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Optical Transceivers, Transponders and Repeaters
News Release from: Cypress Semiconductor | Subject: CY7B9294V
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 18 May 2001
Optical transceiver runs backplanes at
1.5Gbit/s
Cypress Semiconductor has just introduced a new generation of HOTLink (high-speed optical transceiver link) transceivers for high-speed communications-switch backplane applications.
Cypress Semiconductor has just introduced a new generation of HOTLink (high-speed optical transceiver link) transceivers for high-speed communications-switch backplane applications The company's Quad HOTLink II device provides high bandwidth and flexibility for such applications as backplanes for storage-area network (SAN), wide-area network (WAN), wireless infrastructure (WIN) and local-area network (LAN) switches
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 9 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The CY7B9294V four-channel serial transceiver offers the industry's widest continuous operating range of 0.2 to 1.5Gbit/s.
This highly integrated device requires no additional external components, combining a serialiser/deserialiser (SERDES), logic and memory into a space- and power-saving single-chip solution that eases board design.
Designers have the flexibility of using its four data channels independently or taking advantage of channel bonding to form a wider datapath.
The device is available in a 256-ball BGA package.
"Cypress has established a leadership position in SERDES technology with its current generation of HOTLink devices", said Christopher Norris, Cypress's data communications division vice president.
"Our high-speed SERDES devices for backplane applications will generate significant mindshare for Cypress in the WAN, WIN, SAN and LAN markets".
The HOTLink family consists of a wide range of products that operate from 50Mbit/s to 1.5Gbit/s.
The original HOTLink family, introduced in 1993, consisted of separate transmit and receive devices that operate from 150 to 400Mbit/s.
The second-generation HOTLink DX family integrates transmit, receive, FIFO, and ENDEC functionality in a single-chip solution.
These devices target low-speed serial communications applications with data transfer rates ranging from 50 to 200Mbit/s.
The CY7C9294V is sampling now, with production quantities due in the second quarter.
It is priced at $42 in volumes of 1000.
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