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Pericom Semiconductor’s PI3PCIE3415 is an 8 to 4 differential
channel multiplexer/demultiplexer switch. This solution can
switch 2 full PCI Express
®
3.0, lanes to one of two locations.
Using a unique design technique, Pericom has been able to
minimize the impedance of the switch such that the attenuation
observed through the switch is negligible. The unique design
technique also offers a layout targeted for PCI Express signals,
which minimizes the channel to channel skew as well as channel
to channel crosstalk as required by the PCI Express specification.
Application
Routing of PCI Express
®
3.0, signals with low signal attenuation.
q High-end PC/Gaming/Server
q Workstation
PI3PCIE3415
3.3V, PCI Express
®
3.0, 8.0Gbps, 2-Lane (4-Channel), 2:1 Mux/DeMux Switch
Block Diagram
Features
• 4 Differential Channel, 2:1 Mux/DeMux
• PCI Express
®
3.0 Performance, 8.0Gbps
• Pinout optimized for placement between two PCIe slots
• Bi-directional operation
• Low Bit-to-Bit Skew, 10ps max
• Low channel-to-channel skew, 20ps max
• Low Crosstalk: -50dB @4GHz
• Low Off Isolation: -21dB @4GHz
• Low Insertion Loss: -1.5dB @4GHz
• -3dB Bandwidth: 8.2GHz
• Supply Voltage 3.3V
• Packaging (Pb-free & Green):
à 42-contact, TQFN (ZH42)
2m SATA
Next Generation M.B
CPU
16-lane PCIeG3
Graphics Port
Graphics/Media
Accelerator Card
Optional 2nd Graphics/Media
Accelerator Card
x16 PCIeG3
Connector
x8
x8
x8
x8
Pericom’s
PI3PCIE3415
Utilization of PI3PCIE3415 in PC Gaming Application
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