General Description

The VN16218 is a low power single chip, 2.5GBd transceiver. It provides a 2.5GBd serial link interface in the physical layer and includes a Serialize/Deserialize (SERDES) capability. Other functions include clock generation, clock data recovery, and word synchronization. In addition, an internal loopback function is provided for system debugging.

Features

• 20-bit wide parallel Tx, Rx busses

• 20-bit LVTTL interface for transmit and

receive data at 125 MHz

• 125 MHz complementary receive and

byte clocks

• Low Power Consumption

• ESD rating >2000V (Human Body Model)

or >200V (Machine Model)

• Parallel loopback mode

• Available in 14 mm x 14 mm

LQFP package

• Differential PECL serial output

• I/O power supply 3.3V

• Core power supply 1.8 V

Applications

• Fast serial backplane transceiver

• High-speed point-to-point links