The Linley Group

A Guide to High-Speed Interconnects, Fourth Edition

Table of Contents

Preface	xv
Executive Summary	xvii

Chapter 1. High-Speed System Design	1
Signal Integrity	1
System-Interconnect Design Issues	3
PCB and Connectors	5
Signal Transmission	6
Signal Conditioning	7
Clock and Data Recovery	9
Semiconductor Technologies	10
Chapter 2. Interconnect Standards	13
HyperTransport	13
RapidIO	17
PCI and PCI Express	23
Comparing PCIe, RapidIO, and HyperTransport	27
HDMI	29
DisplayPort	32
Comparing DisplayPort and HDMI	34
Backplane Standards	35
Network Interfaces	36
Chapter 3. HSI Applications	41
What Is High-Speed Interconnect?	41
Backplane and System Transceivers	42
Chip-to-Chip Interconnects	44
Chapter 4. Interconnect Products	47
What Is a Bridge Chip?	48
Interconnect Switch Chips	48
Display Interface Receivers and Transmitters	50
Chapter 5. Technology and Market Outlook	53
Technology Trends	53
PCI Express	53
RapidIO	54
HyperTransport	55
Display Interface	56
FPGAs and Intellectual Property	57
Market Outlook	58
PCI Express	58
RapidIO	60
HyperTransport	62
Display Interface	62
FPGAs and Intellectual Property	63
Chapter 6. IDT	65
Company Background	65
PCI Express Products	66
RapidIO Products	68
DisplayPort Products	71
Roadmap	71
Conclusions	72
Chapter 7. Pericom	73
Company Background	73
PCI Express Products	73
Video Interface Products	76
Conclusions	77
Chapter 8. PLX	79
Company Background	79
PCI Express Bridges	79
Switch Products	81
Conclusions	84
Chapter 9. Texas Instruments	85
Company Background	85
PCI Express Products	86
Video Interface Products	87
Conclusions	88
Chapter 10. Tundra	91
Company Background	91
Bridge Products	92
Serial RapidIO Products	93
System Design	95
Conclusions	97
Chapter 11. Other Chip Vendors	99
Analog Devices (ADI)	99
Company Background	99
Products	99
Conclusions	100
Analogix	101
Company Background	101
Display Interface Products	101
Conclusions	103
Gennum	103
Company Background	103
Products	104
Conclusions	105
NEC Electronics	105
NextIO	105
NXP	106
Company Background	106
Products	106
Conclusions	107
Parade Technologies	108
Redmere	109
Silicon Image	110
Company Background	110
Products	111
Conclusions	112
ST Microelectronics (Genesis)	112
Company Background	112
Products	113
Conclusions	115
VirtenSys	115
Chapter 12. IP Vendors	117
ARM	117
Gennum	118
Mercury Computer	119
Company Background	119
Products	120
Conclusions	120
MIPS	120
PLDA	121
Prism Circuits	122
Rambus	122
Synopsys	124
TranSwitch	125
Company Background	125
Products	126
Conclusions	127
Chapter 13. FPGA Vendors	129
Altera	129
Company Background	129
Products	129
Conclusions	132
Lattice	132
Company Background	132
Products	133
Conclusions	134
Xilinx	134
Company Background	134
Products	135
Conclusions	137
Chapter 14. Product Comparisons	139
PCI Express Bridge Chips	140
PCI Express Switches	141
RapidIO Switches	143
Display Interface Products	145
Chapter 15. Conclusions	149
PCIe, RapidIO, and HyperTransport	149
PCIe Bridge and Switch Vendors	150
RapidIO Switch Vendors	151
Display Interfaces	152
Display Interface Vendors	152
FPGAs	153
Closing Thoughts	154

Appendix: Further Reading	157
Index	159

List of Figures
List of Tables

Note: This is a preliminary table of contents and is subject to change.