Microchip Technology EQCO125x40 12.5Gbps Equalizers/Repeaters/Drivers

Microchip Technology EQCO125x40 12.5Gbps Equalizers/Repeaters/Drivers come in a single chip that repeats high-speed 8b/10b coded data signals with a downstream bit-rate between 1.25Gbps to 12.5Gbps. The EQCO125x40 from Microchip Technology uses the same chip at the device (camera) and host (frame grabber) for asymmetric full-duplex communication. These devices can be used as stand-alone cable repeater with simultaneous power and also for downlink and uplink over a single cable. The high-speed direction (or downlink) has a simultaneous complementary uplink, operating at 20.833Mbps or 41.666Mbps 8b/10b coded signaling.

The EQCO125x40 family comes in a 16-pin 0.65mm pin pitch and 4mm QFN package. Applications include links for high-definition cameras, links between FPGAs, machine vision, military, aerospace, medical, broadcast and surveillance cameras, and intelligent traffic systems.

Features

Equalizer for up to 40m of coaxial cable at 12.5Gbps or 130m at 1.25Gbps over a single Belden 1694A coax cable
Same chip used at device (camera) and host (frame grabber) for asymmetric full-duplex communication
Lower cost version EQCO125T40 for device (camera) side only
Cable types supported are 75 coax, 50 coax, and 100 STP (Shielded Twisted Pair)
Simultaneous signaling over a single cable:
- Up to 12.5Gbps downlink
- 21Mbps or 42Mbps uplink
- Power over coax
Can also be used as a stand-alone cable repeater with simultaneous power and also for downlink and uplink over a single cable

Integrated termination resistors for differential signaling
Clock-Data Recovery (CDR) restores signal integrity in both directions
Both uplink and downlink include an equalizer, CDR, and cable driver
Reference-clock free operation (no crystal or clock needed)
Low power consumption / single supply at 1.25V
16-pin 0.65mm pin pitch 4mm QFN package
Small PCB footprint with few off-chip components
Industrial temperature range
Pb-free and RoHS compliant

Applications

CoaXPress compliant systems (supports all CoaXPress standards and speeds)
Links for high-definition cameras
Links between FPGAs
High-speed capture cards over long cable lengths

Machine vision, military, aerospace, medical, broadcast and surveillance cameras, and intelligent traffic systems
When a single cable carrying power, video data, and camera control stream is needed