PEX 8612
12-Lane, 3-Port PCI Express Gen 2 (5.0 GT/s) Switch, 19 x 19mm FCBGA
The ExpressLane™ PEX 8612 device offers 12 PCI Express Gen 2 (5.0 GT/s) lanes, capable of configuring up to 3 ports. The switch conforms to the PCI Express Base Specification, rev 2.0. The 12-lane switch enables users to add scalable, high bandwidth, non-blocking interconnection to a wide variety of applications including workstations, communications, storage, and embedded systems as well as intelligent I/O modules and add-in cards. The PEX 8612 boasts the industry's lowest 12-lane PCIe Gen 2 latency at 150ns and unsurpassed performance with its non-blocking architecture, capable of supporting both host-centric as well as true peer-to-peer traffic. The PEX 8612 also features an on-chip Non-Transparent port for dual-host and failover applications, as well as two on-chip Hot-Plug controllers, allowing users to implement single-chip solutions. The device is hardware configurable and software programmable, allowing users to tailor their port configurations and QoS operating characteristics to suit their application requirements. The PEX 8612 is offered in a 19 x 19mm 324-ball FCBGA. This device is available in lead-free packaging. This device supports Access Control Services (ACS).
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Usage Models
Suitable for host-centric as well as Intelligent I/O applications
PEX 8612 Technical Documentation
| Document/Resources | Everyone Access | Requires Membership | Requires NDA | Description | Version | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Brief | Download | Product Overview | 1.0 | 04/09 | ||
| Data Book | Download | Detailed Technical Specifications | 1.2 | 19Oct10 | ||
| Design Notes | Download | Dual Cast, 8600 family feature (white paper) | 1.0 | 10/07 | ||
| Download | Dynamic Buffer Pool, 8600 family feature (white paper) | 1.0 | 10/07 | |||
| Download | Error Recovery and Fencing Mechanisms (white paper) | 1.0 | 01/08 | |||
| Download | Hardware Design Checklist | 1.2 | 04/10 | |||
| Download | Non-Transparent Mode: Setup & Demonstration (white paper) | 1.0 | 04/09 | |||
| Download | Power Management Modes, PEX 8600 Products (white paper) | 1.0 | 04/08 | |||
| Download | Quick Start Hardware Design Guide | 1.2 | 10/07 | |||
| Download | Read Pacing, 8600 family feature (white paper) | 1.0 | 10/07 | |||
| Download | REXT Resistor Guidelines | 1.1 | 05Aug11 | |||
| Errata | Download | Silicon Errata List | 1.9 | 16June11 | ||
| Interoperability | Download | Interoperability Report | 1.0 | 05/08 | ||
| Application Notes | Download | Error Injection (White Paper) | 1.0 | 04/10 | ||
| Download | Gen 2 switch compatibility with Gen 1 devices | 1.2 | 11/09 | |||
| Download | Using a PCIe Switch as a Bandwidth Bridge | 1.0 | 04/10 | |||
| Download | Using Dual Cast feature of Gen 2 switches | 1.0 | 05/08 | |||
| Download | Using the Performance Monitor Feature (white paper) | 1.0 | 07Jul10 | |||
| Videos | View HTML | IO Sharing via PLX PCIe Switches | -- | Oct 2010 | ||
| View HTML | PCI Express 3.0 over Optical Cable | -- | Oct 2010 | |||
| View HTML | PCI Express Clustering for next generation data centers | -- | Oct 2010 | |||
| Product Change Notification (PCN) | Download | PCN-2008-10: Die revision | -- | 11/08 | ||
| Download | PCN-2010-9-: ASEK Package Reliability Full Qualification Report | -- | 05Nov10 | |||
| Download | PCN-2010-9: Heat spreader epoxy and flux solder bump | 2.0 | 06/10 | |||
| End of Life | Download | PDN-2011-1: Discontinuation of certain package and revisions | -- | 16May11 | ||
| Ordering Information | View HTML | Part Number, Listing and Compliance | -- | -- | ||
| Quality & Reliability | Download | Certificate of Compliance (CoC) -- REACH | -- | 28Jan11 | ||
| Download | Lead-Free Material Analysis Data | -- | -- | |||
| Download | Lead-Free Material Analysis Data (19x19 HFCBGA) | 1.1 | -- | |||
| Download | Lead-Free Reflow Profile & Peak Temperature | -- | -- | |||
| Download | Material Analysis Data, Green (35x35mm) | -- | 15Feb11 | |||
| Download | Materials Analysis Data, PBGA | -- | 04/09 | |||
| Download | Moisture/Reflow Sensitivity Classification (IPC/JEDEC J-STD-020D.1) | -- | 03/08 | |||
| Download | Reliability Qualification Report | -- | -- | |||
| Download | RoHS 6/6 Certificate of Compliance (PEX86xx Flip Chip BGA products with a suffix 'F') | -- | -- | |||
| Webinars | View HTML | About PLX PCIe Gen3 Switches (may require Webex plug-in) | -- | 05Oct11 |
PEX 8612 Development Tools
| Document/Resources | Everyone Access | Requires Membership | Requires NDA | Description | Version | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Integrity Kit | Download | PCIe Receiver Equalization (white paper) | 1.0 | 12/08 | ||
| Download | PLX Gen 2 Testing over "16 / 30" Tyco Comm Backplane (presentation) | 1.0 | 12/08 | |||
| Download | PLX PCI Express over 30" of Legacy Backplane (white paper) | 1.0 | 07/08 | |||
| Download | Tool provides loss estimation and bandwidth distortion for a specified trace distance and configuration. | 2.0 | 06/08 | |||
| Download | Using PEX 8648 SMA based (SI) Card (white paper) | 1.3 | 20Jul10 | |||
| Rapid Development Kit (RDK) | Download | Hardware Reference Manual | 1.1 | 05/10 | ||
| Software Development Kit (SDK) | View HTML | Software Development Kit | -- | -- | ||
| BSDL | Download | Boundary Scan Description Language files | 1.2 | 09/09 | ||
| HSPICE Model | Download | HSPICE Model | 1.0 | 04/09 | ||
| OrCAD | Download | OrCAD Library | 1.0 | 04/08 | ||
| GERBER | Download | Preliminary RDK Gerber files | 0.83 | 02/08 | ||
| Design Guidelines | Download | PCB Layout Review Guide | 1.0 | 11Oct11 |