National Semiconductor LVDS 4x4 crosspoint switch, DS25CP104
Friday 7 September 2007
A new low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) 4 x 4 crosspoint switch from National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:NSM) delivers the industry’s best jitter performance (10 ps typical) at data transmission rates up to 3.125 Gbps.
The DS25CP104 is well-suited for clock and data switching/routing in telecom, professional video, storage, and automated test equipment (ATE) applications. The low-power LVDS device’s superior jitter and signal conditioning performance enables OEMs to use less costly cable, connectors, and components. National will demonstrate the DS25CP104 at the International Broadcasters Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam from September 7-11 at Hall 11, Booth # 441.
Feature set
The DS25CP104 offers a feature set to enhance signal integrity in demanding applications such as XAUI (telecom) and SMPTE 424M (pro video). For example, the product consumes only 122 mW per channel while boosting and equalising field-programmable gate array (FPGA) or applications-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) signals over cables and FR-4 backplanes.
The device inputs have a wide common-mode voltage range that allows it to accept low-voltage positive emitter coupled logic (LVPECL), current-mode logic (CML), and LVDS signal levels without using coupling capacitors. The system designer has maximum flexibility configuring the DS25CP104 with external pin control or a serial System Management (SM) Bus.
The crosspoint also features 8 kV electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection and 100 Ohm termination on the LVDS input and output pins to minimise insertion losses, component count and board space.
National also is introducing the DS10CP154, a lower speed, lower power 4 x 4 crosspoint switch targeted at applications up to 1.5 Gbps, and includes many of the same features as the DS25CP104.
Pricing and availability
The DS25CP104 (3.125 Gbps) and lower power DS10CP154 (1.5 Gbps) are available now in 40-pin LLP packages and are priced at $8.75 and $4.75, respectively, each in 1,000-unit quantities.
For more information on the DS25CP104 or to order samples and an evaluation board, visit http://www.national.com/pf/DS/DS25CP104.html. For more information on the DS10CP154 or to order samples and an evaluation board, visit http://www.national.com/pf/DS/DS10CP154.html.
Contact
Product enquiries: European Customer Support Centre Fax: +49 (0) 18 0530 8586 Tel: +44 (0) 870 240 2171