IDT adds 80KSW0006 to CPS family

Integrated Device Technology (IDT), a provider of mixed-signal semiconductor solutions, has introduced the latest member of the IDT family of central packet switches (CPSs).

The 80KSW0006 is claimed to provide IDT customers with an optimised mix of port count, performance and power consumption for up to six 4x ports of 10G connectivity.

It is also said to offer sustained throughput for the full range of minimum and maximum packet sizes, while providing power consumption low enough to eliminate the need for an additional heat sink device in many applications.

Moreover, the Serial RapidIO (S-RIO)-based switch addresses the interconnect needs of embedded applications whose functionality is central to routing packets for distribution among DSPs, FPGAs or processors, other switches or any other S-RIO-based devices.

As with other members of the CPS family, the 80KSW0006 incorporates in-house fourth-generation IDT Serdes and S-RIO core switch technology to provide customers with the best possible signal integrity, flexibility and scalability.

The device supports S-RIO packet switching (including unicast, multi-cast and optional broadcast) from any of its six input ports to any of its six output ports and is pin-to-pin compatible with the existing IDT PPS family of devices.

This is intended to give customers the flexibility to upgrade their next-generation systems to the more powerful pre-processing solution with no impact on hardware or board design.

Leveraging the S-RIO, JTAG and I2C interconnect standards, the IDT CPS family addresses such markets as wireless and wireline, imaging, medical, military, IPTV, and other high-end communications markets and embedded applications.

Supporting software solutions provided for the CPS and PPS switch families include an IDT-developed power calculator that is claimed to allow customers to estimate power usage in various usage profiles.

Customers can use this calculator to adjust device options to achieve maximum power savings.

Based on IDT pre-processing technology, the CPS family includes an advanced feature set developed in conjunction with IDT customers to meet their specific interconnect needs.

This feature set is built into the IDT solution to benefit customers when they are in the design phase, but also enables critical diagnostics during the early stages of testing and continues to be useful in the end application.

The devices include a 'loopback mode', which is intended to give customers the added flexibility to work with the physical layer of the IDT device and quickly identify the source of any performance bottlenecks.

Additionally enhanced functions provide 'kill' and 'trace/mirror' capabilities that provide an added layer of security, which is often critical in embedded applications.

The CPS solutions are supported by ATCA- and MicroTCA-compatible development platforms, together with a comprehensive range of software development tools, such as GUI, API, drivers and third-party tools.

Each kit supports all other IDT pre-processing solutions and S-RIO-enabled solutions, such as the 10G Serial Buffer and CPRI FICs.

The kit enables the designer to tune system and component configurations to meet system requirements.

Moreover, to ensure that each system design is optimised for production and meets its time-to-market objectives, IDT provides customers with collaborative support, including system modelling and signal integrity analyses, as well as schematic and layout review services.

The 80KSW0006 is available in a Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) 676-ball BGA 27mm x 27mm and is currently sampling.

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