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SPEEDING UP YOUR BACKPLANE

Designing for High Performance with PSI
by Michael Moore

Start ý A New Approach ý Current Standards ý The Next Generation ý Implementation Using PSI ý SERDES Requirements ý Integrated CDR and Encoding Functionality ý Jitter and Eye Diagrams ý High-Speed Memory ý Backplane Applications ý InfiniBand Applications ý Port-Side Applications ý Software Support ý Advantages of Optical Solutions ý Application Example ý Wrap-Up ý Sources and PDF

WRAP-UP

All in all, I think the PSI is a good data communications device for both backplane and port-side applications. Seamless integration of logic with flexible serial interfaces is definitely a benefit. It looks like the PSI will help you design cutting-edge optical solutions for your applications.

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