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 12.5 Gbps. To achieve the proper bit-error rate margin for a particular channel environment requires careful consideration of a number of critical issues.
This session offers an objective look at some of the serial link alternatives presently available. We will discuss the different issues associated with legacy and next-generation backplanes. Beyond static signal-integrity issues, manufacturing variations, environmental conditions, and voltage variations become increasingly important as data rates increase.
To solve these signal-integrity issues, this session will discuss cutting-edge serial link technologies, collectively known as advanced backplane (ABP). Among the technologies encompassed in ABP are SmartDFE™ Decision Feedback Equalization and automatic adaptation.