Diodes Incorporated has further strengthened its range of PCIe solutions with the addition of a new high data speed ReDriver device.
DIODES PI2EQX16924 is the industry's first available PCIe 4.0 ReDriver that operates from a 1.8V voltage bus, while competing solutions must use a 3.3V bus. It addresses a wide variety of computing applications and data communication.
The PI2EQX16924 consumes just 288 and 27mW in active and low-power modes, particularly important for saving battery power in portable applications.
The device has four differential channels that are independently configurable in terms of receiver equalization and flat gain. This mitigates intersymbol interference and allows signal loss compensation so that longer PCB trace lengths can be achieved. Since the I 2 C interface is used for this configuration work, firmware requirements are minimal.
The PI2EQX16924 is capable of handling data rates of up to 16 Gbps. The device is PCIe 4.0 compliant and backwards compatible with PCIe 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 generations. An industrial temperature range of -40° to 85° C is supported.