SLLSE09J November 2009 – July 2021 TUSB1210
PRODUCTION DATA
The PHY is the physical signaling layer of the USB 2.0. It essentially contains all the drivers and receivers required for physical data and protocol signaling on the DP and DM lines.
The PHY interfaces to the USB controller through a standard 12-pin digital interface called UTMI+ low pin interface (ULPI).
The transmitters and receivers inside the PHY are classified into two main classes.
To bias the transistors and run the logic, the PHY also contains reference generation circuitry which consists of:
Built-in pullup and pulldown resistors are used as part of the protocol signaling.
Apart from this, the PHY also contains circuitry which protects it from accidental 5-V short on the DP and DM lines.