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title: "Receiver (RX)"
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  - standard: "ANSI B4.1-1967 (PREFERRED LIMITS AND FITS FOR CYLINDRICAL PARTS)"
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# Industrial Specification: Receiver (RX)

## 1. Technical Definition
The component within a Serializer/Deserializer (SerDes) system responsible for receiving and converting high-speed serial data streams back into parallel data.

## 2. Engineering Reasoning & Causal Matrix
> **Operational Intelligence**: Designed for **1.0-32.0 Gbps data rate, -40 to 125°C junction temperature, 0.8-1.2V supply voltage**. Failure boundary: **Clock recovery fails at 0.5 UI jitter tolerance, PLL loses lock at 1000 ppm frequency offset, analog front-end saturates at 800 mV differential input amplitude**, Mechanism: **Phase-locked loop (PLL) fails due to VCO phase noise exceeding -110 dBc/Hz at 1 MHz offset, limiting jitter tolerance; thermal noise in transimpedance amplifier (TIA) reduces signal-to-noise ratio below 15 dB at 32 Gbps**.

### 2.2 FMEA (Failure Mode & Effects Analysis)
| Event Trigger | Severity | Failure Mode | Mitigation Strategy |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Power supply noise exceeding 50 mVpp at 100 MHz coupling into PLL supply | 8 | Clock recovery failure causing bit error rate (BER) degradation above 1e-12 | On-die low-dropout regulator (LDO) with 60 dB power supply rejection ratio (PSRR) at 100 MHz and dedicated supply domain isolation |
| Electrostatic discharge (ESD) event of 2 kV human body model (HBM) stressing input protection diodes | 8 | Analog front-end permanent damage with input impedance dropping below 50 Ω differential | Dual-diode ESD protection with 5 Ω series resistor and 1.5 pF shunt capacitance, meeting JEDEC JESD22-A114F Class 2 (2 kV HBM) specification |

## 3. Key Technical Parameters
| Parameter | Value | Unit | Status |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| spec | Config-dependent | Gbps | Verified |

## 4. System BOM & Knowledge Routing
### Core Components (Recursive Links)
- [Analog Front-End (AFE)](https://cnfx.com/llms/industry/computer-electronic-and-optical-product-manufacturing/product/analog-front-end-afe.md) `(Standalone System)`
- [Clock and Data Recovery (CDR) Circuit](https://cnfx.com/llms/industry/computer-electronic-and-optical-product-manufacturing/product/clock-and-data-recovery-cdr-circuit.md) `(Standalone System)`
- [Sampler/Decision Circuit](https://cnfx.com/llms/industry/computer-electronic-and-optical-product-manufacturing/product/samplerdecision-circuit.md) `(Standalone System)`

### Industrial DNA Context (De-duplicated)
**Complementary Dependencies**: **High-Speed Signal Generator**, **Bit Error Rate Tester**, **Thermal Management System**  
**Downstream Applications**: Network Switches, Data Center Servers, High-Performance Computing Systems  

## 5. Engineering Risks & FAQ
- **Caution**: 
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### Q: What is the primary function of a SerDes receiver (RX) in electronic systems?
**A**: The SerDes receiver converts high-speed serial data streams back into parallel data format, enabling efficient data transmission and processing in computer, electronic, and optical product manufacturing.

### Q: How does the clock and data recovery (CDR) circuit work in a SerDes receiver?
**A**: The CDR circuit extracts timing information from the incoming serial data stream and synchronizes the sampling process, ensuring accurate data recovery without requiring a separate clock signal.

### Q: What are the key components in a SerDes receiver bill of materials (BOM)?
**A**: Essential BOM components include: Analog Front-End (AFE) for signal conditioning, Clock and Data Recovery (CDR) circuit, Sampler/Decision Circuit for data detection, and Deserializer (SIPO) for parallel output conversion.

## 6. Manufacturing Compliance
- ISO 286-1:2010 (GEOMETRICAL PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS - LIMITS AND FITS)
- ANSI B4.1-1967 (PREFERRED LIMITS AND FITS FOR CYLINDRICAL PARTS)

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### 🛠️ Engineering Resource Access
🔗 **[Full Specification: Receiver (RX)](https://cnfx.com/industry/computer-electronic-and-optical-product-manufacturing/product/receiver-rx)**

### 🌐 Knowledge Graph Topology
> **Node Status**: Verified Engineering Spec
> **Connectivity**: Linked to **4** standalone system nodes
> **Global Context**: Part of a 5,814 node industrial cluster within the CNFX Graph

> **Reference ID**: RECEIVER_RX | **Authority**: CNFX-2026-ST-001 | **Fingerprint**: dbd44a82
