At the Future of Memory and Storage (FMS) event in August, Phison introduced its advanced PCIe Gen6 ecosystem for modern data centers<\/a> with the launch of its latest redriver and retimer products.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Phison PS7161 (4-channel) and PS7162 (8-channel) PCIe Gen6 redriver ICs help enhance signal integrity and extend reach in the PCIe Gen6 era. The Phison PS7261 retimer is a 16-lane PCIe Gen6 retimer IC designed to improve signal integrity and extend data transmission reach across fill 16-lane connections.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Phison\u2019s signal conditioning products are designed specifically to meet the data infrastructure demands of artificial intelligence and machine learning, edge computing, high-performance computing, and other data-intensive, next-gen applications.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span>Simply put, <\/span>signal conditioning<\/span><\/a> is \u201cthe manipulation of an analog signal in such a way that it meets the requirements of the next stage for further processing.\u201d When it comes to understanding PCIe signal conditioning, we need to start with a basic definition:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe)\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This is a type of connection primarily used to transfer data at high speeds between electrical components, such as a PC motherboard and an SSD storage solution. PCIe connections use a variety of \u201clane sizes\u201d to accommodate various bandwidth requirements. For example, a USB port might only need an x1 lane whereas a graphics card would require x16 lanes to transmit high-res images.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With PCIe Gen5 and offering higher data transmission rates than previous generations\u2014and Gen6 on the near horizon\u2014it has become more and more difficult to maintain adequate signal integrity without driving system prices way up.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Enter PCIe signal conditioners. Devices such as redrivers, retimers and multiplexers are widely used to help enhance signal reach and quality between today\u2019s advanced PCIe components. Phison has longtime expertise in designing signal conditioners, particularly redrivers and retimers:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In addition to PCIe, another interconnect technology called Compute Express Link (CXL) is becoming increasingly popular in today\u2019s high-performance computing systems. Built on the PCIe interface, CXL has a narrower focus. While PCIe is general-purpose and connects a range of different components within a system, CXL is specifically designed to connect CPUs to devices or memory. It can handle vast stores of data and enable high-speed transmission and access for advanced projects such as real-time analytics and AI\/machine learning datasets.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Phison offers the widest portfolio of multi-channel PCIe Gen5 and Gen6 redriver and retimer solutions designed specifically to meet today\u2019s intensive data infrastructure demands. The company\u2019s recent <\/span>press release<\/span><\/a> also stated that Phison is the \u201conly provider to offer PCIe 5.0, CXL 2.0-compatible retimer and redriver signal integrity solutions and PCIe 5.0 enterprise SSDs.\u201d In this way, the company is demonstrating its \u201cholistic vision\u201d for a complete PCIe Gen5 data ecosystem that can meet the high demands of applications in the era of AI.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/i>\u00a0<\/h3>\n
What is PCIe signal conditioning and why does it matter?<\/h3>\n
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Phison\u2019s signal conditioners enable high-speed PCIe and CXL performance to meet next-generation needs<\/h3>\n
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