Depending on what else is in the package, wire bond s/b doable, but you better get a hold of some expertise early so that you don't design yourself into an inescapable corner. If you are doing a lot of serdes channels you need to be very concerned about crosstalk. Planning the PCB layout, die bond-out and package all need to happen together. Steve. Dev Malladi wrote: > All, I am not an electrical packaging guy and I have a simple question. > Is a flip chip interconnect required a Gen2 PCIe switch? Why and what is > the downside of doing a wire bond at Gen 2 speeds. > > > Thanks > > > > Dev Malladi > > Director, Packaging Operations > > 870, W. Maude ave > > Sunnyvale, CA. 94085 > > (408) 962 3475 > > (408) 774 2169 (Fax) > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe from si-list: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field > > or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list > > For help: > si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field > > > List technical documents are available at: > http://www.si-list.net > > List archives are viewable at: > //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list > or at our remote archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages > Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: > http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from si-list: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field or to administer your membership from a web page, go to: //www.freelists.org/webpage/si-list For help: si-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'help' in the Subject field List technical documents are available at: http://www.si-list.net List archives are viewable at: //www.freelists.org/archives/si-list or at our remote archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/si-list/messages Old (prior to June 6, 2001) list archives are viewable at: http://www.qsl.net/wb6tpu