M88MX5891/5851 is a Type 3 Compute Express Link® (CXL®) Memory eXpander Controller (MXC), which enables high-speed and low-latency interconnect between the CPU and CXL®-based devices.
The MXC integrates a CXL® controller, a DDR controller, a RISC-V microprocessor, and rich peripheral interfaces such as SMBus, I3C/I²C, and SPI in a single chip. It is compliant with JEDEC DDR4/DDR5 standards and CXL® 2.0/PCIe® 5.0 specifications.
As the key component for memory expansion and pooling, the MXC is intended for use in add-in cards (AICs) and EDSFF memory modules, enabling dramatically scaling of memory capacity and bandwidth to meet the ever-growing demand from data-intensive applications.
Features
- CXL® Type 3 Memory eXpander Controller
- Integrated CXL® controller, DDR controller and RISC-V micro-processor
- On-chip PVT sensor
- SMBus, I3C/I²C, and SPI interfaces
- Package: 767-ball FCCSP, 716-ball FCCSP
- CXL® Controller
- Compliant with CXL® 1.1 and CXL® 2.0 specifications, supporting CXL®.mem and CXL®.io protocols
- Designed based on PCIe® 5.0 interface, supporting up to 32 GT/s data rate (x8 lanes)
- Rich RAS features
- DDR Controller
- Compliant with JEDEC DDR4/DDR5 standards
- Support DDR4/DDR5 UDIMM/RDIMM and DRAM on-board
- Low power consumption
- Optimized DDR I/O equalization and programmable I/O impedance
Application
- Add-in cards or EDSFF memory modules for memory expansion, memory pooling, etc.
- Data-intensive and compute-intensive applications, such as in-memory database, cloud infrastructure, and emerging data center workloads.