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KSZ8873MML

Microchip Tech · Ethernet ICs · LQFP-64(10x10)

KSZ8873MML from Microchip Tech, in a LQFP-64(10x10). Pinout and pin descriptions extracted from the manufacturer datasheet (extract_pins, cross-checked by a second model); symbol, footprint, and 3D from KiCad-official CAD.

Pinout

Pin Name Type Function
1 RXM1 bidirectional Port 1 physical receive or transmit signal (- differential).
2 RXP1 bidirectional Port 1 physical receive or transmit signal (+ differential).
3 AGND power_in Analog ground.
4 TXM1 bidirectional Port 1 physical transmit or receive signal (- differential).
5 TXP1 bidirectional Port 1 physical transmit or receive signal (+ differential).
6 VDDA_3.3 power_in 3.3V analog VDD.
7 AGND power_in Analog ground.
8 ISET output Sets physical transmit output current; pull down to ground with an 11.8kΩ 1% resistor.
9 VDDA_1.8 power_in 1.8V analog core power input from VDDCO (pin 56).
10 RXM2 bidirectional Port 2 physical receive or transmit signal (- differential).
11 RXP2 bidirectional Port 2 physical receive or transmit signal (+ differential).
12 AGND power_in Analog ground.
13 TXM2 bidirectional Port 2 physical transmit or receive signal (- differential).
14 TXP2 bidirectional Port 2 physical transmit or receive signal (+ differential).
15 FXSD2 input For MLL/RLL, connect to analog ground by pull-down resistor (fiber signal detect/factory test pin on FLL).
16 PWRDN input Chip power down input, active-low, with internal pull-up.
17 X1 input 25 MHz or 50 MHz crystal/oscillator connection (±50 ppm); with an oscillator, X1 takes a 3.3V tolerant oscillator and clock must be applied before reset goes high.
18 X2 output Crystal connection for the 25 MHz or 50 MHz clock; NC when an oscillator is used on X1.
19 SMTXEN3 input Switch MII transmit enable, with internal pull-up.
20 SMTXD33/EN_REFCLKO_3 input MLL/FLL: switch MII transmit data bit 3 (internal pull-up); on RLL a strap option enabling REFCLKO_3 output.
21 SMTXD32 input MLL/FLL: switch MII transmit data bit 2, with internal pull-up (no connection on RLL).
22 SMTXD31 input Switch MII/RMII transmit data bit 1, with internal pull-up.
23 SMTXD30 input Switch MII/RMII transmit data bit 0, with internal pull-up.
24 GND power_in Digital ground.
25 VDDIO power_in 3.3V, 2.5V, or 1.8V digital VDD input supply for IO, with well decoupling capacitors.
26 SMTXC3/REFCLKI_3 bidirectional MLL/FLL: switch MII transmit clock, output in PHY MII and SNI mode, input in MAC MII mode (RLL: RMII reference clock input).
27 SMTXER3/MII_LINK_3 input Switch MII transmit error; in MII PHY mode 0 = link from host, 1 = no link on port 3 and enables bypass mode (internal pull-down).
28 SMRXDV3 bidirectional Switch MII receive data valid; strap option for MII mode: PU = PHY mode, PD = MAC mode.
29 SMRXD33/REFCLKO_3 bidirectional MLL/FLL: switch MII receive data bit 3; strap option enabling auto-negotiation on port 2 (PU = enable, PD = disable).
30 SMRXD32 bidirectional Switch MII receive data bit 2; strap to force port 2 speed when P2ANEN = 0 (PU = 100BT, PD = 10BT).
31 SMRXD31 bidirectional Switch MII/RMII receive data bit 1; strap to force port 2 duplex (PU = full, PD = half).
32 GND power_in Digital ground.
