Overview

The transceiver offerings cover the gamut of today’s high speed protocols. The GTH and GTY transceivers provide the low jitter required for demanding optical interconnects and feature world class auto-adaptive equalization with PCS features required for difficult backplane operation.

  • AMD Versal™ GTY (32.75Gb/s): Optimized for latency and power reduction
  • AMD Versal GTM (58Gb/s): Tuned for the latest copper cable, backplane, and optical interfaces with PAM4 and NRZ support
  • AMD Versal GTM (112Gb/s): Scaling for 800G Networks on Existing Infrastructure
  • AMD UltraScale+™ GTR (6.0Gb/s): Easiest integration of common protocols to the Zynq Processor Subsystem
  • AMD UltraScale+ GTH (16.3Gb/s): Low power & high performance for the toughest backplanes
  • AMD UltraScale+ GTY (32.75Gb/s): Maximum NRZ performance for the fastest optical and backplane applications; 33G transceivers for chip-to-chip, chip-to-optics, and 28G backplanes
  • AMD UltraScale™ GTH (16.3Gb/s): Low power & high performance for the toughest backplanes
  • AMD UltraScale GTY (30.5Gb/s): High performance for optical and backplane applications; 30G transceivers for chip-to-chip, chip-to-optics, and 28G backplanes
  • AMD UltraScale+ GTM (58Gb/s): Maximum performance using PAM4 for 58G chip-to-chip, chip-to-optics, and backplane applications
  • AMD 7 Series GTP (6.6Gb/s): Power optimized transceiver for consumer and legacy serial standards
  • AMD 7 Series GTX (12.5Gb/s): Lowest jitter and strongest equalization in a mid-range transceiver
  • AMD 7 Series GTH (13.1Gb/s): Backplane and optical performance through world class jitter and equalization
  • AMD 7 Series GTZ (28.05Gb/s): Highest rate, lowest jitter 28G transceiver in a 28nm FPGA
  • AMD Spartan 6™ GTP (3.2Gb/s): Power and cost optimized transceiver for cost-sensitive applications

The table below shows the range of support within each device family:

  Type Max Performance1 Max Transceivers Peak Bandwidth2
Versal GTY/GTM 32.75/58.0 44/52 6,032Gb/s
Versal Premium GTY/GTM 32.75/112.0 28/70 9,040Gb/s
Virtex UltraScale+ GTY/GTM 32.75/58.0 128/483 8,384Gb/s
Kintex UltraScale+ GTH/GTY 16.3/32.75 44/32 3,268Gb/s
Virtex UltraScale GTH/GTY 16.3/30.5 60/60 5,616Gb/s
Kintex UltraScale GTH 16.3 64 2,086Gb/s
Virtex 7 GTX/GTH/GTZ 12.5/13.1/28.05 56/96/163 2,784Gb/s
Kintex 7 GTX 12.5 32 800Gb/s
Artix 7 GTP 6.6 16 211Gb/s
Zynq UltraScale+ GTR/GTH/GTY 6.0/16.3/32.75 4/44/28 3,268Gb/s
Zynq 7000 GTX 12.5 16 400Gb/s
Spartan 6 GTP 3.2 8 51Gb/s

Notes:

  1. Gb/s
  2. Combined transmit and receive.
  3. Max transceiver count found across multiple device families.

Transceivers

Backplanes with AMD Transceivers

Leadership in auto-adaptive equalization means XAMD Transceivers provide robust performance across the most challenging backplane and direct attach copper cabled applications. AMD has built a reputation for high quality equalization, from the first 10GBase-KR compliant 7-series GTH to the upcoming 112G PAM4 GTM in Versal™ Premium series, which implements an advanced ADC/DSP based equalizer.  Whether it’s a 10G backplane or 100G copper cabling, AMD has a transceiver to support it.

