SmartDV’s Ethernet 200G PCS IP is an FPGA-proven, fully featured Physical Coding Sublayer solution purpose-built for SoC designs requiring high-bandwidth 200 Gigabit Ethernet connectivity across AI accelerator, data center, and high-performance networking applications. Compliant with IEEE 802.3-2022 Clause 119, it delivers complete 200GBASE-R, 200GBASE-KR2, 200GBASE-KR4, and 200GBASE-KR8 PCS functionality with 64b/66b encoding and decoding across the full PCS to PMA service interface for backplane, copper, and optical configurations.
Designed to address the demanding signal integrity and error correction requirements of modern AI and data center interconnects, the IP implements complete block synchronization, alignment marker insertion and removal, PCS lane deskew and reordering, gearbox functionality for various data widths, per-lane BIP-8 insertion and checking for bit error rate monitoring, and RS-FEC per IEEE 802.3-2022 Clause 91 using the RS(544,514) code with dedicated error correction and detection capability. Its loopback functionality, receiver link fault status detection, and IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet support give data center SoC teams a production-tested, spec-complete 200G PCS implementation for demanding AI training and inference network fabrics.
Built for design flexibility and silicon efficiency, the IP core is highly configurable for both ASIC and FPGA implementations, with a strong focus on area optimization, power management, and peak performance. Its parameterized PMA interface architecture and clean host interface enable fast integration across a wide range of data center process nodes.
