
Physical Media Attachment (PMA)
The PMA architecture is shown in “Figure 3: PMA Architecture” below.
Figure 3: PMA Architecture
The PMA consists three major blocks:
1. Common
2. Receiver/Transmitter (RX/TX)
3. Digital PMA (DPMA)
1. Common
The common block consists of the following circuits:
• Reference clock: This circuit performs reference clock buffering and division before
feeding it to the Synthesizer.
• Synthesizer: The synthesizer (transmit PLL) generates the high speed clock for the
serializer of the Transmitter. It also has in-built circuit for spread-spectrum clocking
• Bias: The biasing circuit is responsible for controlling the offsets and biasing for the
all the analog circuits in the PMA
• Analog Test Port: This port is used by Achronix for manufacturing tests and for
debugging purposes
UG028, July 1, 2014
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