The DS250DF210 device is a two-channel, multi-rate retimer with integrated signal conditioning. It is used to extend the reach and robustness of long, lossy, crosstalk-impaired, high-speed serial links while achieving a bit error rate (BER) of 10-15 or less. Each channel of the DS250DF210 independently locks to serial data rates in a continuous range from 20.6 Gbps to 25.8 Gbps or to any supported sub-rate (÷2 and ÷4), including key data rates such as 10.3125 Gbps and 12.5 Gbps, which allows the DS250DF210 to support individual lane Forward Error Correction (FEC) pass-through.
“Signal degradation is unavoidable, but various ICs, such as the DS250DF210, can help to restore what has been lost (or eliminate what has been added). Electrical signals are never really “pure”. Noise is pervasive in every portion of an electronic …