SerDes (serializers/deserializers) are devices that can take wide bit-width, single-ended signal buses and compress them to a few, typically one, differential signal ...
As the CPU speed reaches 3GHz and beyond, the I/O performance of a PC has increasingly become the bottleneck of the overall system performance. Traditionally, the I/O- subsystems are connected to the ...
Transmit preemphasis and receive equalization can allow serializer/deserializer (SerDes) devices to operate over inexpensive cables or over extended distances. This application note describes how ...