MoSys announces extended reach 100G full-duplex quad retimer chip

June 13, 2013
MoSys Inc. (NASDAQ: MOSY), a fabless semiconductor company, has announced the LineSpeed 100G quad retimer integrated circuit (IC) for next-generation networking and communications systems. The quad 25G full-duplex retimer device leverages MoSys’ high-speed, silicon-proven CMOS PHY technology to enable industry-leading performance for line cards, backplanes, copper cables and optics modules requiring high density 100G capacity.

MoSys Inc. (NASDAQ: MOSY), a fabless semiconductor company, has announced the LineSpeed 100G quad retimer integrated circuit (IC) for next-generation networking and communications systems. The quad 25G full-duplex retimer device leverages MoSys’ high-speed, silicon-proven CMOS PHY technology to enable industry-leading performance for line cards, backplanes, copper cables, and optical modules requiring high-density 100-Gbps capacity.

The LineSpeed MSH210 PHY is a 100G device that incorporates an eight-lane eye opener, equalizer, clock and data recovery (CDR), and retransmitter to support simultaneous full-duplex 100G operation using four lanes of 25-Gbps data transmission. Data can be input and output on all channels simultaneously, with each lane operating at a data rate up to 28 Gbps. The MSH210 retimer device supports IEEE 802.3ba 100G Ethernet and OIF-CEI-3.0 25/28G specifications.

“Next-generation networking equipment, ranging from routers and switches to security, load-balancing, and monitoring appliances, requires throughput of hundreds of gigabits of aggregate bandwidth,” said John Monson, VP of marketing at MoSys. “To enable this increasing performance while meeting space and power budgets, the base PHY data rate used for interconnect is transitioning from 10 Gbps to 25 Gbps. MoSys’s 100G Quad Retimer supports this transition by providing an integrated CMOS device with extended reach capabilities to ensure robust data transmission of 25-Gbps signals and 100G protocols in datapath applications.”

MoSys's MSH210 LineSpeed 100G Quad Retimer product is offered in a 13x13 BGA package. Pricing and availability are available on request.

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