33 SMRXD30 bidirectional Switch MII/RMII receive data bit 0; strap for port 2 flow control (PU = always enabled, PD = determined by auto-negotiation).
34 SCRS3/NC bidirectional MLL/FLL: switch MII carrier sense (RLL: no connection, internal pull-up); in MAC mode drive from PHY CRS, or pull down with 1kΩ if only full-duplex.
35 SCOL3/NC bidirectional MLL/FLL: switch MII collision detect (RLL: no connection, internal pull-up).
36 SMRXC3/NC bidirectional MLL/FLL: switch MII receive clock, output in PHY MII mode and input in MAC MII mode (RLL: no connection).
37 GND power_in Digital ground.
38 VDDC power_in 1.8V digital core power input from VDDCO (pin 56).
39 SPIQ bidirectional SPI slave mode serial data output (external pull-up needed when in use); strap for XCLK frequency: PU = 25 MHz, PD = 50 MHz.
40 SPISN input SPI slave mode chip select, active-low; high deselects the device and tri-states SPIQ; external pull-up needed when in use.
41 INTRN output Active-low interrupt to host CPU indicating an interrupt status bit is set on lost link (registers 187 and 188).
42 SCL_MDC bidirectional Clock input in SPI/I2C slave mode and MIIM, clock output in I2C master mode.
43 SDA_MDIO bidirectional SPI slave serial data input, I2C serial data input/output, or MIIM data input/output; external pull-up needed when in use.
44 NC unconnected Unused pin; only this NC pin may be pulled down by a resistor for better EMI.
45 P1ANEN bidirectional Strap to enable (PU) or disable (PD) auto-negotiation on port 1.
46 P1SPD bidirectional Strap to force port 1 to 100BT (PU) or 10BT (PD) if P1ANEN = 0.
47 P1DPX bidirectional Strap selecting port 1 full-duplex (PU) or half-duplex (PD) default or forced mode.
48 GND power_in Digital ground.
49 VDDC power_in 1.8V digital core power input from VDDCO (pin 56).
50 P1FFC bidirectional Strap: PU = always force port 1 flow control, PD = determined by auto-negotiation result.
51 P3SPD bidirectional Strap: PU = force port 3 to 10BT, PD = force port 3 to 100BT (default).
52 NC unconnected Unused pin, no external connection.
53 NC unconnected Unused pin, no external connection.
54 VDDIO power_in 3.3V, 2.5V or 1.8V digital VDD input supply for IO, with well decoupling capacitors.
55 GND power_in Digital ground.
56 VDDCO power_out 1.8V core output from internal LDO (input from VDDIO) powering VDDA_1.8 and VDDC; do not connect an external supply, and use a ferrite bead between analog and digital 1.8V.
57 NC unconnected Unused pin, no external connection.
58 P1LED1 bidirectional Port 1 LED indicator (default speed); strap for port 3 flow control: PU = force enabled (default), PD = disable.
59 P1LED0 bidirectional Port 1 LED indicator (default link/activity); strap for port 3 duplex: PU = half, PD = full (default); external 0.5 kΩ pull-down recommended.
60 P2LED1 bidirectional Port 2 LED indicator (default speed); with P2LED0 straps serial bus mode: [P2LED1,P2LED0] 00 = I2C master, 01 = I2C slave, 10 = SPI slave, 11 = SMI/MIIM.
61 P2LED0 bidirectional Port 2 LED indicator (default link/activity); with P2LED1 straps the serial bus configuration mode.
62 RSTN input Hardware reset, active-low, with internal pull-up.
63 FXSD1 input For MLL/RLL, connect to analog ground by pull-down resistor (fiber signal detect on FLL).
64 VDDA_1.8 power_in 1.8V analog VDD input from VDDCO (pin 56) through external ferrite bead and capacitors.

