PEX 8613

PEX 8613  Lead Free  PCI-SIG Integrator's List

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

Relevant Press Releases

Release Date Announcement
09/27/11 Industry-Leading PCI Express Compliancy List Grows with Addition of New Switch, Bridge Products
08/01/11 PLX to Present on PCI Express-SSD Storage at Flash Memory Summit
06/21/11 PLX and Avago Technologies Team-Up to Prove PCI Express over Fiber Optics at 64Gbps
11/08/10 PLX Announces Sampling of Industry's First PCI Express 3.0 Switches
10/18/10 PLX Techology Executive to Present at Linley High-Speed Interconnect Conference