Fibre Channel transceiver

April 1, 1996

Fibre Channel transceiver

The VSC7125 integrated circuit Fibre Channel transceiver reduces power dissipation to 650 mW from the 2.5W required by previous generations of FC transmitter/receiver chipsets. The unit provides a 100-Mbit/sec data rate (1.0625-Gbit/sec baud) rate and requires a +3.3V power supply. It contains a fully integrated phase-locked loop, requires no external controls (lock-to-reference) to lock onto valid serial input data, and extends Fibre Channel transmissions to 10 km using fiber-optic cables. The transceiver is available in JEDEC 64 pin, 10-mm thermally enhanced and 14-mm plastic quad flat pack packages. Pricing is $39 and $37 per unit in quantities of 1000 for the 10-mm and 14-mm plastic models, respectively.

Vitesse Semiconductor Corp.

Camarillo, CA

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