Highlights
Single-Chip Ethernet Physical Layer Transceiver (PHY)
Comprehensive flexPWR® Technology
— Flexible Power Management Architecture
— LVCMOS Variable I/O
voltage range: +1.6V to +3.6V
— Integrated 1.2V regulator
HP Auto-MDIX support
Miniature 24-pin QFN lead-free RoHS compliant package (4 x 4 x 0.85mm height).
Target Applications
Set-Top Boxes
Networked Printers and Servers
Test Instrumentation
LAN on Motherboard
Embedded Telecom Applications
Video Record/Playback Systems
Cable Modems/Routers
DSL Modems/Routers
Digital Video Recorders
IP and Video Phones
Wireless Access Points
Digital Televisions
Digital Media Adaptors/Servers
Gaming Consoles
POE Applications
100BASE-TX Transmit
The 100BASE-TX transmit data path is shown in Figure 3.1. Each major block is explained in the following subsections.