PEX 8632
32-Lane, 12- Port PCI Express Gen 2 (5.0 GT/s) Switch, 27 x 27mm FCBGA
The ExpressLane™ PEX 8632 device offers 32 PCI Express Gen 2 (5.0 GT/s) lanes, capable of configuring up to 12 flexible ports. The switch conforms to the PCI Express Base Specification, rev 2.0. The 32-lane switch enables users to add scalable, high bandwidth, non-blocking interconnection to a wide variety of applications including servers, communications, storage, blade servers, and embedded systems. The PEX 8632 boasts the industry's lowest 32-lane PCIe Gen 2 latency at 145ns and unsurpassed performance with its non-blocking architecture, capable of supporting both host-centric as well as true peer-to-peer traffic. The PEX 8632 also features an on-chip Non-Transparent port for dual-host and failover applications, as well as three on-chip Hot-Plug controllers, allowing users to implement single-chip solutions. The device is hardware configurable and software programmable, allowing users to tailor their port configurations and QoS operating characteristics to suit their application requirements. The PEX 8632 is offered in a 27 x 27mm 676-ball FCBGA. This device is available in lead-free packaging. This device supports Access Control Services (ACS).
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Related Gen 1 Devices
Related Gen 2 Devices
Supporting Documentation
- PCIe Technical Info & White Papers
- General PLX Product Documentation
- Support Documentation (Quality, FAQs, RoHS...)
Hot Applications
Servers and Storage
Usage Models
Suitable for host-centric as well as Intelligent I/O applications
PEX 8632 Technical Documentation
| Document/Resources | Everyone Access | Requires Membership | Requires NDA | Description | Version | Date |
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| Product Brief | Download | Product Overview | 1.0 | 04/09 | ||
| Data Book | Download | Detailed Technical Specifications | 1.1 | 09/09 | ||
| Design Notes | Download | Power Management Modes, PEX 8600 Products (white paper) | 1.0 | 04/08 | ||
| Download | Dual Cast, 8600 family feature (white paper) | 1.0 | 10/07 | |||
| Download | Read Pacing, 8600 family feature (white paper) | 1.0 | 10/07 | |||
| Download | Dynamic Buffer Pool, 8600 family feature (white paper) | 1.0 | 10/07 | |||
| Download | Error Recovery and Fencing Mechanisms (white paper) | 1.0 | 01/08 | |||
| Download | Quick Start Hardware Design Guide | 1.1 | 10/07 | |||
| Download | 8-Port Hardware Design Checklist | 1.0 | 10/08 | |||
| Download | 12-Port Hardware Design Checklist | 1.0 | 10/08 | |||
| Download | Non-Transparent Mode: Setup & Demonstration (white paper) | 1.0 | 04/09 | |||
| Download | Get More Out of the Intel Foxhollow Platform (white paper) | 1.0 | 04/09 | |||
| Errata | Download | Silicon Errata List | 1.8 | 22Jul10 | ||
| Interoperability | Download | Interoperability Report | 1.0 | 10/08 | ||
| Application Notes | Download | Using Dual Cast feature of Gen 2 switches | 1.0 | 05/08 | ||
| Download | Gen 2 switch compatibility with Gen 1 devices | 1.2 | 11/09 | |||
| Download | Error Injection (White Paper) | 1.0 | 04/10 | |||
| Download | Using a PCIe Switch as a Bandwidth Bridge | 1.0 | 04/10 | |||
| Product Change Notification (PCN) | Download | PCN-2008-10: Die revision | -- | 11/08 | ||
| Download | PCN-2010-9: Heat spreader epoxy and flux solder bump | 2.0 | 06/10 | |||
| Part Numbers Listing | View HTML | Part Number, Listing and Compliance | -- | -- | ||
| Quality & Reliability | Download | RoHS 6/6 Certificate of Compliance (PEX8000 ending with the suffix F or G) | -- | -- | ||
| Download | Moisture/Reflow Sensitivity Classification (IPC/JEDEC J-STD-020D.1) | -- | 03/08 | |||
| Download | Certificate of Compliance, REACH and RoHS 5/6 Declaration | -- | 04/10 | |||
| Download | ICP Test Report | -- | -- | |||
| Download | Material Analysis Data, Pb-Free (27x27mm) | 2.0 | 19Jul10 | |||
| Download | Reliability Qualification Report | -- | -- | |||
| Download | Lead-Free Reflow Profile & Peak Temperature | -- | -- | |||
| Download | RoHS 6/6 Certificate of Compliance (PEX86xx Flip Chip BGA products with a suffix 'F') | -- | -- |
PEX 8632 Development Tools
| Document/Resources | Everyone Access | Requires Membership | Requires NDA | Description | Version | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Integrity Kit | Download | PLX Gen 2 Testing over "16 / 30" Tyco Comm Backplane (presentation) | 1.0 | 12/08 | ||
| Download | PCIe Receiver Equalization (white paper) | 1.0 | 12/08 | |||
| Download | Using PEX 8648 SMA based (SI) Card (white paper) | 1.3 | 20Jul10 | |||
| Download | PLX PCI Express over 30" of Legacy Backplane (white paper) | 1.0 | 07/08 | |||
| Download | Tool provides loss estimation and bandwidth distortion for a specified trace distance and configuration. | 2.0 | 06/08 | |||
| Rapid Development Kit (RDK) | Download | RDK Hardware Reference Manual | 1.1 | 11/08 | ||
| Software Development Kit (SDK) | View HTML | Software Development Kit | -- | -- | ||
| BSDL | Download | 8-Port Boundary Scan Description Language files | 1.0 | 02/09 | ||
| Download | 12-Port Boundary Scan Description Language files | 1.0 | 02/09 | |||
| HSPICE Model | Download | HSPICE Model | 1.0 | 04/09 | ||
| OrCAD | Download | OrCAD Library | 1.0 | 01/09 |
PEX 8632 Applications
| Application | Description | Document | |
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| Server and Storage Systems | Failover for Server and Storage systems using x16 port PCIe switches | ExpressApps #68 (PDF) |
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| PCI Express Packet Generator | Transform PLX RDK into a Packet Generator | ExpressApps #62 (PDF) |
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