Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) says it can now supply 56G long-reach SerDes IP on TSMC’s N7 and N6 process technologies. The company sees the IP supporting such applications as hyperscale computing, cloud data center and optical networking, and 5G mobile infrastructure deployments. The IP also could find use in support of artificial intelligence and machine learning, Cadence adds.
“We are pleased to see Cadence expand its PAM4 offerings to include 56G and extend support to TSMC N7 and N6 process technologies,” said Suk Lee, senior director of the Design Infrastructure Management Division at TSMC. “This joint effort combining Cadence’s leading edge SerDes IP and TSMC’s advanced process technologies will help our customers unleash their silicon innovations for emerging 5G and hyperscale data center applications.”
Features of the IP include:
- 36-dB+ insertion loss using Cadence’s multi-rate DSP technology
- Industrial temperature range, CPRI data rate support and per-lane PLL, which Cadence believes are well suited for 5G applications
- Fully compliant with IEEE standard specifications
- Programmable power configurations via a firmware-controlled adaptive power optimizer
- Data recovery through the programmable DSP-based architecture, which is designed to enable optimal power delivery for a given reach and data recovery under lossy and noisy channel conditions
- Improved flexibility enabled by the extended reach capability, which Cadence says enables customers to use lower-cost PCBs and achieve greater flexibility in PCB and system design.
“After being first to market in 2019 with silicon-proven 112G-LR SerDes on TSMC 7-nm technology, we have now expanded our offering to include PPA-optimized 56G-LR to address the connectivity needs of the 5G infrastructure and AI/ML market. This new PAM4-based 56G-LR SerDes is based on Cadence’s well-proven multi-rate DSP technology,” said Rishi Chugh, vice president of product marketing, IP Group at Cadence. “The availability of Cadence’s 56G long-reach SerDes IP on the TSMC N7 and N6 processes accelerates the adoption and deployment of cost-effective 100G and 400G networks.”
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