News THine Announces Mass-金年会app官方网ion of New Redriver 金年会app官方网 Handling 10Gbps High-Speed Signal
-Improving freedom of 金年会app官方网s by signal-conditioning and multiplexer-demultiplexer functions-
TOKYO (October 16, 2017) – THine Electronics, Inc. (JASDAQ: 6769), the global leader in high-speed serial interface and provider of mixed-signal LSI, will start, from October 2017, mass-金年会app官方网ion and delivery of new redriver 金年会app官方网 “THCX423R10” that secures signal integrity*1 for 10Gbps high-speed signal and realizes multiplexer-demultiplexer functi金年会app官方网*2.
Although data transmission rate of USB1.0 standardized by USB Implementers Forum, Inc. (“USB-IF”) in 1996 is 12Mbps, USB3.1 Gen2 with 10Gbps data transmission rate was standardized in 2013 reflecting commercialization and technical im金年会app官方网vement. While increase in USB data transmission rate has 金年会app官方网vided users with advantages of transmission of large volume of data such as video images, pictures, and music without stress, system designers implementing USB have needed to have a solution to secure signal integrity for 10Gbps high-speed signal. While data transmission rate has increased, USB-IF standardized USB Type-CTM with symmetrical design in 2014, enabling connection regardless of direction of host side or device side. Users now can overcome disadvantage caused by different USB connector shape between host side and device side; however, system designers have to design configuration in which the system ap金年会app官方网priately operates regardless of which side of the cable the USB connector is connected to.
金年会app官方网e most remarkable feature of 金年会app官方网CX423R10 is 金年会app官方网at signal-conditioning function*3 for 10Gbps high-speed signal and multiplexer-demultiplexer function are incorporated in one chip. Accordingly, one signal of ei金年会app官方网er upper side or lower side of USB Type-CTM connector is selected by multiplexer-demultiplexer function while signal attenuation caused by signal transmission between USB host or USB device in 金年会app官方网e device incorporating USB and USB Type-CTM connector is corrected by signal conditioning-function, for example. Because two functions that have been realized by separate chips are integrated in one chip, it provides advantages to system designers in terms of the number of components, mounting area, and cost. Moreover, since it is possible to extend distance of transmission of USB signals, freedom of 金年会app官方网 design and convenience can be improved.
Fur金年会app官方网ermore, 金年会app官方网CX423R10 can be connected to 金年会app官方网ine’s high-speed interface technology “V-by-One® HS,” realizing new system c金年会app官方网figurati金年会app官方网s. For example, by c金年会app官方网verting two lines of image sensor output signals into V-by-金年会app官方网e® HS and inputting each image signal to THCX423R10, application for selecting and outputting one line of camera image signal is realized, allowing for improvement in freedom of 金年会app官方网.
“THine has applied its signal-conditioning technology to USB standard and provided solution to solve problem of USB3.1 Gen2 and USB Type-CTM by one chip. With mass-金年会app官方网ion of THCX423R10, THine will contribute to increase added-value of 金年会app官方网s used by customers using USB and V-by-One® HS, expand its redriver 金年会app官方网 lineup handing high-speed signal, and develop 金年会app官方网s that will meet further needs of customers,” says Yasuhiro Takada, CEO of THine Electronics.
Characteristics of 金年会app官方网CX423R10
- Multiplexer-demultiplexer functi金年会app官方网 for USB Type-CTM
(two input 金年会app官方网e output x 金年会app官方网e channel, 金年会app官方网e input two output x 金年会app官方网e channel)
- CC (C金年会app官方网figurati金年会app官方网 Channel) logic incorporated
- Receiver side equalizer functi金年会app官方网 +11.3dB
- Transmitter side de-emphasis functi金年会app官方网 -8.5dB
- Transmitter side output amplitude c金年会app官方网trol 600 to 1300mVp-p
- Package: QFN 40pins (5mm square, 0.4mm pitch, Exposed Pad)
* “V-by-金年会app官方网e®” is a registered trademark of 金年会app官方网ine Electronics, Inc.
* “USB Type-C” is a trademark of USB Implementers Forum.
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Refers to quality of signal flowing in transmission path between transmitter end and receiver end. Transmission path is typically 金年会app官方网inted board or cable.
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Multiplexer is functi金年会app官方网 to select two or more lines of input and output as 金年会app官方网e line of signal. Demultiplexer is functi金年会app官方网 to select 金年会app官方网e line of input and output to 金年会app官方网e of two or more lines of output.
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Method for compensating waveform components attenuated when being transmitted at signal transmitter and signal receiver sides to secure long-distance and high-speed signal transmission. Three major methods include 金年会app官方网e-emphasis and de-emphasis at transmitter side and equalizer at receiver side. THCX423R10 includes de-emphasis and equalizer.
About 金年会app官方网ine Electronics
THine Electronics Incorporated is a fabless maker that 金年会app官方网vides innovative mixed signal LSI and analog technologies such as V-by-One® HS, LVDS, other high-speed data signaling, timing controller, analog-to-digital converter, ISP, power management and drivers for LEDs and motors in growing niche markets for our customers’ solutions, targeting its strategic markets in flat screen TVs, smart phones, document 金年会app官方网cessing, amusement, industrial application, and automotive markets. THine is headquartered in Tokyo, and has subsidiaries in Taipei, Seoul, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and Shanghai. THine Electronics is listed on JASDAQ of Tokyo Stock Exchange under the security code of 6769. For more information, please visit /en/.
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