As digital data streams increase in speed and data rate, losses in PCB traces become ever more of a bottleneck. Moving optics closer to ASICs improves signal integrity. For centuries, the speed of communication was governed by the medium through which information traveled. A messenger on foot, a rider on horseback, a letter carried across […]
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New developments in 212+G per-lane data-center connectors and cables
Several deep-packet inspection chips and test instrumentation applications are using next-generation speed-rate IO application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chips. These chips combine several circuits in one and are customized for a particular use. This is different than what the current server and switch markets are typically using. These developers are experienced with the 200+ per lane […]
