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Lim
Amp or
EQ
De-
Emphasis
DFE/CDR
Backplane&LinecardSignalConditioners
HIGH LEVEL OF INTEGRATION AND SMALL FOOTPRINT
Semtech’sbackplaneandlinecardsignalconditionersare
idealforsmallformfactormodulesordensebackplane/
linecardapplications.
FULL PORTFOLIO
SemtechproductsoffersolutionsforEthernet,Inniband,
FibreChannelandPCIExpress.Solutionsareavailablewith
andwithoutCDRfunctionality.
DRIVE LONG BACKPLANES OR CABLES
AcombinationofEqualizer,DFEandClearEdge™CDR
technologyallowsforanoptimalsolutiontodrivelong,
densebackplanesorcablesathighspeeds.
Semtech’s multi-channel signal conditioners enhance the reach and robustness of high-speed serial
links by compensating for transmission losses and re-setting the crosstalk and jitter budgets.
LOW POWER
Semtech’sClearEdge™CDRproductsrequirethelowest
powerintheindustry,akeyfactorasdensitiesincrease.
RESET THE JITTER AND CROSSTALK BUDGETS
UsingCDRswillresetthejitterbudget,substantially
increasingtherobustnessofthesystemandallowingfor
designexibility.UsingCDRsinmulti-channelsystemswill
alsoresetthecrosstalkbudget,anincreasingconcernat
higherdatarates.
Multi-Lane Signal Conditioners
Part
Number
DataRate
(Gbps) Lanes CDR Ref
Clock
Input
Stage
De-em-
phasis
Supply
(V) Pkg Applications
GN2504* 25.6–28.1 4 Yes Not
Req.
Adaptive
Equalizer Yes 1.8 QFN-54 25G/50G/100GLinecards,nx28G
Backplanes,25G/50G/100GActive
CopperCables
GT1706
Family* 1.25–14.5 6 Yes Req. Adaptive
Equalizer Yes 0.9
1.8 BGA-144
HD/3G/4K/8KVideoBroadcast
testingFibreChannel/Inniband/Ethernet
LinkTestingBERTDevelopments
GN2412
Family* 1.25–12.8 12 Yes Req.
Adaptive
Equalizer
DFE
Yes 0.9
1.8 BGA-144
>nx10GBackplanes,10G/40G/100G
Linecards,10G-KR,40G-KR4,40G-CR4,
CrosspointSwitching,CPRI
GN2408
Family* 1.25–12.8 8 Yes Req.
Adaptive
Equalizer
DFE
Yes 0.9
1.8 BGA-144 >nx10GBackplanes,10G/40GLinecards,
10G-KR,CrosspointSwitching,CPRI
GN2404
Family* 1.25–12.8 4 Yes Req.
Adaptive
Equalizer
DFE
Yes 0.9
1.8 BGA-144
>nx10GBackplanes,10G/40GLinecards,
10G-KR,40G-KR4,40G-CR4,
CrosspointSwitching,CPRI
GN2402* 10.3125 4 Yes Not
Req. Equalizer Yes 3.3 QFN-44 nx10GBackplanes,10G/40G
Linecards,10G/40GActivecables
GX4002 9.9–11.3,
14.025 2Yes Not
Req. Equalizer Yes 3.3 QFN-32
nx10GBackplanes,10G/40GLinecards,
InnibandFDR,16GFibreChannel,
CrosspointSwitching
GN2405A/5S
*9.95–11.3 4 Yes Not
Req. Equalizer Yes 3.3 QFN-48
nx10GBackplanes
10G/40GLinecards
10G/40GActivecables
GN2406/6S* 9.95–10.95 4 Yes Not
Req. LimitingAmp Yes 3.3 QFN-48 10G/40GLinecards
GN1407 1–8 4 No Not
Req. Equalizer No 1.2
1.8 QFN-56
PCIeGen1/2/3,SNAP-12,
POP-4/LX-4/CX-4/KX-4,XAUI/RXAUI
andRapidI/O
GN1406
2.5,
3.125,
5.0,6.25
4 Yes Req. Equalizer Yes 1.2
1.8 QFN-56
PCIeGen1/2,SNAP-12,
POP-4/LX-4/CX-4/KX-4,XAUI/RXAUI
andRapidI/O
*Please contact your sales representative for more details.