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PEX 8613

12-Lane, 3-Port PCI Express Gen 2 (5.0 GT/s) Switch, 19 x 19mm PBGA
The ExpressLane™ PEX 8613 device offers 12 PCI Express Gen 2 (5.0 GT/s) lanes, with support for 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 8613 boasts the industry's lowest 12-lane PCIe Gen 2 latency at 140ns and unsurpassed performance with its non-blocking architecture, capable of supporting both host-centric as well as true peer-to-peer traffic. The PEX 8613 also features an on-chip Non-Transparent port for dual-host and failover applications, as well as two SSC isolation and two Virtual Channels for enhanced QoS. 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 8613 is offered in a 19 x 19mm 324-ball PBGA. This device is available in lead-free packaging. This device supports Access Control Services (ACS).
Supporting Documentation
- PCIe Technical Info & White Papers
- General PLX Product Documentation
- Support Documentation (Quality, FAQs, RoHS...)
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PEX 8613 Technical Documentation
| Document/Resources | Everyone Access | Requires Membership | Requires NDA | Description | Version | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Brief | Download | Product Overview | 1.1 | 05/09 | ||
| Data Book | Download | Detailed Technical Specifications | 1.0 | 07/09 | ||
| Design Notes | Download | Power Management Modes, PEX 8600 Products (white paper) | 1.0 | 04/08 | ||
| Download | Dual Cast, 8600 family feature (white paper) | 1.0 | 10/07 | |||
| Download | Read Pacing, 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 | Non-Transparent Mode: Setup & Demonstration (white paper) | 1.0 | 04/09 | |||
| Download | Quick Start Hardware Design Guide | 1.1 | 12/09 | |||
| Errata | Download | Silicon Errata List | 1.4 | 03/10 | ||
| Interoperability | Download | Interoperability Report | 2.0 | 06/09 | ||
| Application Notes | Download | Using Dual Cast feature of Gen 2 switches | 1.0 | 05/08 | ||
| Download | Gen 2 switch compatibility with Gen 1 devices | 1.2 | 11/09 | |||
| Part Numbers Listing | View HTML | Part Number, Listing and Compliance | -- | -- | ||
| Quality & Reliability | Download | RoHS 6/6 Certificate of Compliance (PEX8000 ending with the suffix F or G) | -- | -- | ||
| Download | Moisture/Reflow Sensitivity Classification (IPC/JEDEC J-STD-020D.1) | -- | 03/08 | |||
| Download | RoHS Certificate of Compliance (FCBGA) | -- | -- | |||
| Download | Reliability Qualification Report | -- | 06/09 | |||
| Download | Lead-Free Material Analysis Data (19x19mm) | -- | 04/09 | |||
| Download | RoHS Certificate of Compliance (PBGA) | -- | 01/10 | |||
| Download | RoHS 6/6 Certificate of Compliance (PEX86xx Flip Chip BGA products with a suffix \'F\') | -- | -- |
PEX 8613 Development Tools
| Document/Resources | Everyone Access | Requires Membership | Requires NDA | Description | Version | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design Notes | Download | Hardware Design Checklist | 1.0 | 11/09 | ||
| Signal Integrity Kit | Download | PLX Gen 2 Testing over "16 / 30" Tyco Comm Backplane (presentation) | 1.0 | 12/08 | ||
| Download | PCIe Receiver Equalization (white paper) | 1.0 | 12/08 | |||
| Download | Using PEX 8648 SMA based (SI) Card (white paper) | 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 | |||
| Rapid Development Kit (RDK) | Download | Hardware Reference Manual | 1.1 | 11/09 | ||
| Download | RDK Schematic | -- | -- | |||
| Software Development Kit (SDK) | View HTML | Software Development Kit | -- | -- | ||
| BSDL | Download | Boundary Scan Description Language files | -- | 03/09 | ||
| HSPICE Model | Download | HSPICE Model | -- | 04/09 | ||
| OrCAD | Download | OrCAD Library Files | -- | -- | ||
| Download | Pinout List | 1.0 | 11/09 |