Optical Interconnects with AMD Transceivers

The optical landscape is quickly transitioning beyond 10Gb/s interfaces to 100Gb/s, 400Gb/s and beyond. AMD transceivers are positioned to support the wide range of optical rates and form factors. The Versal ACAPs feature a pair of transceivers to support the variety of optical interconnects in the ecosystem today. GTY/GTYP supports SFP+ and QSFP+ up to 16.3Gb/s and QSFP28 or OSFP up to 32.75Gb/s. The GTM transceiver supports these lower rates as well as QSFP56-DD up to 58Gb/s and future 100Gb/s per-lane interfaces. The equalization’s flexibility and auto-adaptation allows the same transceiver to support both long reach backplanes as well as the short chip-to-optics interconnects with little tuning and huge margins.

UltraScale+ MPSoC High Speed IO

The Zynq™ UltraScale+™ MPSoC comes equipped with the all new GTR Transceiver. By equipping the ARMv8 processors with a transceiver and peripherals to support the most common serial interconnects, AMD has simplified the design process and reduced the overhead associated with interfacing to those interconnects.

Protocol Data Rate (Gb/s) Configuration
PCIe 2.0 2.5, 5.0 1x1, 1x2, 1x4
SATA 3.1 1.5, 3.0, 6.0 2x1
DisplayPort 1.2a Source 1.62, 2.7, 5.4 1x1, 1x2
USB 3.0 5.0 2x1
SGMII 1.25 4x1

Versal and UltraScale Transceiver Protocol Support

AMD provides a broad range of serial IP protocol support to accelerate design productivity:

Protocol UltraScale™ GTH UltraScale GTY UltraScale GTM Versal GTY(GTYP) Versal GTM
PCI Express® Gen1, 2, 3, 4 Gen1, 2, 3, 4   Gen1, 2, 3, 4, (5)  
Fibre Channel 4, 8, 16G 4, 8, 16, 10, 20, 32G   4, 8, 16, 10, 20, 32G  
SATA/SAS 1.5, 3, 6G 1.5, 3, 6, 12G   1.5, 3, 6, 12G (24G SAS)  
Aurora Up to 16.3G Up to 32.75G Up to 58.0G Up to 32.75G Up to 112G

Protocol Rate (Gb/s) UltraScale GTH UltraScale GTY UltraScale GTM Versal GTY(GTYP) Versal GTM
Gigabit Ethernet 1.25 QSGMII, 1000BASE-X, SGMII QSGMII, 1000BASE-X, SGMII      
10G Ethernet 3.125 XAUI XAUI   XAUI  
6.25 RXAUI RXAUI   RXAUI  
10.3125 10GBase-R/ KR/SR/LR/ER 10GBase-R/ KR/SR/LR/ER 10GBase-R/ KR/SR/LR/ER 10GBase-R/ KR/SR/LR/ER/CR 10GBase-R/ KR/SR/LR/ER
40G Ethernet 10.3125 40GBASE-R/ KR4, XLAUI, XLPPI 40GBASE-R/ KR4, XLAUI, XLPPI 40GBASE-R/ KR4, XLAUI, XLPPI 40GBASE-R/ KR4, XLAUI, XLPPI, CR4 40GBASE-R/ KR4, XLAUI, XLPPI
100G Ethernet 10.3125 100GBASE-R/ CR10, CAUI-10, CPPI 100GBASE-R/ CR10, CAUI-10, CPPI 100GBASE-R/ CR10, CAUI-10, CPPI 100GBASE-R/ CR10, CAUI-10, CPPI 100GBASE-R/ CR10, CAUI-10, CPPI
25.78   100G-CR4/KR4, CAUI-4 100G-CR4/KR4, CAUI4 100G-CR4/KR4, CAUI4 100G-CR4/KR4, CAUI4
53.125     CAUI2   CAUI-2
400G Ethernet     400GAUI16 400GAUI8 400GAUI16 400GAUI8
OTU 0.62 - 32.57 OTU-2/3/4, OC-12,48,192 OTU-2/3/4, OC-12,48,192   OTU-2/3/4, OC-12,48,192  
SONET 0.62 - 32.57 OTU-2/3/4, OC-12,48,192 OTU-2/3/4, OC-12,48,192   OTU-2/3/4, OC-12,48,192  
Interlaken - Up to 16.3G Up to 25.78G Up to 53.125 Up to 25.78G Up to 53.125
CEI Electrical 4.976 - 6.375 6G 6G   6G  
9.95 - 11.1 11G-SR/MR/LR 11G-SR/MR/LR 11G-SR/MR/LR 11G-SR/MR/LR 11G-SR/MR/LR
19.6 - 28.05   28G-VSR, 25G-LR 28G-VSR, 25G-LR 28G-VSR, 25G-LR 28G-VSR, 25G-LR
58     56G-VSR/LR   56G-VSR/LR
PON   BPON, GPON, GEPON, 10GGPON, 10GEPON BPON, GPON, GEPON, 10GGPON, 10GEPON   BPON, GPON, GEPON, 10GGPON, 10GEPON  

