Low Power Serial Transceivers
Intel Cyclone 10 GX FPGAs offer transceivers that deliver high bandwidth, throughput,
and low latency at very low power consumption per channel. The transceivers support
various data rates from 125 Mbps up to 12.5 Gbps in chip-to-chip applications.
10 Gbps transceivers at as low as 168 mW
6 Gbps transceivers at as low as 117 mW
The combination of 20 nm process technology and architectural advances provide the
following benefits:
Significant reduction in die area and power consumption
Increase of up to two times in transceiver I/O density compared to previous
generation devices while maintaining optimal signal integrity
Up to 12 transceiver channels
All channels feature continuous data rate support up to the maximum rated speed
Figure 4. Intel Cyclone 10 GX Transceiver Block Architecture
ATX
PLL
fPLL
fPLL
ATX
PLL
FPGA
Fabric
PCS
PCS
PCS
PCS
PCS
PCS
Transceiver PMA TX/RX
Transceiver PMA TX/RX
Transceiver PMA TX/RX
Transceiver PMA TX/RX
Transceiver PMA TX/RX
Transceiver PMA TX/RX
Flexible Clock Distribution Network
Transceiver Channels
All transceiver channels feature a dedicated Physical Medium Attachment (PMA) and a
hardened Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS).
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The PMA provides primary interfacing capabilities to physical channels.
The PCS typically handles encoding/decoding, word alignment, and other pre-
processing functions before transferring data to the FPGA core fabric.
A transceiver channel consists of a PMA and a PCS block. Most transceiver banks have
6 channels. There are some transceiver banks that contain only 4 channels.
A wide variety of bonded and non-bonded data rate configurations is possible using a
highly configurable clock distribution network.
Figure 5. Device Chip Overview for Intel Cyclone 10 GX Devices
This figure is a graphical representation of a top view of the silicon die, which corresponds to a reverse view for
flip chip packages. Different Intel Cyclone 10 GX devices may have different floorplans than the one shown in
this figure.
Core Logic Fabric
M20K Internal Memory BlocksM20K Internal Memory Blocks
Variable Precision DSP Blocks
I/O PLLs
Hard Memory Controllers, General-Purpose I/O Cells, LVDS
M20K Internal Memory BlocksM20K Internal Memory Blocks
Variable Precision DSP Blocks
Core Logic Fabric
I/O PLLs
Hard Memory Controllers, General-Purpose I/O Cells, LVDS
M20K Internal Memory BlocksM20K Internal Memory Blocks
Variable Precision DSP Blocks
Transceiver Channels
Hard IP Per Transceiver: Standard PCS and Enhanced PCS Hard IPs
PCI Express Gen2 Hard IP
Fractional PLLs
Hard PCS
Hard PCS
Hard PCS
Hard PCS
Hard PCS
Hard PCS
Hard PCS
Hard PCS
Hard PCS
Transceiver PMA
Transceiver PMA
Transceiver PMA
Transceiver PMA
Transceiver PMA
Transceiver PMA
Transceiver PMA
Transceiver PMA
Transceiver PMA
Transceiver Clock Networks
fPLL
ATX (LC)
Transmit
PLL
fPLL
ATX (LC)
Transmit
PLL
fPLL
ATX (LC)
Transmit
PLL
Unused transceiver channels
can be used as additional
transceiver transmit PLLs
PMA Features
Intel Cyclone 10 GX transceivers provide exceptional signal integrity at data rates up
to 12.5 Gbps. Clocking options include ultra-low jitter ATX PLLs (LC tank based), clock
multiplier unit (CMU) PLLs, and fractional PLLs.
Each transceiver channel contains a channel PLL that can be used as the CMU PLL or
clock data recovery (CDR) PLL. In CDR mode, the channel PLL recovers the receiver
clock and data in the transceiver channel.
Table 12. PMA Features of the Transceivers in Intel Cyclone 10 GX Devices
Feature Capability
Chip-to-Chip Data Rates 125 Mbps to 12.5 Gbps
Backplane Support Drive backplanes at data rates up to 6.6 Gbps
Optical Module Support SFP+/SFP, XFP, CXP, QSFP/QSFP28, CFP/CFP2/CFP4
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Feature Capability
Cable Driving Support SFP+ Direct Attach, PCI Express over cable, eSATA
Transmit Pre-Emphasis 4-tap transmit pre-emphasis and de-emphasis to compensate for system channel loss
Continuous Time Linear
Equalizer (CTLE)
High-gain linear receive equalization to compensate for system channel loss
Variable Gain Amplifier Optimizes the signal amplitude prior to the CDR sampling and operates in fixed and
adaptive modes
Precision Signal Integrity
Calibration Engine (PreSICE)
Hardened calibration controller to quickly calibrate all transceiver control parameters on
power-up, which provides the optimal signal integrity and jitter performance
Advanced Transmit (ATX)
PLL
Low jitter ATX (LC tank based) PLLs with continuous tuning range to cover a wide range of
standard and proprietary protocols
Fractional PLLs On-chip fractional frequency synthesizers to replace on-board crystal oscillators and reduce
system cost
Digitally Assisted Analog
CDR
Superior jitter tolerance with fast lock time
Dynamic Reconfiguration Allows independent control of the Avalon memory-mapped interface of each transceiver
channel for the highest transceiver flexibility
Multiple PCS-PMA and PCS-
PLD interface widths
8-, 10-, 16-, 20-, 32-, 40-, or 64-bit interface widths for flexibility of deserialization width,
encoding, and reduced latency
PCS Features
You can use the transceiver PCS to support a wide range of protocols ranging from
125 Mbps to 12.5 Gbps.
Table 13. PCS Features of the Transceivers in Intel Cyclone 10 GX Devices
This table summarizes the Intel Cyclone 10 GX transceiver PCS features.
PCS
Description
Standard PCS Operates at a data rate up to 12.5 Gbps
Supports protocols such as PCI-Express, CPRI 4.2+, and GigE
Implements other protocols using Basic/Custom (Standard PCS) transceiver
configuration rules.
Enhanced PCS Performs functions common to most serial data industry standards, such as word
alignment, encoding/decoding, and framing, before data is sent or received off-chip
through the PMA
Handles data transfer to and from the FPGA fabric
Handles data transfer internally to and from the PMA
Provides frequency compensation
Performs channel bonding for multi-channel low skew applications
PCIe Gen2 PCS Supports the seamless switching of Data and Clock between the Gen1 and Gen2 data
rates
Provides support for PIPE 3.0 features
Supports the PIPE interface with the Hard IP enabled, as well as with the Hard IP
bypassed
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