Reference Designs
12 Gbps SAS-3 Link Extender Reference Design
Texas Instruments
This reference design extends the link distance and loss budget of high speed SAS-3 data paths: using configurable equalization: de-emphasis: and output voltage. It supports SAS and SATA interfaces from 1.5 Gbps to 12 Gbps using a miniSAS-HD interface.
Features
- 4x Lane SAS-3 design compatible to an external miniSAS-HD connector.Easily integrates to existing SAS environments with no additional software.Facilitates the use of common FR4 and other low-cost interconnect materials.Improve Signal Integrity and system rubustnessCompatible with link training between host and storage system components.Compatible with OOB signaling in SAS/SATA systems
Applications
- Baseband unit (BBU)
- Network attached storage - enterprise
- Performance client
- High performance computing
- Multi-access edge computing (MEC)
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