SNLA236 September 2015 DS125BR111 , DS125BR401A , DS125BR820
The testing carried out in this report involves the DS125BR820 Low-Power 12.5Gbps 8-Channel Linear Repeater which is designed to support 40GbE (40G-CR4/KR4/SR4/LR4), SAS/SATA, and PCIe Gen 3.0 applications. The linear nature of the DS125BR820’s equalization allows the DS125BR820 to preserve the transmit signal characteristics of the system ASIC, thereby allowing the link partners to negotiate transmit equalizer coefficients.
The DS125BR820 is in a small 10mm x 5.5mm leadless WQFN package, which fits easily behind a standard miniSAS-HD connector.
A typical SAS application of the DS125BR820 is shown in Figure 1.