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).
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PEX 8613 Technical Documentation
| Document/Resources | Everyone Access | Requires Membership | Requires NDA | Description | Version | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product Brief | Download | Product Overview | 1.2 | 04/10 | ||
| Data Book | Download | Detailed Technical Specifications | 1.3 | 31Mar11 | ||
| 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 Injection (white paper) | 1.0 | 07/10 | |||
| Download | Non-Transparent Mode: Setup & Demonstration (white paper) | 1.0 | 04/09 | |||
| Download | Performance Metrics (white paper) | 1.0 | 06/10 | |||
| Download | Power Management Modes, PEX 8600 Products (white paper) | 1.0 | 04/08 | |||
| Download | Quick Start Hardware Design Guide | 1.1 | 12/09 | |||
| Download | Read Pacing, 8600 family feature (white paper) | 1.0 | 10/07 | |||
| Download | REXT Resistor Guidelines | 1.1 | 05Aug11 | |||
| Errata | Download | Silicon Errata List | 1.6 | 09July11 | ||
| Interoperability | Download | Interoperability Report | 2.0 | 06/09 | ||
| Application Notes | Download | Gen 2 switch compatibility with Gen 1 devices | 1.2 | 11/09 | ||
| Download | Performance Monitor Feature (white paper) | 1.0 | 05Jan11 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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-2010-14: Final Test Location (ASE Kaohsiung Taiwan) | 1.0 | 26Oct10 | ||
| Download | PDN-2011-4: Product Discontinuance Notice of select revisions/packages | -- | 22Dec11 | |||
| Ordering Information | View HTML | Part Number, Listing and Compliance | -- | -- | ||
| Quality & Reliability | Download | Certificate of Compliance (CoC) -- REACH | -- | 28Jan11 | ||
| Download | ICP Test Report | -- | 27Sep10 | |||
| 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 | -- | 06/09 | |||
| 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 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 | 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 | 11/09 | ||
| Download | RDK Schematic | -- | -- | |||
| Software Development Kit (SDK) | View HTML | Software Development Kit | -- | -- | ||
| BSDL | Download | Boundary Scan Description Language files | -- | 26Sep11 | ||
| HSPICE Model | Download | HSPICE Model | -- | 04/09 | ||
| OrCAD | Download | OrCAD Library Files | -- | -- | ||
| Download | Pinout List | 1.0 | 11/09 | |||
| Design Guidelines | Download | PCB Layout Review Guide | 1.0 | 11Oct11 |