Protocol UltraScale GTH UltraScale GTY UltraScale GTM Versal GTY(GTYP) Versal GTM
CPRI 1.228, 3.072, 6.144, 9.83, 16.3G 1.228, 3.072, 6.144, 9.83, 16.3G   1.228, 3.072, 6.144, 9.83, 16.3, 19.7, 20.6G  
Serial Rapid IO 1.25, 2.5, 3.125, 5, 6.25G 1.25, 2.5, 3.125, 5, 6.25G   1.25, 2.5, 3.125, 5, 6.25G  
JESD204A/B Up to 12.5G Up to 12.5G      
JESD204C       Up to 30G  

Protocol UltraScale GTH UltraScale GTY Versal GTY(GTYP)
SDI SDI, HD-SDI, 3G-SDI SDI, HD-SDI, 3G-SDI SDI, HD-SDI, 3G-SDI, 12G-SDI, 24G-SDI

Accelerating Productivity for High Performance Designs

The AMD Versal and UltraScale Architecture transceiver portfolio delivers exceptional value to customers in the following areas:

58G PAM4 Technology

Industry Leading Transceiver Technology

To help drive the next wave of Ethernet deployment, AMD is integrating 58Gb/s transceivers into its 16nm FinFET+ Virtex™ UltraScale+™ FPGA family. The new transceiver architecture:

  • Breaks through the physical limitations of data transmission at 50G+ line rates
  • Features next generation equalization technologies to minimize channel loss
  • Supports chip-to-chip, module, direct-attach cable, and backplane communication

PAM4 Modulation as the Way Forward

PAM4 (or 4-level Pulse Amplitude Modulation) has been recognized as the most scalable multi-level signaling protocol for next-generation line rates, and AMD is helping drive 58G PAM4 standardization efforts within both the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Paving the Way Forward for Next Generation Ethernet

Cloud Computing, Industrial IoT, and Software-Defined Networks applications, to name a few, continue to accelerate and drive the need for unlimited bandwidth. The latest transceiver architecture will enable vendors to

  • Double bandwidth on existing infrastructure
  • Scale 50G, 100G, 400G ports, as well as terabit interfaces
  • Evaluate the technology to develop their own next generation solutions

Next generation, standardized line rates are critical to meeting these ongoing bandwidth requirements.

 

JESD204B Reference Designs

AMD working with our Analog partners provides a rich set of JESD204B reference designs and high-speed analog FMC cards to jump start development.

