing
Applications, Management, and Orchestration

Switchtec™ GPUs
User Space:
“Switchtec-user” IHV Partner
Command Line Interface, SSDs FPGAs
Open-Source Utility - Integration
Library...
MIT License NICs SAS

Switchtec “Switchtec-kernel”
Kernel Space Virtual End-Point Driver
for Management End-Point and Non-Transparent Functions
Linux® Kernel
- GNU GP License

Hardware and Firmware Layer

Switchtec

Open-Source Hardware Design

OCP “Lightning”

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PolarFire™ PCI Express Features

Each PolarFire FPGA integrates two low-power built-in PCIe Gen2 controllers, allowing seamless and
easy connectivity to one or more host processors. The following are PCIe features:
• ×1, ×2, and ×4 lane support
• Suitable for root port, native endpoint
• PCI Express base specification revision 2.0 and 1.1 compliant
• AXI4 master and slave interfaces to the FPGA fabric
• Single function capability
• Advanced Error Reporting (AER) support
• Integrated Clock Domain Crossing (CDC) to support user-selected AXI4 frequency
• Lane reversal support
• Legacy PCI power management support
• Native active state power management L0s and L1 state support
• Power Management Event (PME message)
• MSI and legacy INT message support
• Latency Tolerance Reporting (LTR)
• L1 PM sub-states with CLKREQ
• Address translation tables between the PCIe and AXI4 domains

SmartFusion®2 and IGLOO®2 PCIe Features

The SmartFusion2 and IGLOO2 transceivers provide full support for PCI Express Gen 2.0. Details are provided in
SmartFusion2 Documents (https://www.microsemi.com/products/fpga-soc/soc-fpga/smartfusion2#documentation) and
IGLOO2 Documents (https://www.microsemi.com/products/fpga-soc/fpga/igloo2-fpga#documentation) on our website.
Features include:
• Gen1/Gen2 rates at x1, x2 and x4 links
• Endpoint topology
• Single-function/single-VC
• Receiver and transmit buffers support Error Correction And Coding (ECC)
• Fabric interface options of AXI3 Master/Slave or AHB32 Master/Slave
• Address translation window support between PCIe and local device address space

PCI-SIG Compliance
Multiple solutions from Microchip solutions have passed PCI-SIG compliance suites.

Please refer to the PCI-SIG integrators list to view Microsemi PCI Solutions.
http://pcisig.com/developers/integrators-list?field_il_comp_product_type_value=All&keys=microsemi

Why Choose Microchip for PCIe?

Microchip keenly recognizes the importance of interoperability to address the design requirements of your PCIe network.
We are actively involved in the advancement of PCIe standards, and ensures that all of our PCIe interfaced products
properly conform to these standards. Microchip also regularly participates in PCI-SIG compliance workshop events, proving
interoperability of our Flashtec, Switchtec, Tachyon™ and Adaptec® products. A list of our PCI Express 3.0-compliant
products can be found on the PCI-SIG integrators list.

Microchip’s turnkey PCIe reference designs and field-proven interoperable solutions portfolio will streamline your design,
accelerating your time to market with differentiated products. Contact your local Microchip sales office today to find the right
PCIe technologies and products for your design needs, or visit us at storage.microsemi.com

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