Intel® Cyclone® 10 GX Transceiver PHY User Guide

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Date 4/14/2023
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5.3.2.6.2. Byte Deserializer Deserialize x2 Mode

The deserialize x2 mode is used in high-speed applications such as the PCIe Gen1 or Gen2 protocol implementation, where the FPGA fabric cannot operate as fast as the TX PCS.

In deserialize x2 mode, the byte deserializer deserializes 8-bit, 10-bit (when the 8B/10B encoder is not enabled), 16-bit, and 20-bit (when the 8B/10B encoder is not enabled) input data into 16-bit, 20-bit, 32-bit, and 40-bit data, respectively. As the parallel data width from the word aligner is doubled, the clock rate is halved.