Alaska® 88E1112 
Technical Product Brief
Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit 
Ethernet Transceiver
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88E1112 Technical Product Brief
Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Transceiver
Overview
The Alaska® 88E1112 Gigabit Ethernet Transceiver 
is a physical layer device for Ethernet 1000BASE-T, 
100BASE-TX, and 10BASE-T applications. It is 
manufactured using standard digital CMOS process 
and contains all the active circuitry required to 
implement the physical layer functions to transmit 
and receive data on standard CAT 5 unshielded 
twisted pair.
The Alaska 88E1112 device supports the Serial 
Gigabit Media Independent Interface (SGMII) for 
direct connection to a MAC/Switch port. The 
88E1112 device incorporates an additional 1.25 
GHz SERDES (Serializer/Deserializer) which may 
be connected directly to a fiber-optic transceiver for 
1000BASE-X applications. The SERDES is switch-
able to support 125 MHz operation for 100BASE-
FX applications. Additionally, the 88E1112 device 
may be used to implement 10/100/1000BASE-T 
Gigabit Interface Converter (GBIC) or Small Form 
Factor Pluggable (SFP) modules.
The 88E1112 device uses advanced mixed-signal 
processing to perform equalization, echo and 
crosstalk cancellation, data recovery, and error cor-
rection at a gigabit per second data rate. The 
device achieves robust performance in noisy envi-
ronments with very low power dissipation.
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Features
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10/100/1000BASE-T IEEE 802.3 compliant 
Supports Serial Gigabit Media Independent Interface 
(SGMII)
Integrated 1.25 GHz SERDES for 1000BASE-X fiber 
applications
Integrated 125 MHz SERDES for 100BASE-FX fiber 
applications
SGMII to SERDES mode supported
SGMII to SGMII bridging supported
Supports tri-speed GBIC/SFP applications
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• Media Detection™ mode for copper and fiber support
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Integrated Virtual Cable Tester® (VCT™) cable diag-
nostic feature
2-pair downshift feature
Auto-MDI/MDIX feature when link partner Auto-Negoti-
ation enabled or disabled
Advanced diagnostics: CRC error checker, packet 
counter, pattern generator
EEPROM support for PHY configuration
Selectable MDC/MDIO interface or Two-Wire Serial 
Interface
Fully integrated digital adaptive equalizers, echo can-
cellers, and crosstalk cancellers
Advanced digital baseline wander correction
Automatic polarity correction
IEEE 802.3u compliant Auto-Negotiation
Requires only two supplies: 2.5V and 1.2V
Very low power dissipation PAVE = 0.75W
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• Manufactured in a 64-Pin QFN, 9X9 mm package
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Available in Commercial or Industrial grade
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Alaska® 88E1112 Technical Product Brief
Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Transceiver
10/100/1000 Mbps
Ethernet MAC
Alaska® 88E1112
MAC Interface
- SGMII
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Media Type:
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Alaska 88E1112 used in Copper Applications
10/100/1000 Mbps
Ethernet MAC
Alaska®  88E1112
SERDES
Fiber
Optics
Media Types:
- 1000BASE-X
MAC Interface
  - SGMII
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Media Type:
  - 1000BASE-T
  -  100BASE-TX
  -  10BASE-T
Alaska 88E1112 used in Media Detect™ Applications (1000BASE-X SERDES)
10/100/1000 Mbps
Ethernet MAC
Alaska®  88E1112
SGMII
SFP
Interface
Media Type:
  - 1000BASE-X
  - 100BASE-FX
  - 10/100/1000 BASE-T
MAC Interface
  - SGMII
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RJ-45
Media Type:
  - 1000BASE-T
  -  100BASE-TX
  -  10BASE-T
Alaska 88E1112 used in Media Detect ™ Applications (SGMII)
Switch Board
GBIC/SFP Card
1000 Mbps only
Ethernet MAC
SERDES
GBIC/SFP
Interface
TBI
SERDES
SERDES
Optional
EEPROM
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Alaska 88E1112 used in 1000BASE-T GBIC/ SFP Applications
10/100/1000 Mbps
Ethernet MAC
SGMII Clock
2
SGMII Data
4
MAC Interface
  - 6 pin SGMII
  - 4 pin SGMII
Alaska®  88E1112
4B/5B 125 MHz
100BASE-FX
Interface
4
100BASE-FX
Fiber
Transceiver
Media Type:
  - 100BASE-FX
Alaska 88E1112 used in Traditional 100BASE-FX Applications
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Switch Board
GBIC/SFP Card
Optional
EEPROM
10/100/1000 Mbps
Ethernet MAC
GBIC/SFP
Interface
SGMII
SGMII
Alaska®
88E1112
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Media Type:
  - 1000BASE-T
  -  100BASE-TX
  -  10BASE-T
Alaska 88E1112 used in 10/100/1000BASE-T tri-speed GBIC/SFP Applications
Switch Board
GBIC/SFP Card
MAC
GBIC/SFP
Interface
SGMII
SGMII 
Interface
Alaska®
88E1112
Optical 
Components
Media Type:
- 100BASE-FX
Alaska 88E1112 used in 100BASE-FX GBIC/SFP Applications
Fiber
Transceiver
SERDES
Alaska® 88E1112
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Media Type:
  - 1000BASE-T
Alaska 88E1112 used in Media Converter Applications
10/100/1000 Mbps
Ethernet MAC
SGMII Clock
2
SGMII Data
4
MAC Interface
  - 6 pin SGMII
  - 4 pin SGMII
Alaska®  88E1112
SGMII Data
4
SFP
Interface
Media Type:
  - 1000BASE-X
  - 100BASE-FX
  - 10/100/1000 BASE-T
Alaska 88E1112 used in 4-pin SGMII to 6-pin SGMII Conversions
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Alaska® 88E1112 Technical Product Brief
Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet Transceiver
Table of Contents
SECTION 1. SIGNAL DESCRIPTION................................................................... 7
1.1
88E1112 64-Pin QFN Package .......................................................................................7
1.2 Pin Description ...............................................................................................................8
1.2.1
Pin Type Definitions............................................................................................................ 8
64-Pin QFN Pin Assignment List - Alphabetical by Signal Name ............................15
1.3
SECTION 2. MECHANICAL DRAWINGS............................................................ 16
2.1
64 - Pin 9x9 mm QFN Package ....................................................................................16
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Signal Description
88E1112 64-Pin QFN Package
Section 1.  Signal Description
The 88E1112 device is a 10/100/1000BASE-T/1000BASE-X/100BASE-FX Gigabit Ethernet transceiver. 
1.1 88E1112 64-Pin QFN Package 
Figure 1: 88E1112 64-Pin QFN Package (Top View)    
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1.2 Pin Description
1.2.1 Pin Type Definitions
Pin Type
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Definition
Input with hysteresis
Input and output
Input only
Output only
Internal pull-up 
Internal pull-down
Open drain output
Tri-state output
DC sink capability
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