A signal conditioner for high-speed serial links
Jul 5 2006 (9:00 AM), Embedded.com
The incessant demand for faster high speed serial link interconnects has given rise to a plethora of serial link technologies, many of which promise to increase the speed to 12.5Gbps. To achieve the lowest bit error rate margin for a particular channel environment requires careful consideration of a number of critical issues.
This article will discuss the different issues associated with legacy and next-generation backplanes. For instance, manufacturing variations and environmental conditions have a significant impact on the performance of high-speed backplane systems.
System designers must consider these variations and ensure that the systems perform with acceptable bit-error rates under the specified conditions.
The criteria upon which the selection of an appropriate signaling scheme should be made are discussed. In addition, cutting edge serial link technologies, collectively known as Advanced Backplane (ABP), will be discussed. Among the technologies encompassed in ABP are Smart Decision Feedback Equalizer (SmartDFE) and Automatic Adaptation.
Predictions of continued economic recovery and expansion of various data networks drive a resurgence of new design activity at networking equipment vendors.
The result is bandwidth increase that demands dramatic improvements in serial link performance. Developing capable high-performance serial link solutions that comprehensively satisfy the stringent backplane requirements for these platforms poses substantial challenges.
System designers must overcome a host of manufacturing variations, temperature and humidity variations, all of which have significant impact on the performance of high-speed backplane systems. System designers must consider these variations and ensure that the systems perform with acceptable bit-error rates (BERs) under the specified conditions.
To read the full article, click here
Related Semiconductor IP
- USB 4.0 V2 PHY - 4TX/2RX, TSMC N3P , North/South Poly Orientation
- FH-OFDM Modem
- NFC wireless interface supporting ISO14443 A and B with EEPROM on SMIC 180nm
- PQC CRYSTALS core for accelerating NIST FIPS 202 FIPS 203 and FIPS 204
- USB Full Speed Transceiver
Related White Papers
- Integrating High Speed Serial Transceivers into an FPGA
- Multi-Gigabit SerDes: The Cornerstone of High Speed Serial Interconnects
- High Speed Serial Interconnects - What to Look for When Selecting an IP Vendor
- Choosing serial interfaces for high speed ADCs in medical apps
Latest White Papers
- FastPath: A Hybrid Approach for Efficient Hardware Security Verification
- Automotive IP-Cores: Evolution and Future Perspectives
- TROJAN-GUARD: Hardware Trojans Detection Using GNN in RTL Designs
- How a Standardized Approach Can Accelerate Development of Safety and Security in Automotive Imaging Systems
- SV-LLM: An Agentic Approach for SoC Security Verification using Large Language Models