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San Jose, CA, 2006-03-03 - Pericom
Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEM), a leader in high-speed signal
integrity products and worldwide preferred supplier of
silicon-based
integrated circuits as well as quartz-based frequency control products,
is introducing its new family of signal conditioning
Re-Drivers that
are designed specifically to manage next generation high-speed protocols
like SATA, SAS, XAUI, Fibre Channel, and PCI
Express.
Pericom’s PI2EQX3201, PI2EQX3202, PI2EQX4501, and PI2EQX4502
offer unique solutions to solve high-speed
signal integrity problems
either on PCB boards or through cables and multiple connector points
while operating up to 4.5Gbps
bandwidth. The company is working with
customers developing ATCA Chassis on XAUI back-planes, Test Equipments,
Fibre Channel
Switch & Routers, Blade & Pizza Box Servers,
Large Telecom and Datacom Chassis, and Docking Stations for Notebook
Computers.
“The signal attenuation loss increases in almost an exponential
form as trace lengths increase in a signal
path using high speed differential
signaling. Pericom’s industry unique devices boost signals by
combining programmable
equalization and de-emphasis techniques at the
Transmit and Receive points, respectively, on a signal path to ensure
good signal
integrity at the end points,” explained Shaf Rahman,
Director of Marketing.
“Another benefit to systems
designers is that they can now use
Pericom Re-Drivers with inexpensive cables, such as CAT6 or flexible
ribbon cables, instead of
using very expensive cables to achieve good
signal integrity at the end of the trace. The Pericom applications
laboratory has put
together an exciting customer demonstration incorporating
an impressive twenty-five feet of CAT6 cable running signals in a 2.5Gbps
PCI Express system. We will be showcasing this at the next Intel Developer
Forum in both San Francisco and Japan,” continued
Rahman.
Availability and Pricing:
Samples, demo boards, datasheets, application note, IBIS, and additional
information can be found by visiting the company website at www.pericom.com/pcie.
PI2EQX3201 and PI2EQX4501 are offered in
36-pad TQFN packaging, while
PI2EQX3202 and PI2EQX4502 are offered in 84-ball LFBGA packaging.
Pricing ranges from $4.00
to $7.00 in 10,000 unit quantities. |
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About Pericom
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEM) enables serial connectivity with the industry's most complete solutions for the computing, communications and consumer market segments. Pericom's analog, digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits, along with its SaRonix-eCera frequency control products are essential in the timing, switching, bridging and conditioning of high-speed signals required by today's ever-increasing speed and bandwidth demanding applications. Company headquarters are in San Jose, Calif., with design centers and technical sales and support offices globally.
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