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Overview Introduction Brief Design Overview Component Descriptions Device Summary Figures To view, please click on the appropriate bookmark in the panel on the left. 0.1.1 Package Markings 0.1.2 Package X-Ray 0.1.3 Die Markings 0.2.1 Die Photograph 0.2.2 Annotated Die Photograph 0.2.3 Die Photograph Polysilicon Layer Extracted Areas 0.2.4 Die Architecture Schematics 1.0.0 Top Level Block Diagram 2.0.0 Tx Slice Pair 2.1.0 Parallel-to-Serial Converter with Pre-Emphasis Delays 2.1.1 Ten-to-One Serializer 2.1.2 Five-to-One Multiplexer 2.1.3 Interface Buffer 2.2.0 Differential Transmit Driver 2.2.0 Differential Transmit Driver 2.2.1 Pre-Drivers 2.2.1 Pre-Drivers 2.2.2 Main Driver with Impedance Control 2.2.2 Main Driver with Impedance Control 2.2.2 Main Driver with Impedance Control 2.2.2 Main Driver with Impedance Control 2.2.3 Pre-Emphasis Driver 2.2.3 Pre-Emphasis Driver
2.2.3 Pre-Emphasis Driver 2.2.3 Pre-Emphasis Driver 2.2.4 Main Driver Pull-Up 2.2.5 Main Driver Pull-Down 2.2.8 Pre-Emphasis Driver Pull-Up 2.2.9 Pre-Emphasis Driver Pull-Down 2.2.10 Impedance Control Selector 2.2.10 Impedance Control Selector 2.2.12 Interface Buffer 2.2.13 Inverting Buffer Array
2.2.13 Inverting Buffer Array 2.3.0 Tx Slice Pair Bond Pads and ESD 2.3.1 RC-Triggered Power Clamp 2.4.0 Transmit Clocks 2.4.1 Clock Divider 2.5.0 Loop-Back De-Serializer 2.5.2 Programmable Clock Delay 2.5.3 Digital Unit Delay 2.5.4 Loop-Back SIPO Output Latch Timer 2.5.5 One-to-Five Deserializer 2.6.0 Enable Logic 2.7.0 Buffer Array 2.8.0 Interface Buffer 3.0.0 Phase-Locked Loop 3.1.0 Reference Clock Selector and Divider 3.1.1 Reference Clock Divider 3.2.0 Phase-Frequency Detector 3.3.0 High-Gain Charge Pump 3.3.1 Voltage Follower 3.4.0 Low-Gain Charge Pump 3.4.1 Voltage Follower 3.5.0 Op-Amp 3.6.0 Loop Filter 3.7.0 Summing Amplifier 3.8.0 Ring VCO 3.8.1 VCO Variable Delay Stage 3.8.2 VCO Delay Cell (8X) 3.8.3 VCO Delay Cell (4X) 3.8.4 VCO Delay Cell (2X) 3.8.5 VCO Delay Cell (1X) 3.8.6 VCO Delay Cell (2X) 3.9.0 VCO Output Buffers with Input Trip-Point Regulation 3.9.1 Differential CMOS VCO Buffer 3.9.2 VCO Buffer Error Amplifier 3.10.0 VCO Cycle Counter
3.10.1 Buffer with Differential Slew Correction 3.11.0 PLL Post-Divider and TX Clock Drivers 3.11.1 Clock Divider 3.11.2 Buffer with Differential Slew Correction 3.11.3 Buffer with Differential Slew Correction 3.11.4 Buffer with Differential Slew Correction 3.11.5 Clock Multiplexer 3.11.6 Buffer with Differential Slew Correction 3.11.7 Clock Gate 3.11.8 Clock Divider 3.11.9 Buffer with Differential Slew Correction 3.11.10 Four-Cycle Delay 3.12.0 Phase Picker 3.13.0 Programmable Clock Divider 3.13.1 Clock Divider 3.13.2 Registers 3.13.3 Counter Logic 3.14.0 Programmable Clock Divider 3.14.1 Buffer with Differential Slew Correction 4.0.0 Partial DPLL 4.1.0 Ring VCO 4.1.1 VCO Variable Delay Stage 4.1.2 VCO Delay Cell (8X) 4.1.3 VCO Delay Cell (4X) 4.1.4 VCO Delay Cell (2X) 4.1.5 VCO Delay Cell (1X) 4.1.6 VCO Delay Cell (2X) 4.2.0 VCO Phase Buffer Array 4.2.1 VCO Buffer 4.3.0 DPLL VCO Cycle Counter 4.3.1 Ripple Counter 4.4.0 DPLL Post-Scaler Dividers 4.4.1 Clock Divider 4.4.2 Clock Divider Core 4.5.0 VCO Buffer
4.6.0 Multiplexer Array 4.7.0 DPLL I-DAC 4.8.0 Programmable RC-filter 4.9.0 Transconductance Amplifier 4.10.0 Failing Edge Delay 5.0.0 Bias Generation and Impedance Calibration 5.1.0 Bandgap Reference 5.2.0 Reference DAC 5.2.1 Two-to-Four Decoder 5.2.2 Level Shifter 5.2.3 Three-to-Eight Decoder 5.3.0 Internally Referenced V-to-I Converter 5.4.0 Externally Referenced V-to-I Converter 5.5.0 Internally Referenced V-to-I Converter 5.6.0 Pull-Down Impedance Calibration 5.6.1 Current Switch 5.7.0 Pull-Up Impedance Calibration 5.8.0 NMOS Current Mirror 5.9.0 NMOS Current Mirror 5.10.0 PMOS Current Mirror 5.11.0 Internal Voltage Regulator 5.11.1 Current-to-Voltage Conversion 5.12.0 PMOS Current Mirror 5.13.0 Analog Test Access 5.13.1 Test Access Decoder 6.0.0 Miscellaneous PLL Control Logic 6.1.0 Interface Buffer 6.2.0 Three-Bit Ripple Counter 6.3.0 Interface Buffer 6.4.0 Interface Buffer 6.5.0 Interface Buffer 6.6.0 Interface Buffer
7.0.0 Control Logic 8.0.0 Bond Pads and ESD 9.0.0 Decoupling and Diodes 10.0.0 Buffer Array 11.0.0 Buffer Array 12.0.0 Pass-Through Buffers 12.1.0 Interface Buffer 13.0.0 Unused Components 13.1.0 Interface Buffer 14.0.0 Unused Components 15.0.0 Unused Components 16.0.0 Interface Buffer Cell Library About Chipworks
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