Agilex™ 3 FPGAs and SoCs Device Data Sheet

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Date 8/11/2025
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LVDS SERDES Specifications

Table 52.   Agilex™ 3 FPGAs LVDS SERDES Specifications

LVDS serializer/deserializer (SERDES) block supports SERDES factor J = 4 and 8.

DDR registers support SERDES factor J = 1 and 2.

You must calculate the leftover timing margin in the receiver by performing link timing closure analysis. You must consider the board skew margin, transmitter channel-to-channel skew, and receiver sampling margin to determine the leftover timing margin.

For specification status, see the Data Sheet Status table

Parameter Symbol Condition –6 Speed Grade –7 Speed Grade Unit
Min Typ Max Min Typ Max
Clock frequency fHSCLK_in (input clock frequency) True Differential Signaling I/O Standards Clock boost factor W = 1 to 4073 10 625 10 500 MHz
fHSCLK_in (input clock frequency) SLVS400 I/O Standards Clock boost factor W = 1 to 4073 10 445.5 10 445.5 MHz
fHSCLK_in (input clock frequency) Single-Ended I/O Standards Clock boost factor W = 1 to 4073 10 625 10 525 MHz
fHSCLK_OUT (output clock frequency) True Differential Signaling I/O Standards 625 500 MHz
Transmitter True Differential Signaling I/O Standards - fHSDR (data rate)74 SERDES factor J = 4 and 875 76 77 600 1,250 600 1,000 Mbps
SERDES factor J = 2, uses DDR registers 77 50078 77 50078 Mbps
SERDES factor J = 1, uses DDR registers 77 25078 77 25078 Mbps
tx Jitter - True Differential Signaling I/O Standards Total jitter for data rate, 600 Mbps – 1.25 Gbps ≤1,250 Mbps: 160

≤1,000 Mbps: 180

≤800 Mbps: 210

600 Mbps: 240
≤1,000 Mbps: 180

≤800 Mbps: 210

600 Mbps: 240
ps
tDUTY 79 TX output clock duty cycle for True Differential Signaling I/O Standards 45 50 55 45 50 55 %
tRISE and tFALL 76 80 True Differential Signaling I/O Standards 160 200 ps
TCCS 74 79 True Differential Signaling I/O Standards 202 202 ps
Receiver81 True Differential Signaling I/O Standards - fHSDRDPA (data rate) SERDES factor J = 4 and 875 76 77 600 125082 600 100082 Mbps
SLVS400 I/O Standards - fHSDRDPA (data rate) SERDES factor J = 4 and 875 76 77 600 891 600 891 Mbps
fHSDR (data rate) (without DPA)74 SERDES factor J = 4 and 875 76 77 150 83 150 83 Mbps
SERDES factor J = 2, uses DDR registers 77 50078 77 50078 Mbps
SERDES factor J = 1, uses DDR registers 77 25078 77 25078 Mbps
DPA (FIFO mode) DPA run length ≤10,000 ≤10,000 UI
DPA (soft CDR mode) DPA run length SGMII/GbE protocol 5 5 UI
All other protocols 50 data transition per 208 UI 50 data transition per 208 UI
Soft CDR mode Soft-CDR ppm tolerance –300 300 –300 300 ppm
Non DPA mode Sampling window 330 330 ps
73 Clock Boost Factor (W) is the ratio between the input data rate and the input clock rate.
74 Requires package skew compensation with PCB trace length.
75 The Fmax specification is based on the fast clock used for serial data. The interface Fmax is also dependent on the parallel clock domain which is design dependent and requires timing analysis.
76 The VCC and VCCP must be on a combined power layer and a maximum load of 5 pF for chip-to-chip interface.
77 The minimum specification depends on the following factors. The differential I/O buffer within the IOE does not have a minimum data rate.
78 You must perform design timing analysis in Quartus® Prime to achieve timing closure and run IBIS/HSPICE simulations to ensure that the I/O buffer's electrical performance meets the interface requirements.
79 Not applicable for DIVCLK = 1.
80 This applies to default pre-emphasis and VOD settings only.
81 When operating in DPA mode, you must enable the receiver equalization feature of the input buffer.
82 1.05 V, 1.1 V, and 1.2 V True Differential Signaling I/O standards on receiver supports data rate up to 1000 Mbps.
83 You can estimate the achievable maximum data rate for non-DPA mode by performing link timing closure analysis. You must consider the board skew margin, transmitter delay margin, and receiver sampling margin to determine the maximum data rate supported.