Key specifications

Parameter Value
Manufacturer Microchip Tech
Package LQFP-64(10x10)
Category Communication Interface Chip/UART/485/232
Pins 64

Electrical characteristics

Limits as printed in the datasheet (page.json metadata.characteristics carries them as data).

Parameter Symbol Min Typ Max Unit Conditions Page
Supply Voltage VDDA_1.8, VDDC (abs max) VIN -0.5 2.4 V VDDA_1.8, VDDC 74
Supply Voltage VDDA_3.3, VDDIO (abs max) VIN -0.5 4 V VDDA_3.3, VDDIO 74
Input Voltage -0.5 4 V 74
Output Voltage -0.5 4 V 74
Lead Temperature 260 °C soldering, 10s 74
Storage Temperature TS -55 150 °C 74
HBM ESD Rating -3 3 kV 74
Supply Voltage VDDA_1.8, VDDC (operating) 1.66 1.94 V VDDA_1.8, VDDC 74
Supply Voltage VDDA_3.3 (operating) 2.5 3.465 V VDDA_3.3 74
Supply Voltage VDDIO (operating) 1.71 3.465 V VDDIO 74
Ambient Temperature (Industrial) TA -40 85 °C Industrial 74
Ambient Temperature (Commercial) TA 0 70 °C Commercial 74
Junction Temperature TJ 125 °C 74
Thermal Resistance LQFP ΘJA 47.24 °C/W No heat spreader 74
Thermal Resistance LQFP ΘJC 19.37 °C/W No heat spreader 74
Input High Voltage VIH 2 V VDDIO = 3.3V (2.0/1.8/1.3 for 3.3/2.5/1.8V) 75
Input Low Voltage VIL 0.8 V VDDIO = 3.3V (0.8/0.7/0.5 for 3.3/2.5/1.8V) 75
Input Current IIN -10 10 µA VIN = GND ~ VDDIO 75
Output High Voltage VOH 2.4 V IOH = -8 mA (2.4/2.0/1.5 for 3.3/2.5/1.8V) 75
Output Low Voltage VOL 0.4 V IOL = 8 mA (0.4/0.4/0.3 for 3.3/2.5/1.8V) 75
Output Tri-State Leakage /IOZ/ 10 µA 75
Peak Differential Output Voltage (100BASE-TX) VO 0.95 1.05 V 100Ω termination across differential output 75
Output Voltage Imbalance VIMB 2 % 100Ω termination across differential output 76
Rise/Fall Time tr/tf 3 5 ns 76
Rise/Fall Time Imbalance 0 0.5 ns 76
Duty Cycle Distortion -0.5 0.5 ns 76
Overshoot 5 % 76
Output Jitter (100BASE-TX) 0.7 1.4 ns Peak-to-peak 76
Output Jitter (10BASE-T) 1.4 11 ns Peak-to-peak 76
Setup time ts1 20 ns 77
Hold time th1 20 ns 77
Output valid tov1 4096 4112 4128 ns 77
Clock cycle tcyc1 16384 ns 77
100BASE-TX current, single supply IDDXIO 115 mA VDDA_3.3, VDDIO = 3.3V (single power), internal 1.8V LDO 75
10BASE-T current, single supply IDDXIO 85 mA VDDA_3.3, VDDIO = 3.3V 75
Power Saving Mode current IDD3 96 mA VDDA_3.3, VDDIO = 3.3V, Unplug Port 1 and Port 2, Set Register 195 bit[1,0] = [1,1] 75
Soft Power Down Mode current IDD4 5 mA VDDA_3.3, VDDIO = 3.3V, Set Register 195 bit[1,0] = [1,0] 75
Energy Detect Mode current IDD5 15 mA VDDA_3.3, VDDIO = 3.3V, Unplug Port 1 and Port 2 75
10BASE-T Squelch Threshold VSQ 400 mV 5 MHz square wave 76
10BASE-T Peak Differential Output Voltage VP 2.4 V 100Ω termination across differential output 76

CAD (KiCad official)

  • Symbol: KSZ8873MML
  • Footprint: Package_QFP:LQFP-64_10x10mm_P0.5mm
  • 3D model: LQFP-64(10x10) (KiCad packages3D, STEP)
  • 3D model files: ksz8873mml-etched.step / ksz8873mml-etched.glb carry the MPN laser-etched on the die in a toggleable Adom.LaserEtch group (Fusion-ready); ksz8873mml.step / ksz8873mml.glb are the bare package body.

Provenance

Data extracted from the manufacturer datasheet, not a distributor listing:

  • Datasheet: Microchip Tech datasheet (95 pp, sha256 5bfa1107d97e8afb, retrieved 2026-10-30, tier: manufacturer)
  • Extractor: parts-factory 2.0.0 / extract_pins 0.3, primary claude-sonnet-5-5 (text), consensus claude-sonnet-5-5 (agreed), guards: pin_guards 0.1: passed. Pins are checked against the footprint pad set and their cited datasheet pages before publish.
  • CAD: KiCad official libraries (CC-BY-SA 4.0).

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