PEX8713-CA80BC G

The PEX 8713 is a 12-lane, 10-port, PCIe Gen3 switch device developed using 40nm process node. PEX8713 offers PCI Express switching capability that enables users to create up to 9 downstream ports with varying widths including native x2. Today's processor south bridges offer x1 or x4 PCIe lanes, where x1 often does not provide enough bandwidth and x4's sheer size could waste valuable PCIe lanes. The introduction of a PLX native PCIe x2 interface, allows for optimal- or matching-bandwidth needed for new SATA, USB and SSD endpoints. Due to their backwards compatibility, designing with PCIe Gen3 switches in mixed (Gen1, Gen2 and Gen3) systems allows designers to future-proof their designs for full Gen3 enablement when migrating to next-generation end-points. The PEX8713 is well suited for fan-out, aggregation, and peer-to-peer traffic patterns. Included is PLX's proprietary visionPAK debug software, which allows, for example, internal receive-eye observation after equalization and access to the devices' internal debug registers thus enabling faster time to market.

• 12-lane, 10-port PCIe Gen 3 switch
  • Integrated 8.0 GT/s SerDes
• 19 x 19mm2, 324-pin FCBGA package
• Typical Power: 4.7 Watts
• Native x2 support
• Standards Compliant
  • PCI Express Base Specification, r3.0 (compatible w/ PCIe rl.0a/1.1 & 2.0)
  • PCI Power Management Spec, r1.2
  • Microsoft Vista Compliant
  • Supports Access Control Services
  • Dynamic Link-width control
  • Dynamic SerDes speed control
• High Performance
  • Non-blocking switch fabric
  • Full line rate on all ports
  • Packet Cut-Thru with 138ns max packet latency (x4 to x4)
  • 2KB Max Payload Size
• Integrated DMA Engine
  • Four DMA Channels
  • Internal Descriptor Support
  • DMA function independent from transparent switch function
  • 64-bit Addressing
  • Pre-fetch Descriptor Mode
  • Stride Mode
• Multi-Host & Fail-Over Support
  • 2 Configu