FEATURES

Full 8 × 8 crossbar connectivity

Fully buffered signal path supports multicast and broadcast operation

Optimized for dc to 4.25 Gbps data

Programmable receive equalization

Compensates for up to 30 in. of FR4 @ 4.25 Gbps

Programmable transmit pre-emphasis/de-emphasis

Compensates for up to 30 in. of FR4 @ 4.25 Gbps

Flexible 1.8 V to 3.3 V core supply

Per lane positive/negative (P/N) pair inversion for routing ease

Low power: 125 mW/channel at 4.25 Gbps

DC- or ac-coupled differential CML inputs

Programmable CML output levels

50 Ω on-chip termination

−40°C to +85°C temperature range operation

Supports 8b10b, scrambled or uncoded nonreturn-to-zero (NRZ) data

I2C control interface

Package: 64-lead LFCSP

APPLICATIONS

1×, 2×, 4× FibreChannel

XAUI

Gigabit Ethernet over backplane

10GBase-CX4

InfiniBand®

50 Ω cables