Vendor FMC Part Number ADC DAC Interface Reference Design
Analog Devices AD-FMCJESDADC1-EBZ 4-chan, 14-bit, 250 MSPS N/A JESD204B ML605, KC705, VC707, ZC706
4DSP FMC176 4 Channel, 14-Bit 250 MSPS 2 Channel, 14-Bit 5.6 GSPS JESD204B ML605, KC705, VC707, ZC707
FMC144 4 Channel, 16-Bit 370 MSPS 4 Channel, 16-Bit 2.5 GSPS JESD204B KC705, KCU105
Texas Instruments

TSW14J10

Interposer Board

Interposer Board

FMC  
Texas Instruments ADS42JB46EVM 2-chan, 14-bit, 160 MSPS N/A JESD204B

KC705, ZC706, VC707, KCU105
TI HSDC Pro Software
TSW14J10 and Reference design for VC707 and KC705

Texas Instruments ADS42JB49EVM 4-chan, 14-bit, 250 MSPS N/A JESD204B KC705, ZC706, VC707, KCU105
TI HSDC Pro Software
TSW14J10 and Reference design for VC707 and KC705
Texas Instruments

ADC16DX370EVM

2-chan, 16-bit, 370 MSPS N/A JESD204B KC705, ZC706, VC707, KCU105
TI HSDC Pro Software
TSW14J10 and Reference design for VC707 and KC705
Texas Instruments ADS42JB69EVM 2-chan, 16-bit, 250 MSPS N/A JESD204B KC705, ZC706, VC707, KCU105
TI HSDC Pro Software
TSW14J10 and Reference design for VC707 and KC705
Texas Instruments DAC37J82EVM N/A 2-chan, 16-bit, 1.6 GSPS JESD204B KC705, ZC706, VC707, KCU105
TI HSDC Pro Software
TSW14J10 and Reference design for VC707 and KC705
Texas Instruments DAC37J84EVM N/A 4-chan, 16-bit, 1.6 GSPS JESD204B KC705, ZC706, VC707, KCU105
TI HSDC Pro Software
TSW14J10 and Reference design for VC707 and KC705
Texas Instruments DAC38J82EVM N/A 2-chan, 16-bit, 2.5 GSPS JESD204B KC705, ZC706, VC707, KCU105
TI HSDC Pro Software
TSW14J10 and Reference design for VC707 and KC705
Texas Instruments DAC38J84EVM N/A 4-chan, 16-bit, 2.5 GSPS JESD204B KC705, ZC706, VC707, KCU105
TI HSDC Pro Software
TSW14J10 and Reference design for VC707 and KC705
Texas Instruments

ADC12J4000EVM

1-chan, 12-bit, 4 GSPS

N/A JESD204B KC705, ZC706, VC707, KCU105
TI HSDC Pro Software
TSW14J10 and Reference design for VC707 and KC705
Texas Instruments

LM15851EVM

1-chan, 12-bit, 4 GSPS,
Internal Decimation

N/A JESD204B KC705, ZC706, VC707, KCU105
TI HSDC Pro Software
TSW14J10 and Reference design for VC707 and KC705
Texas Instruments

ADC32J45EVM

2-chan, 14-bit, 160 MSPS

N/A JESD204B KC705, ZC706, VC707, KCU105
TI HSDC Pro Software
TSW14J10 and Reference design for VC707 and KC705
Texas Instruments

ADC34J45EVM

4-chan, 14-bit, 160 MSPS N/A JESD204B KC705, ZC706, VC707, KCU105
TI HSDC Pro Software
TSW14J10 and Reference design for VC707 and KC705
IDT DAC1658Q-DB N/A 4-chan, 16-bit, 1.5 GSPS JESD204B ML605, KC705
IDT DAC1653Q-DB N/A  4-chan, 16-bit, 1.5 GSPS JESD204B ML605, KC705
IDT DAC1653D-DB N/A 2-chan, 16-bit, 1 GSPS JESD204B ML605, KC705
IDT DAC1658D-DB N/A  2-chan, 16-bit, 2 GSPS JESD204B ML605, KC705
IDT ADC1443D125HD  2-chan, 14-bit, 125 MSPS   JESD204B ML605, KC705
Fidus FSF-AD8200A 8-chan, 14-bit, 185 MSPS   JESD204B VC707

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