IDT Introduces Industry’s First High-Performance Repeaters Optimised For 6G SAS/SATA

The new solutions blend analogue performance, low power and many system level features tailored to application-specific protocol requirements, to address today’s challenging signal integrity issues. As with the first IDT LinkXtend repeaters targeting the DisplayPort protocol, IDT is using its expertise in mixed signal design to raise the bar for signal integrity solutions. Following the IDT Power Smart initiative, the new devices are also optimised to provide the lowest possible power consumption.

The IDT 89HP0XD X family of repeaters conditions high speed IO when driving on-board long traces, backplane traces and cables to external devices, providing the best possible signal integrity and alleviating board layout constraints. The devices incorporate advanced receive equalisation and transmit de-emphasis capabilities, as well as diagnostic features that help achieve a simplified design with faster time to market. In addition, they include loss of signal (LOS) detection and individual channel loopback diagnostic capabilities, as well as 2:1 mux/demux functions.

The IDT 89HP0XD X family targets any environment where the transmission of high speed signals over long distances without sacrificing signal integrity is required, such as computing, storage, telecommunications, industrial and active cables. IDT is currently sampling the 4-channel option, with 2- and 8-channel options sampling in early 2010.